Where is it?
The Sofitel Hotel in Aachen is one of the leading hotels in the region. Located in the city centre, the hotel will provide first class business and social facilities throughout your stay at this five star venue.
Situated in Germany with the Dutch and Belgium borders nearby. Aachen is near the cities and towns of Liege, Dusseldorf and Cologne.
Autobahns E40, E25 and E314 pass nearby linking Brussels, Eindhoven and Ruhr area.
The airports of Cologne/Bonn, Dusseldorf and Brussels are between one and two hours away by train to Aachen.
Why Aachen?
• An old town renowned for its thermal springs which attracted the Romans to Aachen.
• Aachen Cathedral is the coronation church of 30 German kings, burial site of Charlemagne, site of Frankenberg Castle and the home of the Computer Museum.
• Aachen University is a centre of engineering excellence. |
Getting to Aachen
By Road
Aachen is reached by road on E40/E314/E25.
E40 links Cologne/Dusseldorf (Germany) in the north and Liege (Belgium) in the south.
E314 links Brussels and Aachen.
E25 links Eindhoven (Netherlands) in the north and Liege (Belgium) in the south.
By Air
Dusseldorf Airport (www.dus-int.de/dus-_en/)
Cologne/Bonn Airport (www.koeln-bonn-airport.de)
Brussels Airport (www.brusselsairport.be/)
Maastricht-Aaachen Airport (www.maa.nl)
By Rail
Aachen Railway Station www.aseag.de
www.avv.de
www.bahn.de
Every two hours THALYS operates between Paris and Cologne.
Regular trains operate betwwen Frankfurt and Brussels.
Direct connections to Cologne and Dusseldorf.
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