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Compare coach, train and flight for Zurich to Aachen
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Zurich to Aachen among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £56 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 4h 31m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.1 - 0.4kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £56, while a flight costs an average of £333.
Distance: 420 km
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Most popular Train | Flight | Coach | Driving |
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£113 Average Price | £333 Average Price | £56 Average Price Cheapest | £129 Average Price (fuel + tolls) |
6h 43m Average total duration 6h 13m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 31m Average total duration Fastest 2h 31m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 11h 37m Average total duration 11h 7m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 58m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.1 - 0.4kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 1.3 - 2.5kg CO2 emissions | 0.4 - 1.0kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Zurich to Aachen:
A coach is £58 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Zurich to Aachen costing on average £113.
A coach is £278 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Zurich to Aachen costing on average £333.
Other travel options to Aachen take longer:
Train takes on average 6h 43m.
Coach takes on average 11h 37m.
Tickets start at around £113 compared to roughly £129 in fuel and tolls — a saving of about £17. The journey takes 6h 13m versus 5h 58m by car, so you'll arrive a bit later, but you can work, read, or sleep along the way rather than spending the time behind the wheel. You'll also save the hassle of parking at the other end.
Driving is worth it if you're on a tight schedule, travelling as a group, or want to stop somewhere en route.
Travel optionsfrom Zurich to Aachen
How to get to Aachen from Zurich by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Zurich to Aachen is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus · FlixBus18:2013h00Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)7:20Aachen, Henricistraße / Kühlwetterstraße£321One-way1 change
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus18:2013h00Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)7:20Aachen, Henricistraße / Kühlwetterstraße£321One-way1 change
Fastest
EW76720:301h05Zurich Airport21:35Cologne Bonn Airport£841One-way0 changes
Other options
- IC 770 · ICE 106 · ICE 1211:596h17Zurich HB18:16Aachen Hbf£651One-way2 changes
- ICE 104 · 2682813:596h08Zurich HB20:07Aachen Hbf£661One-way1 change
- ECE 4 · ICE 224 · ICE 26 · 1093013:348h06Zurich HB21:40Aachen Hbf£681One-way4 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus21:2513h05Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)10:30Aachen, Henricistraße / Kühlwetterstraße£331One-way1 change
4739 · 5211923:5913h11Zürich, Sihlquai Bus Terminal (Carparkplatz Sihlquai)13:10Aachen, Henricistraße / Kühlwetterstraße£471One-way1 change
- EW976315:401h15Zurich Airport16:55Dusseldorf Airport£891One-way0 changes
- EW976519:451h15Zurich Airport21:00Dusseldorf Airport£1071One-way0 changes
- EW7638:051h05Zurich Airport9:10Cologne Bonn Airport£1081One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Zurich to Aachen:
A coach is £58 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Zurich to Aachen costing on average £113.
A coach is £278 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Zurich to Aachen costing on average £333.
Other travel options to Aachen take longer:
Train takes on average 6h 43m.
Coach takes on average 11h 37m.
- Around 45 flights per day.
- Around 8 trains per day.
- Around 2 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Zurich and Aachen as scheduled services by coach, train and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Zurich Airport and arrive in Dusseldorf Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Zurich HB and arrive in Aachen Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from Zürich, Sihlquai Bus Terminal (Carparkplatz Sihlquai) and arrive in Aachen, Henricistraße / Kühlwetterstraße.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, SNCF | TGV Lyria to go to Aachen by train.
- Travel with Eurowings, Helvetic Airways, Smartwings, Lufthansa Cityline, KLM Cityhopper, BA Cityflyer, Condor Flugdienst, Qatar Airways, Avion Express Malta, Air Baltic, Lot Polish Airlines, British Airways, Edelweiss Air, CitizenPlane, Swiss, Lufthansa City Airlines, Air France, KLM, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, GetJet Airlines, ITA to go to Aachen by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Aachen by coach.
- 10 direct flights per day with Eurowings, Helvetic Airways, Smartwings, Avion Express Malta, Air Baltic, Edelweiss Air, Swiss.
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