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There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Nitra by plane, bus, train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport, bus

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    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane CGN - VIE
    2. Take the bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitrabus bus
    6h 58m
    €69–243

  2. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Augsburg Hbftrain train 47 / ...
    2. Take the train from Augsburg Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train 62 / ...
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train Rjx
    4. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Trnavatrain train Re / ...
    5. Take the train from Trnava to Nitratrain train Re
    14h 4m
    €142–322

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus bus N361 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitrabus bus 403437 / ...
    17h 25m
    €95–146

  4. Drive  1,029.2 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Nitracar car 1,029.2 km
    9h 35m
    €190–275

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane DUS - VIE
    3. Take the bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Central Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitrabus bus
    7h 52m
    €108–297

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane FRA - VIE
    3. Take the bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Central Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitrabus bus
    7h 33m
    €96–229

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane plane DUS - BUD
    3. Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamkytrain train
    9h 6m
    €101–250

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane plane FRA - BUD
    3. Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamkytrain train
    8h 47m
    €109–252

  9. Train via Stuttgart

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 47 / ...
    2. Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain train 963 / ...
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train Rjx
    4. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Trnavatrain train Re / ...
    5. Take the train from Trnava to Nitratrain train Re
    14h 9m
    €153–318

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Nitracar car
    16h 16m
    €215–294

  11. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhoftrain train 90N
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava hl.st.train train
    3. Take the train from Bratislava hl.st. to Trnavatrain train
    4. Take the train from Trnava to Nitratrain train Re
    16h 35m
    €212–309

  12. Bus via Bratislava

    1. Take the bus from Köln Airport to Bratislava hlavná stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bratislava hlavná stanica to Nitrabus bus
    21h 2m

Cologne to Nitra by train

Calendar32Weekly Trains
Duration14h 4mAverage Duration
Ticket€142Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 914.4 km
  • Duration: 6h 58m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Nitra, Slovakia?

You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nitra via Augsburg Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, Bratislava Hlavna Stanica, and Trnava in around 14h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 to Nitra via Koeln/Bonn Flughafen, Cologne Airport CGN, and Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy in around 17h 25m.

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