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There are 11 ways to get from Essen to Nitra by car train, car, bus, night train, train, or plane

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  1. Car train, drive

    best
    1. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    2. Drive from Villach Hbf to Nitracar car
    11h 11m
    €180–1,117

  2. Fly Dortmund Airport to Bratislava Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)plane plane DTM - BTS
    2. Take the bus from Bratislava Airport to Nitra Bus Station Stanicnabus bus
    7h 21m
    €40–295

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus bus N61
    2. Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitrabus bus 403437 / ...
    18h 48m
    €73–142

  4. Night train, train

    1. Take the night train from Essen 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 Re / ...
    4. Take the train from Trnava to Nitratrain train Re
    17h 20m
    €77–178

  5. Drive 1,027.8 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Nitracar car 1,027.8 km
    10h 12m
    €155–224

  6. Train, bus via Nuremberg

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Passau Hbftrain train 91 / ...
    4. Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhoftrain train Ice
    5. Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Nitrabus bus 907 / ...
    14h 28m
    €176–423

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train 62
    2. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train Rjx
    3. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Trnavatrain train Re / ...
    4. Take the train from Trnava to Nitratrain train Re
    15h 31m
    €209–424

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Wien Hbftrain train Nightjet
    2. Take the bus from Flughafen Wien to Nitra Bus Station Stanicnabus bus Slovak Lines 707803
    18h 5m
    €140–328

  9. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Vienna International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane DUS - VIE
    2. Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitrabus bus
    7h 8m
    €83–236

  10. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane CGN - VIE
    3. Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus bus
    4. Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitrabus bus
    7h 36m
    €73–245

  11. 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
    9h 8m
    €86–239

Essen to Nitra by bus

Calendar4Weekly Buses
Duration18h 48mAverage Duration
Ticket€73Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Nitra, Slovakia?

You can take a bus from Essen central train station to Nitra via Düsseldorf central bus station and Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy in around 18h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Essen Hbf to Nitra via Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, Bratislava Hlavna Stanica, and Trnava in around 15h 31m.

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