5 Hours Cologne to Aachen Train Tour in Germany

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5h
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Overview

Marvel at Aachen Cathedral and its Treasury, you will learn all the interesting history of Aachen and you will have free time to continue exploring Aachen on your own.
Aachen, a city with a historical legacy that will leave you breathless! Are you ready to immerse yourself in an unforgettable experience full of architectural beauty, fascinating history and local charm?

Activity location

Aachen
- Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

Cologne Central Station
- 11 Trankgasse
- 50667, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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5 Hours Cologne to Aachen Train Tour in Germany

5h
English

Travellers

Languages available

Starting time: 10:00 am

Price details

NZ$98.32 x 4 AdultsNZ$393.28

Total

Until Sun, 24 Nov

What's included, what's not

Round trip train ticket.
Guided visit.

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Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transport options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transport options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Aachen

1h

At the indicated time we will meet at the Cologne Central Station and take a train that will take us to the westernmost city in Germany: Aachen. After an hour of travel, we will leave the station and begin a guided tour of the historic centre of Aachen

Marschiertor

30m

First, we will cross one of the entrances to the medieval wall, Marschiertor, which dates back to the 13th century. As we walk through the streets of the old town, we will delight in the aroma of the pastry shops dedicated to the famous Printen cookies. They have become an emblem!

Aachen Cathedral

30m

Finally, we will reach the Aachen Cathedral and its Treasury, a colossal monumental complex with origins dating back to the 8th century. You will be amazed! And do you want to know the relationship of this temple with the former king of the Franks? We will learn all about its history at the next stop: the Charlemagne Centre.

City Hall Aachen

30m

Next, we will contemplate the building par excellence of Carolingian architecture, the famous Aachen Town Hall, and we will pass by the bourgeois house converted into the Couven Museum and the picturesque doll fountain, the most famous in the German city.

Elisenbrunnen

1h 30m

We will end this tour in the most important tourist centre in 18th century Europe: the Elisenbrunnen building. After that, you will have an hour and a half of free time to continue exploring Aachen on your own.

Aachen Hauptbahnhof

1h
Admission ticket included

After that, you will have an hour and a half of free time to continue exploring Aachen on your own. Finally, we will meet the guide again to take the train back to Cologne.

Location

Activity location

Aachen
- Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

Cologne Central Station
- 11 Trankgasse
- 50667, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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