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Double-Decker Aachen City Tour: Discover Imperial Spa Town's Highlights

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Experience the highlights of Aachen, a historic spa town, on a double-decker city tour. Hop-on/hop-off at 14 stops and explore at your own pace. Learn about the sights and history via audio guide.

Duration: 2 hours, 10 minutes

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

red line (14 stops) (Route)

Operating Schedule: 15 stops: Elisenbrunnen, Ludwig Forum, Carolus Thermen, CHIO / Tivoli Stadium, Quellenhof, Memorial/Lousberg, RWTH (University), Bendplatz, University Hospital, Vaals Bus Station (NL), Dreiländerpunkt, Central Station, Rosenquelle Health Clinic and Theaterplatz.

1. Elisenbrunnen
Aachen Cathedral, Archaeological Showcase, Tourist Service Coordinates: 50.773708, 6.087185

2. Ludwig Forum for International Art
Museum of Modern Art Coordinates: 50.780647, 6.1016126

3. Carolus Thermen
Carolus Thermen, Stadtgarten Coordinates: 50.781876, 6.098142

4. CHIO-Aachen
Tivoli Stadium Alemania Aachen Coordinates: 50.794376, 6.0998354

5. Parkhotel Quellenhof Aachen - Premiumhotel Aachen
Parkhotel Quellenhof, Eurogress, casino coordinates: 50.780716, 6.0913363

6. Marienturm / Memorial
Cenotaph/Lousberg, Salvatorkirche Coordinates: 50.782482, 6.08309

7. RWTH Aachen University
RWTH University coordinates: 50.778984, 6.0812287

8. Bendplatz
Bendtplatz, Lindt Chocolate Coordinates: 50.782536, 6.071814

9. Uniklinik
University Hospital RWTH Aachen Coordinates: 50.775658, 6.0436788

10. Vaals, Busstation
Vaals bus station Maastricherlaan coordinates: 50.77344, 6.0140657

11. Vaals, Drielandenpunt
Tri-border point D/B/NL, labyrinth coordinates: 50.75606, 6.0191765

12. Vaals Bus Station
Vaals bus station Maastricherlaan coordinates: 50.77344, 6.0140657

13. Hauptbahnhof
Aachen main station/Aseag Hst. 3 coordinates: 50.76862, 6.089799

14. VIALIFE Rosenquelle
Spa clinic at the rose spring, salt grotto, spa park coordinates: 50.76659, 6.0957465

15. Theaterpl. 1
Theaterplatz Aachen, Theater Cineplex, Kapuziner Karree Coordinates: 50.772087, 6.0884395

Points of Interest

Elisenbrunnen
Ludwig Forum
Carolus Thermen Bad Aachen
Tivoli
Eurogress Aachen
Aachen
City Hall Aachen
Werksverkauf Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprungli
Drielandenpunt
Theater Aachen

What's Included

24-hour HopOn HopOff ticket

Additional Information

Sit back and explore the major attractions of Aachen. The journey, approximately 2 hours long, guides you through Aachen to the tri-point where Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands meet. You can get off at any stop and take your time discovering your preferred locations thanks to the hop-on/hop-off service. You can visit the Carolus Thermen, Stadtgarten, Lousberg, the ancient university hospital, or the Lindt chocolate factory.

Over the span of the tour, enlighten yourself about the landmarks and the imperial spa town’s history through the speaker system. You can choose the language you prefer via the audio guide.

14 stops: Elisenbrunnen, Ludwig Forum, Carolus Thermen, CHIO/Tivoli, Quellenhof, Memorial/Lousberg, RWTH, Bendplatz, University Hospital, Vaals bus station, Netherlands Three-country point, central station, health clinic and theater square.

Friday Sunday

From the main Elisenbrunnen stop at 10:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 3:30 p.m.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

2.8

(19 Ratings)

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Idiaru_g

Jul 30, 2022

The Aachen City Tour is... - The Aachen City Tour is fantastic, and enjoyed. We learned so many things on the journey. I hope to go for it again

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Louise

May 10, 2024

City tour Aachen - We did this tour during our visit to Aachen. It is a fun, long tour of over 2 hours that shows you a lot of Aachen and even takes you to the three-country point in Vaals. Unfortunately, there is only 1 bus that makes 3 journeys a day, so the options are somewhat limited.

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116brigitteg

Nov 24, 2023

It's going ok - If you want to get a rough overview of the city, you can take this bus. Getting off at interesting places and taking the next bus is a bit difficult because the bus doesn't run very often, especially if you want to do this in more than one place. The proportion of uninteresting surroundings is quite high on the journey. And, very importantly: due to the way Aachen's old town is built, the bus does not drive through the old town, which in my opinion is the highlight of an exposure of Aachen. There are passengers who think they have now seen everything when they get off the bus and who do not walk the few meters into the old town because they do not realize how close they are to the old town at the Elisenbrunnen. That is a real shame. So: the bus is without the old town and without the old town, in my opinion, it is not possible to get a real impression of Aachen. The bus cannot be blamed for this, but passengers should know that!

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Angelikabr3923aw

Aug 28, 2023

Positive - Nice long circuit, unfortunately some stops could not be reached due to construction work. Would have liked to stay a little longer at the tri-country corner. 20 minutes is a bit short.

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Holidaygirl78

Aug 16, 2023

Interesting tour but limited for hop-on-hop-off - We found a flyer for this tour at Dreilandenpunt so decided to give it a go. The summer tour only runs on a Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (winter timetable is different) and there are only 3 tours a day, which means that the hop-on-hop-off option is very limited. Each tour is around 2 hours long and the commentary is as you would expect for a bus tour and is in several languages - including English, despite this being omitted from the flyer! As we had just visited Drielandenpunt, we decided to get off in Vaals at point 10 and rejoin the tour at point 12, allowing us 40 minutes to explore the town. Unfortunately, it was unclear where point 12 was (it is exactly the same as point 10 - the bus does a u-turn), which was rather stressful at the time. Overall, the tour is interesting and the price is reasonable, especially as children are only €5, but you need to plan your day carefully to take advantage of the hop-on-hop-off feature.

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Vanatos

Sep 13, 2023

Shame - Too bad she sees them reserving places upstairs with clothes so that you are not allowed to see them, I think it is anti-social so next time I will send my towel to the main office so that they will put the towel down for me

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Rachel_s

Apr 13, 2023

Not satisfied tour - Road/bus bumpy bad suspension, not be able to see anything much. Not planning to join this tour anymore next time

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Bn1969

Sep 26, 2023

Disappointing - We went to the tourist office to buy our tickets. We were told that if we wanted to take this bus and especially to hear the explanations in French we had to have our headphones. Of course we walk around with headphones. And what's more, for this type of bus, normally it passes regularly, this was 3 times during the day, so in short if you get off you have to wait almost 3 hours to get back on the bus.

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425emmaw

Sep 20, 2023

Upsetting - Driver would not let us back on the bus! Appeared to be xenophobic "no English." I showed him our tickets and tried telling him we'd been on the bus already, with him! (He knew he we were as handed us headphones just a couple of hours before), but he wouldn't let us on, grabbed my 12 year old boys arm, pulling him back, ushered us off and shut the doors. I tried raising this with the company but they wouldn't listen and made excuses "bus driver is nearing retirement" "bus driver is calm" - essentially dismissing the whole thing - appalling management; disgraceful driver.

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