Aalst to Erstfeld by train
Travel from Aalst (Belgium) to Erstfeld (Switzerland) by train (569km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel from Aalst in Belgium to Erstfeld in Switzerland you have main routes via Germany (via Frankfurt) or France (via Strasbourg). Please read the information bellow and follow the booking links.
There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.
- 1Aalst (Belgium) - Frankfurt am Main (Germany) - Erstfeld (Switzerland)
- 2Aalst (Belgium) - Strasbourg (France) - Erstfeld (Switzerland)
569 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Aalst to Erstfeld, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Erstfeld - Aalst1 Aalst (Belgium) - Frankfurt am Main (Germany) - Erstfeld (Switzerland)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Aalst (Belgium) to Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
To travel from Belgium to Germany by train, use the high-speed-trains ICE or Thalys. They connect the cities of Brussels and Liege with Cologne and Frankfurt. These cities are well connected to other regions in their countries.
Ticket prices start from 18 EUR in second class. Find train-schedules and saver-fares via our booking links.
There are as well cheap regional trains available from Welkenraedt to Aachen with connections from Brussels and to Cologne.
Where to buy a ticket from Aalst to Frankfurt am Main?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
IntercityExpress (ICE) / THALYS (THY) / Local (L)
train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn / SNCB Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Belges / THALYS Thalys
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Frankfurt am Main - Aalst / Brussels - Cologne / Brussels - Hamburg / Brussels - Berlin / Brussels - Munich / Brussels - Frankfurt am Main / Bruges - Cologne / Antwerp - Munich / Ghent - Berlin
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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1b Travelling from Frankfurt am Main (Germany) to Erstfeld (Switzerland)
Up to 40 direct train connections run daily from Germany to Switzerland. Trains travel on the lines from Hamburg, Frankfurt or Stuttgart to Basel, Zurich, Bern, Interlaken and Chur.
Buy cheap train tickets from Deutsche Bahn. Tickets "Super Sparpreis Europa" cost from 19 EUR. Since single trip train tickets in Switzerland can be quite expensive, the Deutsche Bahn offer is thus extremely attractive.
There are also night train connections from Hamburg and Berlin to Basel and Zurich.
You can find the exact timetable and ticket price via the booking links provided.
Where to buy a ticket from Frankfurt am Main to Erstfeld?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Intercity (IC) / IntercityExpress (ICE) / EuroCity (EC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ470 Zurich - Berlin / ÖBB nightjet NJ471 Berlin - Zurich / ÖBB nightjet NJ40470 Zurich - Hamburg / ÖBB nightjet NJ401 Hamburg - Zurich
train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn / SBB Schweizerische Bundesbahnen
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Erstfeld - Frankfurt am Main / Berlin - Zurich / Munich - Zurich / Hamburg - Zurich / Cologne - Zurich / Munich - Geneva / Berlin - Basel / Frankfurt am Main - Zurich / Munich - Lucerne / Cologne - Interlaken / Berlin - Lugano
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2 Aalst (Belgium) - Strasbourg (France) - Erstfeld (Switzerland)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Aalst (Belgium) to Strasbourg (France)
To travel from Belgium to France by train, please buy your train ticket via the following booking links. There you find schedules and ticket prices, also for the high speed trains Thalys and TGV. If you buy early, you will find attractive discount fares.
Thalys services provide high speed connections directly to Paris while TGV trains connect Brussels with many other French cities. Additionally you will find a number of regional trains across the border to Lille.
Where to buy a ticket from Aalst to Strasbourg?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
THALYS (THY) / Train à Grande Vitesse (TGV) / InterCity (IC) / Eurostar (EST)
train company:
SNCF Société Nationale des Chemins de fer français / SNCB Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Belges / THALYS Thalys / EST Eurostar International
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Strasbourg - Aalst / Brussels - Paris / Brussels - Marseille / Brussels - Lille / Antwerp - Paris / Bruges - Paris / Ghent - Paris / Brussels - Bordeaux / Brussels - Lyon / Brussels - Nice / Brussels - Montpellier
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2b Travelling from Strasbourg (France) to Erstfeld (Switzerland)
There are three main train routes to travel from France to Switzerland. The "TGV Lyria" high-speed train from Paris to Basel and Zurich. And the regional trains from Strasbourg to Basel and from Lyon to Geneva.
The ticket fares for the "TGV Lyria" start at 40 EUR. For the connections from Strasbourg and Lyon to Switzerland, ticket prices start at 24 EUR.
You can find the best route for you, the timetable and ticket prices via our booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Strasbourg to Erstfeld?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
TGV Lyria France - Switzerland (Lyria)
train company:
SNCF Société Nationale des Chemins de fer français / SBB Schweizerische Bundesbahnen
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Erstfeld - Strasbourg / Paris - Zurich / Paris - Basel / Strasbourg - Zug / Strasbourg - Basel / Lyon - Zurich / Lyon - Basel / Marseille - Zug / Marseille - Basel / Grenoble - Zurich / Paris - Interlaken
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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