There are 12 ways to get from Cardiff to Nitra by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)BRS - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Nitra
8h 36m€103–229Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží
- Take the bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy260 / ...
- Take the bus from Bratislava Central Bus Station to Nitra Bus Station Stanicna
31h€94–179Train, bus via Brussels
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HbfNj
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Nitra907 / ...
24h 47m€213–462Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Nitra
17h 57mFly Cardiff Airport to Vienna International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)CWL - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Nitra
10h 40m€114–276Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)LHR - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Nitra
9h 23m€154–374Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)BRS - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamky
10h 43m€97–307Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Bratislava Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)STN - BTS
- Take the bus from Bratislava Airport to Nitra Bus Station Stanicna
9h 50m€130–315Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Bratislava Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)LTN - BTS
- Take the bus from Bratislava Airport to Nitra Bus Station Stanicna
9h 29m€96–361Train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha-Holesovice
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Nove ZamkyEc
26h 41m€251–526Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Trenčín
- Take the train from Trencin to Leopoldov700 / ...
33h€102–283Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Nitra
19h 6m€320–468
Cardiff to Nitra by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Nitra is to bus which costs €90 - €180 and takes 31h.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Nitra is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 36m and costs €100 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Nitra station. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Nitra Bus Station Stanicna via London Victoria, Praha, Hlavní Nádraží and Bratislava Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Nitra. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Nitra via Paddington, London St. Pancras Int., Brussel-Zuid, Praha-Holesovice and Nove Zamky. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 41m.
The distance between Cardiff and Nitra is 1650 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Nitra without a car is to train and bus via Brussels which takes 24h 47m and costs €210 - €470.
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from Cardiff to Nitra, including transfers.
Cardiff to Nitra bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Nitra train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Nitra is to bus which takes 31h and costs €90 - €180. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €250 - €550 and takes 26h 41m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Nitra, Slovakia?
You can take a bus from Park Place to Nitra Bus Station Stanicna via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Praha, Hlavní Nádraží, and Bratislava Central Bus Station in around 31h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cardiff Central to Nitra via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St. Pancras Int., Brussel-Zuid, Praha-Holesovice, and Nove Zamky in around 26h 41m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bratislava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bratislava Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Vienna International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Vienna International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–460
Flights from Bristol Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vienna International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vienna International Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Bristol Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bratislava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–150
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bratislava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €7–21
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €55–85
- 1st Class
- €110–200
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €100–140
- 1st Class
- €150–220
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamky
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha-Holesovice
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Seats - Budget
- €80–120
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Nove Zamky
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Trencin to Leopoldov
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–30
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- staznosti@slovaklines.sk
- Website
- slovaklines.sk
Bus from Bratislava Central Bus Station to Nitra Bus Station Stanicna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.slovaklines.sk/en/
Bus from Bratislava Airport to Nitra Bus Station Stanicna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.slovaklines.sk/en/
- Phone
- +421 0903 500 000
- infolines@turancar.sk
- Website
- turancar.sk
Bus from Bratislava Central Bus Station to Nitra Bus Station Stanicna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://www.turancar.sk/autobusove-linky/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Trenčín
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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Cardiff to Nitra bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Nitra is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 12:25 AM in Cardiff and 1:25 AM in Nitra.
Cardiff to Nitra train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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