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How to get fromStuttgart to Žilinaby train (TGV), bus, night train, train, car, or plane

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There are 10 ways to get from Stuttgart to Žilina by train (TGV), bus, night train, train, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain train 11 / ...
    2. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbftrain train Re / ...
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain train Rjx / ...
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train Re
    5. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Zilinatrain train 505 / ...
    10h 2m
    €100–265

  2. Night train, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the nighttrain from Stuttgart Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train En
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Zilinatrain train 505 / ...
    13h 32m
    €53–79

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport to Žilinabus bus
    16h 23m

  4. Drive  879 km

    1. Drive from Stuttgart to Žilinacar car 879 km
    8h 15m
    €163–235

  5. Bus via Brno

    1. Take the bus from Stuttgart to Brno Hlavní Nádražíbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the bus from Brno to Žilinabus bus 915
    16h 41m
    €112–128

  6. Fly Stuttgart Airport to Vienna International Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane STR - VIE
    2. Take the bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Main Train Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Zilinatrain train
    7h 49m
    €88–245

  7. Fly Stuttgart Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train

    1. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane STR - KRK
    2. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumintrain train
    3. Take the train from Bohumin to Zilinatrain train
    9h 35m
    €89–326

  8. Fly Stuttgart Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane plane STR - BUD
    2. Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train
    3. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Zilinatrain train
    10h 9m
    €69–202

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    1. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane FRA - PRG
    3. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazitrain train
    4. Take the train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Zilinatrain train
    10h 10m
    €95–298

  10. Train to Frankfurt, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train

    1. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane FRA - KRK
    3. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumintrain train
    4. Take the train from Bohumin to Zilinatrain train
    10h 32m
    €122–339

Stuttgart to Žilina by train

Calendar326Weekly Trains
Duration10h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket€100Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 956.6 km
  • Duration: 10h 2m

What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Žilina, Slovakia?

You can take a train from Hauptbahnhof to Zilina via München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, Salzburg Hbf, Wien Hbf, and Bratislava Hlavna Stanica in around 10h 2m. Alternatively, Interbus sk operates a bus from Stuttgart Airport to Žilina 3 times a day, and the journey takes 14h 18m.

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