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Bellinzona → Aachen

Aachen → Bellinzona ⇄
4 a weekfastest 13h25European SleeperNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 16:30 → 08:48+1
    European Sleeper 400 Night train
    Bellinzona → Aachen Hbf · via Cologne
    16h184 stops
    Runs: Only Sun 25 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 18:29 → 08:48+1
    European Sleeper 400 Night train
    Bellinzona → Aachen Hbf · via Cologne
    14h194 stops
    Runs: Only Sun 4 Oct, Sun 11 Oct, Sun 18 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 19:23 → 08:48+1
    European Sleeper 400 Night train
    Bellinzona → Aachen Hbf · via Cologne
    13h254 stops
    Runs: Wed, FriEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 19:23 → 09:09+1
    European Sleeper 400 Night train
    Bellinzona → Aachen Hbf · via Cologne
    13h464 stops
    Runs: Only Wed 7 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 19:23 → 09:11+1
    European Sleeper 400 Night train
    Bellinzona → Aachen Hbf · via Cologne
    13h484 stops
    Runs: Only Wed 14 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (de_delfi, de_rv, esleeper) for 28 Sep – 25 Oct 2026; timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

Overnight: leave 19:23, arrive 08:48

The plane is -8h35 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct13h35
  • Before departure10 min
  • European Sleeper 40013h25
Plane · nonstop MXP–CGN6h10
  • To Milan Malpensa (MXP)1h20
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight MXP–CGN1h30
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From CGN1h30

From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 1h30 before, 20 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance. Nonstop airlines: Eurowings.