What is the best way to travel from Zurich to Aachen?
Looking for a trip? Check and compare all the available Buses, Trains and Carpool to Aachen from Zurich. Look at different modes of transportation, search for the cheapest tickets, fastest rides and most popular stations, and see all 3 available companies to find your perfect trip!
What is the cheapest way to reach Aachen from Zurich?
You can reach Aachen with just £32 by taking a Bus from FlixBus, but there are many more cheap offers: we have selected the best ones for you for the next few days here.
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FlixBus11h 45m001:45ZurichCentral Bus Station Sihlquai13:30AachenWest Train Station0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station Sihlquai, Zurich (Switzerland) at 16/12/2025 01:45:00 to West Train Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 16/12/2025 13:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £32 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 45m
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FlixBus12h 15m016:00ZurichCentral Bus Station Sihlquai04:15AachenWest Train Station0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station Sihlquai, Zurich (Switzerland) at 16/12/2025 16:00:00 to West Train Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 17/12/2025 04:15:00. 50 Economy ticket for £32 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 15m
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FlixBus12h 45m018:35ZurichCentral Bus Station Sihlquai07:20AachenWest Train Station0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station Sihlquai, Zurich (Switzerland) at 16/12/2025 18:35:00 to West Train Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 17/12/2025 07:20:00. 50 Economy ticket for £32 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 45m
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FlixBus12h 15m023:30ZurichCentral Bus Station Sihlquai11:45AachenWest Train Station0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station Sihlquai, Zurich (Switzerland) at 16/12/2025 23:30:00 to West Train Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 17/12/2025 11:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £32 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 15m
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FlixBus12h 15m016:00ZurichCentral Bus Station Sihlquai04:15AachenWest Train Station0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station Sihlquai, Zurich (Switzerland) at 18/12/2025 16:00:00 to West Train Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 19/12/2025 04:15:00. 50 Economy ticket for £36 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 15m
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FlixBus11h 45m001:45ZurichCentral Bus Station Sihlquai13:30AachenWest Train Station0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station Sihlquai, Zurich (Switzerland) at 18/12/2025 01:45:00 to West Train Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 18/12/2025 13:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £37 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 45m
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FlixBus13h 55m003:40ZurichCentral Bus Station Sihlquai17:35AachenWest Train Station0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station Sihlquai, Zurich (Switzerland) at 18/12/2025 03:40:00 to West Train Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 18/12/2025 17:35:00. 50 Economy ticket for £37 per person are available. Travel duration is 13h 55m
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FlixBus12h 45m018:35ZurichCentral Bus Station Sihlquai07:20AachenWest Train Station0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station Sihlquai, Zurich (Switzerland) at 18/12/2025 18:35:00 to West Train Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 19/12/2025 07:20:00. 50 Economy ticket for £37 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 45m
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BlaBlaCar7h 0m015:30Zurich22:30Aachen0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Zurich (Switzerland) at 18/12/2025 15:30:00 to , Aachen (Germany) arriving at 18/12/2025 22:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £48 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 0m
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Deutsche Bahn11h 8m018:59ZurichCentral Station06:07AachenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Zurich (Switzerland) at 18/12/2025 18:59:00 to Central Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 19/12/2025 06:07:00. 50 Economy ticket for £49 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 8m
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Deutsche Bahn7h 2m017:38ZurichCentral Station00:40AachenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Zurich (Switzerland) at 18/12/2025 17:38:00 to Central Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 19/12/2025 00:40:00. 50 Economy ticket for £68 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 2m
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Deutsche Bahn6h 8m015:59ZurichCentral Station22:07AachenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Zurich (Switzerland) at 18/12/2025 15:59:00 to Central Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 18/12/2025 22:07:00. 50 Economy ticket for £78 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 8m
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FlixBus12h 45m018:35ZurichCentral Bus Station Sihlquai07:20AachenWest Train Station0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station Sihlquai, Zurich (Switzerland) at 19/12/2025 18:35:00 to West Train Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 20/12/2025 07:20:00. 50 Economy ticket for £47 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 45m
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FlixBus13h 55m003:40ZurichCentral Bus Station Sihlquai17:35AachenWest Train Station0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station Sihlquai, Zurich (Switzerland) at 19/12/2025 03:40:00 to West Train Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 19/12/2025 17:35:00. 50 Economy ticket for £48 per person are available. Travel duration is 13h 55m
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FlixBus11h 45m001:45ZurichCentral Bus Station Sihlquai13:30AachenWest Train Station0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station Sihlquai, Zurich (Switzerland) at 19/12/2025 01:45:00 to West Train Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 19/12/2025 13:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £52 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 45m
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FlixBus12h 15m016:00ZurichCentral Bus Station Sihlquai04:15AachenWest Train Station0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station Sihlquai, Zurich (Switzerland) at 19/12/2025 16:00:00 to West Train Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 20/12/2025 04:15:00. 50 Economy ticket for £64 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 15m
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What are the fastest trips from Zurich to Aachen?
