There are 8 ways to get from Cluj-Napoca to Nitra by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Oradeabus
- Take the train from Oradea to Puespoekladanytrain 360 / ...
- Take the train from Puespoekladany to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamkytrain Rj
10h 56mTrain
cheapest- Take the train from Cluj Napoca to Szolnoktrain Ir
- Take the train from Szolnok to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamkytrain Rj
13h 38m€48–56Bus via Zvolen
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Zvolenbus N1382
- Take the bus from Zvolen to Nitrabus Slovak Lines 102519 / ...
13h 5m€60–101Drive 539.6 km
- Drive from Cluj-Napoca to Nitracar 539.6 km
7h 51m€84–121Bus to Tirgu Mures, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca Calea Turzii to Târgu Mures Airportbus
- Fly from Tirgu Mures (TGM) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane TGM - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamkytrain
9h 11mBus
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Bratislava hlavná stanicabus
- Take the bus from Bratislava hlavná stanica to Nitrabus
13h 45m€147–201Fly Cluj-Napoca to Vienna International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane CLJ - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Main Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Trnavatrain
- Take the train from Trnava to Nitratrain
10h 20m€79–267Bus to Sibiu, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Sibiu Airportbus
- Fly from Sibiu (SBZ) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane SBZ - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Main Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Trnavatrain
- Take the train from Trnava to Nitratrain
9h 58m€136–453
Tirgu Mures (TGM) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Nitra is to train which costs €45 - €60 and takes 13h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Nitra is to drive which takes 7h 51m and costs €80 - €130.
No, there is no direct bus from Cluj-Napoca to Nitra. However, there are services departing from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest and arriving at Nitra via Zvolen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Cluj-Napoca to Nitra. However, there are services departing from Cluj Napoca and arriving at Nitra via Szolnok, Budapest-Nyugati and Nove Zamky. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 38m.
The distance between Cluj-Napoca and Nitra is 599 km. The road distance is 539.6 km.
The best way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Nitra without a car is to bus and train which takes 10h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 56m to get from Cluj-Napoca to Nitra, including transfers.
Cluj-Napoca to Nitra bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest station.
Cluj-Napoca to Nitra train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Cluj Napoca station.
The best way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Nitra is to bus via Zvolen which takes 13h 5m and costs €60 - €110. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €45 - €60 and takes 13h 38m.
What companies run services between Cluj-Napoca, Romania and Nitra, Slovakia?
You can take a bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Nitra via Zvolen in around 13h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cluj Napoca to Nitra via Szolnok, Budapest-Nyugati, and Nove Zamky in around 13h 38m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Vienna International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Vienna International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Sibiu to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–340
Flights from Sibiu to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Vienna International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Vienna International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Oradea to Puespoekladany
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Puespoekladany to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamky
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamky
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamky
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamky
- *
- €22–35
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamky
- *
- €22–35
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamky
- *
- €22–35
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Cluj Napoca to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €36–40
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Trnava
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Trnava to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Trnava
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Trnava to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Trnava
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Trnava
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +40743919764
- Website
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- olteanutravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Zvolen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zvolen to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovak Lines
Bus from Zvolen to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Slovak Lines
Bus from Bratislava hlavná stanica to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Slovak Lines
Bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Slovak Lines
Bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Slovak Lines
- Phone
- +421 48 4144 216
- [email protected]
- Website
- turancar.sk
Bus from Zvolen to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Schedules at
- turancar.sk
Bus from Bratislava hlavná stanica to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Schedules at
- turancar.sk
- [email protected]
- Website
- levitour.sk
Bus from Zvolen to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Schedules at
- levitour.sk
Bus from Bratislava hlavná stanica to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–13
- Schedules at
- levitour.sk
Bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- levitour.sk
Bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- levitour.sk
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- LEO Express
Bus from Zvolen to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- LEO Express
Bus from Bratislava hlavná stanica to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +4-0729-770.870
- [email protected]
- Website
- transolteanu.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca Calea Turzii to Târgu Mures Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- transolteanu.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Bratislava hlavná stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0231-517.509
- Website
- apetrans.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Sibiu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- apetrans.autogari.ro
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Booking & Getting There
Cluj-Napoca to Nitra bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zvolen station.
Nitra is 1h behind Cluj-Napoca. It is currently 7:44 AM in Cluj-Napoca and 6:44 AM in Nitra.
Cluj-Napoca to Nitra train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Szolnok station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cluj-Napoca to Nitra is 540 km. It takes approximately 7h 51m to drive from Cluj-Napoca to Nitra.
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