There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Nitra by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bratislava Airport, bus
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)plane MAD - BTS
- Take the bus from Bratislava Airport to Nitra Bus Station Stanicnabus
9h 35m€91–204Fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane MAD - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamkytrain
10h 16m€56–182Train, bus via Barcelona
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the bus from Lyon to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitrabus
30h 32m€150–404Train, night train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidlingnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Trnavatrain Ec
- Take the train from Trnava to Nitratrain Re
33h 53m€293–638Drive 2,416.6 km
- Drive from Madrid to Nitracar 2,416.6 km
24h 38m€380–548Fly to Vienna International Airport, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane MAD - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitrabus
8h 38m€81–214Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus
- Take the bus from Bratislava Central Bus Station to Nitra Bus Station Stanicnabus
34h 13m€172–296Bus via Padova
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padua to Nitrabus N907 / ...
40h 56m€122–165Bus
- Take the bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Ljubljana Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana Central Bus Station to Flughafen Wienbus
- Take the bus from Flughafen Wien to Bratislava Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bratislava Central Bus Station to Nitra Bus Station Stanicnabus
41h 56m€129–179
Madrid to Nitra by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Nitra is to fly and train which costs €55 - €190 and takes 10h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Nitra is to fly and bus which takes 8h 38m and costs €80 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Nitra. However, there are services departing from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur and arriving at Nitra via Padua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Nitra. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Nitra via Montpellier Saint-Roch, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Meidling and Trnava. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 53m.
The distance between Madrid and Nitra is 1954 km. The road distance is 2416.6 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Nitra without a car is to train and bus via Barcelona which takes 30h 32m and costs €150 - €410.
It takes approximately 9h 35m to get from Madrid to Nitra, including transfers.
Madrid to Nitra bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur station.
Madrid to Nitra train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
Madrid to Nitra bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Padova station.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Nitra, Slovakia?
You can take a bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Nitra via Padova and Padua in around 40h 56m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bratislava Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bratislava Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bratislava Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bratislava Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bratislava Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €160–190
- Seating Carriage
- €90–110
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Meidling to Trnava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Trnava to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamky
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €22–35
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- staznosti@slovaklines.sk
- Website
- slovaklines.sk
Bus from Bratislava Airport to Nitra Bus Station Stanicna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.slovaklines.sk/en/
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 Flughafen Wien to Bratislava Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.slovaklines.sk/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Padua to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 0903 500 000
- infolines@turancar.sk
- Website
- turancar.sk
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.turancar.sk/autobusove-linky/
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
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Ljubljana Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +38670511611
- info@tripstair.com
- Website
- tripstair.com
Bus from Ljubljana Central Bus Station to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28
- Website
- https://tripstair.com/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Flughafen Wien to Bratislava Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Madrid to Nitra train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Montpellier Saint-Roch station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Nitra is 2417 km. It takes approximately 24h 38m to drive from Madrid to Nitra.
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