There are 11 ways to get from Nitra to Cologne by bus, plane, car, car train, or train
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Bus, bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Take the bus from Nitra to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Vienna International Airport
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)VIE - CGN
6h 15m€73–246Bus via Bratislava
cheapest- Take the bus from Nitra Bus Station Stanicna to Bratislava Central Bus StationSlovak Lines 102519 / ...
- Take the bus from Bratislava Mlynske nivy to Cologne / Bonn Airport BusterminalUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3643 / ...
17h 29m€48–90Drive, car train
- Drive from Nitra to Villach Hbf
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
11h 59m€181–1,118Bus
- Take the bus from Nitra Bus Station Stanicna to Bratislava Central Bus StationSlovak Lines 102519 / ...
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Cologne Airport CGNN61
16h 50m€83–135Drive 1,029.1 km
- Drive from Nitra to Cologne1,029.1 km
9h 44m€155–223Bus, bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Nitra to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Vienna International Airport
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)VIE - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
6h 56m€96–297Bus, bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Nitra to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Vienna International Airport
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Frankfurt (FRA)VIE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
6h 57m€114–314Train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Nove Zamky to Budapest-Nyugati
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)BUD - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
8h 47m€91–309Bus to Bratislava Airport, fly to Dortmund Airport, train
- Take the bus from Nitra Bus Station Stanicna to Bratislava Airport
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)BTS - DTM
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbf
7h 28m€81–318Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Nitra to TrnavaRe
- Take the train from Trnava to Bratislava Hlavna StanicaRe / ...
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)HbfIce
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf41 / ...
12h 36m€87–292Train
- Take the train from Nitra to TrnavaRe
- Take the train from Trnava to Bratislava Hlavna StanicaRe / ...
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Koeln SuedIce
13h 29m€137–172
Nitra to Cologne by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nitra to Cologne is to bus via Bratislava which costs €45 - €90 and takes 17h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Nitra to Cologne is to bus and fly which takes 6h 15m and costs €70 - €250.
No, there is no direct train from Nitra to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Nitra and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Trnava, Bratislava Hlavna Stanica, Wien Hbf and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 36m.
The distance between Nitra and Cologne is 914 km. The road distance is 1029.1 km.
The best way to get from Nitra to Cologne without a car is to bus which takes 16h 50m and costs €80 - €140.
It takes approximately 6h 15m to get from Nitra to Cologne, including transfers.
Nitra to Cologne train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), depart from Nitra station.
The best way to get from Nitra to Cologne is to bus which takes 16h 50m and costs €80 - €140. Alternatively, you can train via Frankfurt am Main, which costs €85 - €300 and takes 12h 36m.
Nitra to Cologne train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), arrive at Trnava station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nitra to Cologne is 1029 km. It takes approximately 9h 44m to drive from Nitra to Cologne.
What companies run services between Nitra, Slovakia and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a bus from Nitra Bus Station Stanicna to Koeln Hbf via Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy, Cologne Airport CGN, and Koeln/Bonn Flughafen in around 16h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nitra to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Trnava, Bratislava Hlavna Stanica, Wien Hbf, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, and Frankfurt in around 12h 36m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–500
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–140
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice 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
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Koeln Sued
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Nove Zamky to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Nove Zamky to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–15
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Nove Zamky to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Nitra to Trnava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Trnava to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Trnava to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Phone
- +421 0903 500 000
- infolines@turancar.sk
- Website
- turancar.sk
Bus from Nitra to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.turancar.sk/autobusove-linky/
Bus from Nitra Bus Station Stanicna to Bratislava Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://www.turancar.sk/autobusove-linky/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nitra to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- staznosti@slovaklines.sk
- Website
- slovaklines.sk
Bus from Nitra Bus Station Stanicna to Bratislava Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.slovaklines.sk/en/
Bus from Nitra Bus Station Stanicna to Bratislava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.slovaklines.sk/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bratislava Mlynske nivy to Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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