There are 11 ways to get from Nitra to Cologne by bus, plane, train, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Take the bus from Nitra to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane VIE - CGN
6h 19m€74–211Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Nitra to Trnavatrain Re
- Take the train from Trnava to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the nighttrain from Wien Hbf to Koeln Hbfnighttrain Nj
17h 4m€63–161Train
- Take the train from Leopoldov to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain 680
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Salzburg Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
13h 17m€178–774Bus
- Take the bus from Nitra to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus 403437 / ...
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Cologne Airport CGNbus N61
16h 31m€85–147Bus, bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the bus from Nitra to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VIE - DUS
6h 46m€93–258Bus, bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Nitra to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane VIE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
6h 53m€107–299Train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Nove Zamky to Budapest-Nyugatitrain
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BUD - CGN
7h 57m€77–284Train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Nove Zamky to Budapest-Nyugatitrain
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BUD - DUS
8h 24m€91–311Drive, car train
- Drive from Nitra to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Colognecar
16h 47m€200–278Bus via Bratislava
- Take the bus from Nitra to Bratislava hlavná stanicabus
- Take the bus from Bratislava hlavná stanica to Köln Airportbus
20h 31mDrive 1,029.1 km
- Drive from Nitra to Colognecar 1,029.1 km
9h 41m€154–222
Nitra to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nitra to Cologne is to train and night train which costs €60 - €170 and takes 17h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Nitra to Cologne is to bus and fly which takes 6h 19m and costs €70 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Nitra to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Nitra and arriving at Cologne Airport CGN via Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 31m.
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 Leopoldov, Bratislava Hlavna Stanica, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof and München Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 17m.
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 train which takes 13h 17m and costs €170 - €800.
It takes approximately 6h 19m to get from Nitra to Cologne, including transfers.
Nitra to Cologne bus services, operated by Turancar, depart from Nitra station.
Nitra to Cologne train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), depart from Leopoldov station.
The best way to get from Nitra to Cologne is to train which takes 13h 17m and costs €170 - €800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €150 and takes 16h 31m.
What companies run services between Nitra, Slovakia and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Nitra to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Leopoldov, Bratislava Hlavna Stanica, Salzburg Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, and München Hbf in around 13h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nitra to Koeln Messe/Deutz via Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy, Cologne Airport CGN, and Koeln/Bonn Flughafen in around 16h 31m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
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
- €65–150
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Leopoldov to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Nitra to Trnava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Trnava to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Nove Zamky to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Nove Zamky to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Salzburg Hbf
- *
- €55–85
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- *
- €25–40
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- *
- €8–12
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–85
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Nove Zamky to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Nove Zamky to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Schedules at
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Nove Zamky to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Nove Zamky to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Wien Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–100
- Seating Carriage
- €55–65
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Nove Zamky to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Nove Zamky to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +421 48 4144 216
- [email protected]
- 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
- Schedules at
- turancar.sk
Bus from Nitra to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Schedules at
- turancar.sk
Bus from Nitra to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Schedules at
- turancar.sk
Bus from Nitra to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Schedules at
- turancar.sk
Bus from Nitra to Bratislava hlavná stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Schedules at
- turancar.sk
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nitra to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nitra to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nitra to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nitra to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovak Lines
Bus from Nitra to Bratislava hlavná stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- Slovak Lines
- [email protected]
- Website
- levitour.sk
Bus from Nitra to Bratislava hlavná stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- levitour.sk
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- LEO Express
Bus from Nitra to Bratislava hlavná stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +421 55 72 896 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbus.sk
Bus from Bratislava hlavná stanica to Köln Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- interbus.sk
- Book at
- interbus.sk
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More Questions & Answers
Nitra to Cologne bus services, operated by Turancar, arrive at Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy station.
Nitra to Cologne train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), arrive at Bratislava Hlavna Stanica station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nitra to Cologne is 1029 km. It takes approximately 9h 41m to drive from Nitra to Cologne.
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