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How to get fromNitra to Cologneby train, bus, plane, night train, car, or car train

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There are 12 ways to get from Nitra to Cologne by train, bus, plane, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train, bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Nitra to Trnavatrain train
    2. Take the train from Trnava to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train
    3. Take the bus from Bratislava Main Train Station to Vienna Airportbus bus
    4. Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane VIE - CGN
    7h 31m
    €74–238

  2. Train, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Nitra to Trnavatrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Trnava to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train 526 / ...
    3. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbftrain train
    4. Take the nighttrain from Wien Hbf to Koeln Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    16h 45m
    €63–161

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Nitra to Trnavatrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Trnava to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train 526 / ...
    3. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Salzburg Hbftrain train Rjx
    4. Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain train 90 / ...
    5. Take the train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 47 / ...
    13h 2m
    €175–359

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Nitra to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus bus 403437 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus N61 / ...
    16h 34m
    €85–145

  5. Train, bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Nitra to Trnavatrain train
    2. Take the train from Trnava to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train
    3. Take the bus from Bratislava Main Train Station to Vienna Airportbus bus
    4. Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane VIE - DUS
    7h 59m
    €97–285

  6. Train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Nove Zamky to Budapest-Nyugatitrain train
    2. Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane BUD - CGN
    8h
    €81–276

  7. Train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Nove Zamky to Budapest-Nyugatitrain train
    2. Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane BUD - DUS
    8h 29m
    €89–283

  8. Train, bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Frankfurt

    1. Take the train from Nitra to Trnavatrain train
    2. Take the train from Trnava to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train
    3. Take the bus from Bratislava Main Train Station to Vienna Airportbus bus
    4. Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane VIE - FRA
    5. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    8h 2m
    €107–223

  9. Bus to Bratislava Airport, fly to Dortmund Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Nitra Bus Station Stanicna to Bratislava Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane plane BTS - DTM
    3. Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Hbftrain train
    10h 7m

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Nitra to Villach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Fuldacartrain train
    3. Drive from Fulda to Colognecar car
    16h 48m
    €208–287

  11. Bus via Bratislava

    1. Take the bus from Nitra to Bratislava hlavná stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bratislava hlavná stanica to Köln Airportbus bus
    20h 31m

  12. Drive  1,029.1 km

    1. Drive from Nitra to Colognecar car 1,029.1 km
    9h 38m
    €159–230

Nitra to Cologne by train

Calendar15Weekly Trains
Duration13h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket€175Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 919.6 km
  • Duration: 7h 31m

What companies run services between Nitra, Slovakia and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Nitra to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Trnava, Bratislava Hlavna Stanica, Salzburg Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, and München Hbf in around 13h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nitra to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 16h 34m.

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