There are 4 ways to get from Bratislava to Kosice by train, car, bus, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazitrain Rj
5h 10mKč 409–2,797Drive 289.3 km
- Drive from Bratislava to Kosicecar 289.3 km
3h 30mKč 1,074–1,551Bus, fly, train
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane VIE - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Chlumec Nad Cidlinoutrain
6h 17mKč 2,018–4,953Train via Pardubice hl.n.
- Take the train from Bratislava hl.st. to Pardubice hl.n.train rj 272 / ...
5h 10mKč 410–765
Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bratislava to Kosice is to train via Pardubice hl.n. which costs 410 Kč - 800 Kč and takes 5h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Bratislava to Kosice is to drive which takes 3h 30m and costs 1 000 Kč - 1 600 Kč.
No, there is no direct train from Bratislava to Kosice. However, there are services departing from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica and arriving at Hradec Kralove Hlavni Nadrazi via Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 10m.
The distance between Bratislava and Kosice is 337 km. The road distance is 289.3 km.
The best way to get from Bratislava to Kosice without a car is to train which takes 5h 10m and costs 400 Kč - 2 800 Kč.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Bratislava to Kosice, including transfers.
Bratislava to Kosice train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica station.
Bratislava to Kosice train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bratislava to Kosice is 289 km. It takes approximately 3h 30m to drive from Bratislava to Kosice.
There are 379+ hotels available in Kosice.
What companies run services between Bratislava, Slovakia and Kosice, Czechia?
Railjet operates a train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi every 3 hours. Tickets cost Kč 1,000–1,600 and the journey takes 3h 25m. Five other operators also service this route.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,300–26,000
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–1,600
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- Kč 1,000–1,600
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–2,700
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 430–700
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Bratislava hl.st. to Pardubice hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 430–700
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 330–390
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 440–700
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
Train from Bratislava hl.st. to Pardubice hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 440–700
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 340–650
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Bratislava hl.st. to Pardubice hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 340–650
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Chlumec Nad Cidlinou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 250–380
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 120–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- [email protected]
- Website
- slovaklines.sk
Bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 190–300
- Website
- https://www.slovaklines.sk/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 110–160
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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