You can get to Aachen from Zurich in just 6h 8m with a Train from Deutsche Bahn. But this is just one option, click on any of the offers below to compare it with the other available modes of transportations.
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FlixBus11h 45m001:45ZurichCentral Bus Station Sihlquai13:30AachenWest Train Station0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station Sihlquai, Zurich (Switzerland) at 16/12/2025 01:45:00 to West Train Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 16/12/2025 13:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £32 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 45m
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FlixBus12h 15m016:00ZurichCentral Bus Station Sihlquai04:15AachenWest Train Station0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station Sihlquai, Zurich (Switzerland) at 16/12/2025 16:00:00 to West Train Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 17/12/2025 04:15:00. 50 Economy ticket for £32 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 15m
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FlixBus12h 15m023:30ZurichCentral Bus Station Sihlquai11:45AachenWest Train Station0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station Sihlquai, Zurich (Switzerland) at 16/12/2025 23:30:00 to West Train Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 17/12/2025 11:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £32 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 15m
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FlixBus12h 45m018:35ZurichCentral Bus Station Sihlquai07:20AachenWest Train Station0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station Sihlquai, Zurich (Switzerland) at 16/12/2025 18:35:00 to West Train Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 17/12/2025 07:20:00. 50 Economy ticket for £32 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 45m
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Deutsche Bahn6h 8m015:59ZurichCentral Station22:07AachenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Zurich (Switzerland) at 18/12/2025 15:59:00 to Central Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 18/12/2025 22:07:00. 50 Economy ticket for £78 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 8m
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Deutsche Bahn7h 2m017:38ZurichCentral Station00:40AachenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Zurich (Switzerland) at 18/12/2025 17:38:00 to Central Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 19/12/2025 00:40:00. 50 Economy ticket for £68 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 2m
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Deutsche Bahn11h 8m018:59ZurichCentral Station06:07AachenCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Central Station, Zurich (Switzerland) at 18/12/2025 18:59:00 to Central Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 19/12/2025 06:07:00. 50 Economy ticket for £49 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 8m
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BlaBlaCar7h 0m015:30Zurich22:30Aachen0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Zurich (Switzerland) at 18/12/2025 15:30:00 to , Aachen (Germany) arriving at 18/12/2025 22:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £48 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 0m
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FlixBus11h 45m001:45ZurichCentral Bus Station Sihlquai13:30AachenWest Train Station0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station Sihlquai, Zurich (Switzerland) at 18/12/2025 01:45:00 to West Train Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 18/12/2025 13:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £37 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 45m
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FlixBus12h 15m016:00ZurichCentral Bus Station Sihlquai04:15AachenWest Train Station0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station Sihlquai, Zurich (Switzerland) at 18/12/2025 16:00:00 to West Train Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 19/12/2025 04:15:00. 50 Economy ticket for £36 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 15m
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FlixBus12h 45m018:35ZurichCentral Bus Station Sihlquai07:20AachenWest Train Station0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station Sihlquai, Zurich (Switzerland) at 18/12/2025 18:35:00 to West Train Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 19/12/2025 07:20:00. 50 Economy ticket for £37 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 45m
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FlixBus13h 0m020:50ZurichCentral Bus Station Sihlquai09:50AachenWest Train Station0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station Sihlquai, Zurich (Switzerland) at 18/12/2025 20:50:00 to West Train Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 19/12/2025 09:50:00. 50 Economy ticket for £37 per person are available. Travel duration is 13h 0m
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FlixBus11h 0m023:30ZurichCentral Bus Station Sihlquai10:30AachenWest Train Station0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station Sihlquai, Zurich (Switzerland) at 19/12/2025 23:30:00 to West Train Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 20/12/2025 10:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £78 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 0m
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FlixBus11h 45m001:45ZurichCentral Bus Station Sihlquai13:30AachenWest Train Station0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station Sihlquai, Zurich (Switzerland) at 19/12/2025 01:45:00 to West Train Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 19/12/2025 13:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £52 per person are available. Travel duration is 11h 45m
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FlixBus12h 15m016:00ZurichCentral Bus Station Sihlquai04:15AachenWest Train Station0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station Sihlquai, Zurich (Switzerland) at 19/12/2025 16:00:00 to West Train Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 20/12/2025 04:15:00. 50 Economy ticket for £64 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 15m
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FlixBus12h 45m018:35ZurichCentral Bus Station Sihlquai07:20AachenWest Train Station0EconomyA Bus from FlixBus goes from Central Bus Station Sihlquai, Zurich (Switzerland) at 19/12/2025 18:35:00 to West Train Station, Aachen (Germany) arriving at 20/12/2025 07:20:00. 50 Economy ticket for £47 per person are available. Travel duration is 12h 45m
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Here you will find all operators and timetables for a
Bus from Zurich to Aachen
What are the most popular stations in Zurich and Aachen?
