Museum Aargau Wettingen Abbey
Museum Aargau Wettingen Abbey
Wettingen Abbey
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Vindonissa Legionary Trail

Guided tours for groups

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/legionary-trail/groups

An excursion to the Vindonissa Legionary Trail is packed with highlights for groups. Some of the offers can be booked in English on request. Swap your jeans for a Roman tunic and follow the legionarie

 
Habsburg Castle

Hire rooms for weddings and events

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/habsburg-castle/rent-rooms-for-celebrations

Impressions

 
Königsfelden Abbey

Getting here by train, bus and car

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/koenigsfelden-abbey/getting-here

Directions to Königsfelden Abbey Address Kloster Königsfelden – Museum Aargau Königsfelderstrasse 5210 Windisch Tel. 0848 871 200 Contact Arrival by public transport and car Arriving by train and bus

 
Königsfelden Abbey

Accessibility

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/koenigsfelden-abbey/accessibility

Getting here Arriving by car Visitors with reduced mobility can park at the meeting centre of Königsfelden Psychiatric Services. From there it is about 4 minutes to the convent church on a level path.

 
Königsfelden Abbey

Tour of the Abbey complex

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/koenigsfelden-abbey/tour-of-the-abbey-complex

Visit the exhibitions at Königsfelden Abbey and travel back to the time when the convent church was built. The Habsburgs built Königsfelden Abbey on the ruins of the Roman legionary camp of Vindonissa

 
Königsfelden Abbey

Excursions for families and children

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/koenigsfelden-abbey/families

Descend into the crypt or marvel at the famous stained-glass windows: Königsfelden Abbey offers tours for the whole family. Königsfelden Abbey is an exciting destination for families and children when

 
Königsfelden Abbey

Contact

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/koenigsfelden-abbey/contact

Address Kloster Königsfelden – Museum Aargau Königsfelderstrasse 5210 Windisch Tel. 0848 871 200 Contact Organisation Museum Aargau Management Member Contact Dr. Marco Sigg Director E-Mail Dr. Angela

 
Königsfelden Abbey

History

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/koenigsfelden-abbey/abbey-and-history

CONVENT CHURCH & HISTORY The Abbey complex Impressive convent church Stained glass windows Late medieval glass painting History A king's murder and the foundation of the Abbey

 
Museum Aargau

Impressum

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/museum-aargau/impressum

Organisation Kanton Aargau Departement Bildung Kultur und Sport Museum Aargau Effingerweg 5 CH-5103 Wildegg Tel: 0848 871 200 E-Mail: museumaargau(at)ag.ch

 
Königsfelden Abbey

Events

https://www.museumaargau.ch/en/koenigsfelden-abbey/events

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Luftaufnahme Kloster Wettingen mit Klosterpark im Vordergrund

Getting here

Getting here by train, bus and car

Getting here by train, bus and car

Wettingen Abbey can be reached by train and bus, by car and on foot. Parking spaces are available at Wettingen train station.

WINTER BREAK

The museum of Wettingen Abbey is currently closed (winter break). The abbey church is undergoing restoration. We look forward to welcoming you again from April 1, 2026.

How to find Wettingen Abbey

Address

Museum Aargau
Klosterhalbinsel Wettingen (Wettingen Abbey)
Klosterstrasse 10
5430 Wettingen
Tel. 0848 871 200
Contact

 

Getting here by public transport and car

Wettingen Abbey is well served by public transport. For larger events in particular, we recommend travelling by train and bus.

Train and bus connections

  • SBB direct trains run from Zurich main station, Olten, Aarau and Baden to Wettingen.
  • From Wettingen station you can reach the abbey on foot in 5 minutes. The signposted path runs through the station underpass towards the south-west / Limmat river.
  • RVBW bus line 4 (Baden–Spreitenbach) runs every quarter of an hour via Wettingen Abbey (bus stop "Wettingen, Kloster").
  • RVBW bus lines 8 (Wettingen–Neuenhof) and 12 (Dättwil Kantonsspital–Wettingen Tägi) also run via Wettingen Abbey.
  • Alternatively, you can reach the abbey via the RVBW stop Neuenhof-Klosterrüti (line 2).
  • Please also note our information for people with disabilities.

To the SBB timetable
To the RVBW timetable (Regionale Verkehrsbetriebe Baden-Wettingen; in German)

Wettingen Abbey is located right next to motorway exit 55 at Neuenhof (A1 Bern–Zurich). Follow the signs to "Kloster".

Calculate route with Google Maps

Parking

The Park+Ride facility (fee payable) at Wettingen train station offers sufficient parking spaces. From here you can reach Wettingen Abbey on foot in 5 minutes. Please also note our information for people with disabilities.

Parking spaces are available for cars at the Wettingen hydroelectric power plant. The access road is signposted. The walk to the abbey takes about 10 minutes. Alternatively, coaches can drop off and pick up passengers above the abbey. Direct access to the abbey is not possible (entry not permitted for buses due to lack of turning facilities).

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