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

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  1. Drive, car train

    best
    1. Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Nitracar
    11h 12m
    €181–1,118

  2. Bus #2

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal to Bratislava Mlynske nivybusUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3644 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Bratislava Central Bus Station to Nitra Bus Station StanicnabusSlovak Lines 102519 / ...
    17h 45m
    €51–79

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské NivybusN61
    2. Take the bus from Bratislava Central Bus Station to Nitra Bus Station StanicnabusSlovak Lines 102519 / ...
    17h 45m
    €83–135

  4. Night train, train

    1. Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna StanicatrainRe
    3. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to TrnavatrainRe / ...
    4. Take the train from Trnava to NitratrainRe
    14h 43m
    €87–304

  5. Drive 1,029.3 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Nitracar1,029.3 km
    9h 46m
    €156–225

  6. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain41
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbftrain91 / ...
    3. Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien HauptbahnhoftrainIce
    4. Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Nitrabus907 / ...
    12h 53m
    €97–263

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain41 / ...
    2. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to KufsteintrainRe
    3. Take the train from Kufstein to Bratislava Hlavna StanicatrainRjx
    4. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to TrnavatrainRe / ...
    5. Take the train from Trnava to NitratrainRe
    14h 51m
    €133–452

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

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)planeCGN - VIE
    2. Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Nitrabus
    6h 49m
    €73–231

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

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)planeDUS - VIE
    3. Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Nitrabus
    7h 25m
    €93–280

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

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)planeFRA - VIE
    3. Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Nitrabus
    7h 14m
    €111–298

  11. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Bratislava Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)planeDTM - BTS
    3. Take the bus from Bratislava Airport to Nitra Bus Station Stanicnabus
    7h 29m
    €66–237

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

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)planeDUS - BUD
    3. Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamkytrain
    9h 28m
    €87–258

Cologne to Nitra by train and bus

Calendar4Weekly Services
Duration17h 45mAverage Duration
Ticket€83Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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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