In Zurich, you will usually depart from Central Station, Central Bus Station Sihlquai or Altstetten, while in Aachen you will be arriving at Central Station, West Train Station or Elisenbrunnen Bus Stop, but there are many more stops to explore in both locations.
How do I decide? Some tips and tricks from our experience
Are you having trouble deciding on how to get to Aachen from Zurich? With 7 connections between 3 Bus, Train and Carpool operators, it can be difficult to find the one ride that will make you happy. But we have some tips that can help you make the best informed decision. First of all, the best trip is always the one that meets all your needs, so make a list of all the things that you want from this journey and look for something that will satisfy all of them. Here we will go through some of the factors mostly commonly taken into consideration.
Look for the lowest price
Ticket price is usually the main concern: even if you can afford to pay more, why do it if there are cheaper options? Saving on the trip means that you can spend more on the vacation itself! Between Zurich and Aachen, you can pay as low as £32 with a Bus from FlixBus.Travel duration
Time is also an important factor. An earlier departure may allow you to see a beautiful sunset or relax before an important event. And remember, time is money, so paying more for a shorter trip may be well worth it. For longer distances, flights are without doubt the best options, but be mindful of airport times and possible delays: a high-speed train may end up cheaper and faster! Here the quicker option is definitely the Train from Deutsche Bahn: you will get to Aachen in just 6h 8m.Comfort makes all the difference
You should always take into account what your personal travelling preferences are. Is one hand luggage enough, or are you trasporting more? Would you like to have a snack during the journey? Can you relax in a busy compartment, or do you need space for yourself? Even among the same mode of transportation, different companies will offer you varying levels of comfort and amenities. The main operators connecting Zurich and Aachen are FlixBus, Deutsche Bahn and BlaBlaCar, but be sure to check what they have to offer!Save money with deals, and always compare
One last tip? Even if you live in Zurich and Aachen is your only destination, it may be wise to check the offers from and to nearby cities or, if you are flyng, nearby airports. Check the trips from Zollikon or to Eilendorf, and look at flights from Zurich Airport, and landing at Liege Airport. Comparing different routes may allow you to find deals or promotions you were not aware of. Consider also signing up to CheckMyBus to see even more exclusive promotions!Which companies offer a trip from Zurich to Aachen?
The most popular companies between Zurich and Aachen, are FlixBus, Deutsche Bahn and BlaBlaCar. Be sure to check their seat class offers and the amenities that they provide.
Bus companies: FlixBus
Train companies: Deutsche Bahn
All you need to know when you travel from Zurich to Aachen
Check all information on comfort and services on all modes of transports from Zurich to Aachen. See which seat classes are available, and what amenities are other advantages offered by the operators on your journey.
FAQs about the trip from Zurich to Aachen
How can I reach Aachen from Zurich?
Every day, there are on average 7 connections between Bus, Train and Carpool, with which you can get to Aachen from Zurich.
How far is Aachen from Zurich?
The distance between Zurich and Aachen is 418.9 km.
What is the most ecofriendly mode of transport between Zurich and Aachen?
Trains and buses are by far the greenest options, with trains surpassing buses on longer routes. Planes will always be the worst polluters, especially in shorter flights, were the emissions from the takeoff and landing are less offset by the distance.
On this particular route, a bus will emit, per person, a total of 11 kgs of CO2, a train 15 kgs, a car 71 kgs, and a flight 103 kgs.
What is the cheapest mode of transport from Zurich to Aachen?
You can get to Aachen with just £32 by taking a Bus from FlixBus.
What is the fastest way to get from Zurich to Aachen?
While a plane is travelling fastest boarding and transfer to airport consumes a lot of time. Usually, high speed trains are better than flights if pure train travel time is below 4 hours. For this particular route, you can get to Aachen in just 6h 8m with a Train from Deutsche Bahn.
More routes to Zurich and to Aachen
Looking for more options? Here you can see the most popular routes to Zurich and to Aachen. Simply click on a connection, and you’ll find all the details about the route!
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