There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Nitra by car, car train, bus, night train, train, or plane
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Drive, car train
best- Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Nitra
11h 12m€181–1,118Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal to Bratislava Mlynske nivyUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3644 / ...
- Take the bus from Bratislava Central Bus Station to Nitra Bus Station StanicnaSlovak Lines 102519 / ...
17h 45m€51–79Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské NivyN61
- Take the bus from Bratislava Central Bus Station to Nitra Bus Station StanicnaSlovak Lines 102519 / ...
17h 45m€83–135Night train, train
- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Wien HbfNj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna StanicaRe
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to TrnavaRe / ...
- Take the train from Trnava to NitraRe
14h 43m€87–304Drive 1,029.3 km
- Drive from Cologne to Nitra1,029.3 km
9h 46m€156–225Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt41
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbf91 / ...
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien HauptbahnhofIce
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Nitra907 / ...
12h 53m€97–263Train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf41 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to KufsteinRe
- Take the train from Kufstein to Bratislava Hlavna StanicaRjx
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to TrnavaRe / ...
- Take the train from Trnava to NitraRe
14h 51m€133–452Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)CGN - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Nitra
6h 49m€73–231Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)DUS - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Nitra
7h 25m€93–280Train to Frankfurt, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)FRA - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Nitra
7h 14m€111–298Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Bratislava Airport, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)DTM - BTS
- Take the bus from Bratislava Airport to Nitra Bus Station Stanicna
7h 29m€66–237Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)DUS - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamky
9h 28m€87–258
Cologne to Nitra by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Nitra is to bus which costs €50 - €80 and takes 17h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Nitra is to fly and bus which takes 6h 49m and costs €70 - €240.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Nitra. However, there are services departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Nitra via Wien Hbf, Bratislava Hlavna Stanica and Trnava. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 43m.
The distance between Cologne and Nitra is 1407 km. The road distance is 1029.3 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Nitra without a car is to bus which takes 17h 45m and costs €80 - €140.
It takes approximately 11h 12m to get from Cologne to Nitra, including transfers.
Cologne to Nitra train services, operated by Nightjet, depart from Koeln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Nitra is to bus which takes 17h 45m and costs €80 - €140. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €130 - €460 and takes 14h 51m.
Cologne to Nitra train services, operated by Nightjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Nitra is 1029 km. It takes approximately 9h 46m to drive from Cologne to Nitra.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Nitra, Slovakia?
You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nitra Bus Station Stanicna via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, and Bratislava Central Bus Station in around 17h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nitra via München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, Kufstein, Bratislava Hlavna Stanica, and Trnava in around 14h 51m.
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- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–120
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Bratislava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €70–90
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–13
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
Train from Kufstein to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Trnava
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Trnava to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Trnava
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €85–130
- 1st Class
- €180–300
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–28
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- 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/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- 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 Vienna International Airport to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal to Bratislava Mlynske nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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