There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Nitra by plane, bus, train, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)
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 20m€75–262Fly 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 12m€54–200Train, bus via Zurich
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Dijon Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Bratislava hlavná stanica to Nitrabus
27h 14m€406–617Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the bus from Marseille to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitrabus
34h 22m€282–419Drive 2,415.4 km
- Drive from Madrid to Nitracar 2,415.4 km
24h 35m€395–571Fly 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 Airport to Bratislava Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitrabus
8h 36m€72–268Train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Berlin Suedkreuztrain Ice
- Take the train from Berlin Südkreuz to Nové Zámkytrain
32h 35m€443–783Bus
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padua to Nitrabus 907 / ...
41h 15m€196–261Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Sidebus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof Süd to Trnavabus
- Take the train from Trnava to Nitratrain Re
42h 16m
Madrid to Nitra by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Nitra is to fly and train which costs €50 - €200 and takes 10h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Nitra is to fly and bus which takes 8h 36m and costs €70 - €270.
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 41h 15m.
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, Strasbourg, Berlin Südkreuz and Nove Zamky. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 35m.
The distance between Madrid and Nitra is 1954 km. The road distance is 2415.4 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Nitra without a car is to train and bus via Zurich which takes 27h 14m and costs €400 - €650.
It takes approximately 9h 20m 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.
The best way to get from Madrid to Nitra is to train which takes 32h 35m and costs €440 - €800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €190 - €270 and takes 41h 15m.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Nitra, Slovakia?
You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Nitra via Montpellier Saint-Roch, Strasbourg, Berlin Suedkreuz, Berlin Südkreuz, Nové Zámky, and Nove Zamky in around 32h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Nitra via Padova and Padua in around 41h 15m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bratislava Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bratislava Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bratislava Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bratislava Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Vienna International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bratislava Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- *
- €110–170
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamky
- *
- €22–35
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamky
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Berlin Südkreuz to Nové Zámky
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- 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
- +421 2 55 422 734
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovak Lines
Bus from Bratislava Airport to Nitra Bus Station Stanicna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- 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 Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Slovak Lines
- [email protected]
- Website
- levitour.sk
Bus from Bratislava Airport to Nitra Bus Station Stanicna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- 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
- Phone
- +421 48 4144 216
- [email protected]
- Website
- turancar.sk
Bus from Bratislava hlavná stanica to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Schedules at
- turancar.sk
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Schedules at
- turancar.sk
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Schedules at
- turancar.sk
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- LEO Express
Bus from Bratislava hlavná stanica to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Marseille to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Padua to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- RegioJet
- 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
- €120–160
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +421 55 72 896 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbus.sk
Bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof Süd to Trnava
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- interbus.sk
- Book at
- interbus.sk
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Booking & Getting There
Madrid to Nitra bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Padova station.
Madrid to Nitra train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Montpellier Saint-Roch station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Nitra is 2415 km. It takes approximately 24h 35m to drive from Madrid to Nitra.
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