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

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

    best
    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 Main Train Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Trnavatrain train
    4. Take the train from Trnava to Nitratrain train
    7h 49m
    €73–229

  2. Night train, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the nighttrain from Koeln Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Trnavatrain train 505 / ...
    4. Take the train from Trnava to Nitratrain train Re
    15h 51m
    €72–171

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train 90 / ...
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train Rjx
    4. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Trnavatrain train 505 / ...
    5. Take the train from Trnava to Nitratrain train Re
    13h 23m
    €192–352

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus bus N61 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitrabus bus 403437 / ...
    17h 26m
    €84–137

  5. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane plane CGN - BUD
    2. Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamkytrain train
    8h 11m
    €80–235

  6. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Vienna International Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane DUS - VIE
    2. Take the bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Main Train Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Trnavatrain train
    4. Take the train from Trnava to Nitratrain train
    8h 26m
    €94–258

  7. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane plane DUS - BUD
    2. Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamkytrain train
    8h 48m
    €91–234

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus, train

    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 Main Train Stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Trnavatrain train
    5. Take the train from Trnava to Nitratrain train
    8h 19m
    €107–222

  9. 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 41m
    €109–208

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Nitracar car
    16h 33m
    €205–291

  11. 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
    20h 59m

  12. Drive  1,028.5 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Nitracar car 1,028.5 km
    9h 38m
    €158–228

Cologne to Nitra by train

Calendar17Weekly Trains
Duration13h 23mAverage Duration
Ticket€192Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 919.5 km
  • Duration: 7h 49m

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

You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nitra via München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, Bratislava Hlavna Stanica, and Trnava in around 13h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nitra via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, and Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy in around 17h 26m.

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