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Compare train, coach and flight for Basel to Aachen
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Basel to Aachen among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £33. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 5h 7m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.3kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £33, and a train costs an average of £53.
Distance: 374 km
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Most popular Train | Coach |
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£121 Average Price | £46 Average Price Cheapest |
5h 37m Average total duration Fastest 5h 7m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 9h 19m Average total duration 8h 49m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.3kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.4 - 0.9kg CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Basel to Aachen
How to get to Aachen from Basel by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Basel to Aachen is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus · FlixBus17:4010h35Basel, Bahnhof4:15Aachen, Henricistraße / Kühlwetterstraße£391One-way1 change
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus17:4010h35Basel, Bahnhof4:15Aachen, Henricistraße / Kühlwetterstraße£391One-way1 change
Fastest
KL1946 · KL180314:253h15EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg17:40Dusseldorf Airport£3621One-way1 change
Other options
- ICE 276 · ICE 24 · 2683416:166h51Basel SBB23:07Aachen Hbf£411One-way2 changes
- ICE 274 · ICE 22 · 2683818:166h51Basel SBB1:07Aachen Hbf£411One-way2 changes
- ICE 106 · IC 1941 · 2682813:166h51Basel SBB20:07Aachen Hbf£441One-way2 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus18:4012h40Basel, Bahnhof7:20Aachen, Henricistraße / Kühlwetterstraße£391One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus1:059h25Basel, Bahnhof10:30Aachen, Henricistraße / Kühlwetterstraße£391One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus3:0510h25Basel, Bahnhof13:30Aachen, Henricistraße / Kühlwetterstraße£401One-way1 change
VY6261 · VY189814:255h45EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg20:10Dusseldorf Airport£1761One-way1 change- KL1797+
KL194818:2513h15EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg7:40Dusseldorf Airport£2311One-way1 change - KL1944+KL180110:153h40EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg13:55Dusseldorf Airport£2561One-way1 change
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FAQs: Basel to Aachen
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This is compared to other travel options from Basel to Aachen:
A coach is £75 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Basel to Aachen costing on average £121.
A coach is £177 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Basel to Aachen costing on average £224.
Other travel options to Aachen take longer:
Flight takes on average 8h 40m.
Coach takes on average 8h 49m.
- Around 14 flights per day.
- Around 7 trains per day.
- Around 6 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Basel and Aachen as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg and arrive in Dusseldorf Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Basel SBB and arrive in Aachen Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) and arrive in Aachen, Henricistraße / Kühlwetterstraße.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Aachen by coach.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) to go to Aachen by train.
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