Prešov to Žilina runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:47 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €13.38 and €30.04, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 2h 15m over 211 km, on services run by 2 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for October 5, 2026
€13.38 to €30.04
- 207%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Prešov
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:47First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 20%Run direct
Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this trip
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TPO Pasztuscak runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this trip
Bookaway lists departures for Prešov to Žilina on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €30.98Fri18
- about €27.68Sat19
- about €24.38Sun20
- about €16.68Mon21
- about €17.23Tue22
- about €21.63Wed23
- about €16.68Thu24
- about €21.63Fri25
- about €16.13Sat26
- about €19.98Sun27
- about €13.93Mon28
- about €18.33Tue29
- about €15.58Wed30
- about €14.48Thu1
- about €14.48Fri2
- about €15.03Sat3
- about €13.93Sun4
- about €13.38Mon5
- about €13.38Tue6
- about €15.03Wed7
- about €14.48Thu8
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The bus gets you into Žilina. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Žilina for the night the bus gets in
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When to book Prešov to Žilina
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €15.5890 days
- €10.0860 days
- €13.3845 days
- €15.0330 days
- €14.4821 days
- €14.4814 days
- €16.687 days
- €24.383 days
- €30.981 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €10.08.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 207 percent. The most expensive point is €30.98, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Prešov to Žilina and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
211 km
183 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
82,927 → 81,219
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/4
4 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 211 km against 183 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Prievidza, Poprad, Trenčín, Banská Bystrica. The gap between arriving and leaving is 48 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
Who runs this route
Žilina is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Baggage storage near Žilina railway station
Most of the points near Žilina railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Prešov to Žilina
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Prešov to Žilina?
The fastest journey from Prešov to Žilina takes 2h 15m door to door, of which 1h 42m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 3h 3m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Prešov to Žilina?
The cheapest fare from Prešov to Žilina is €13.38, as of September 17, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €28.04. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Prešov to Žilina?
The cheapest way from Prešov to Žilina is by coach, at €13.38 for one passenger on October 5, 2026. That journey takes 3h 37m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
What is the fastest way to get from Prešov to Žilina?
The fastest way from Prešov to Žilina is by train, at 2h 26m door to door. Only 1h 42m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €30.04.
When should I book Prešov to Žilina?
Fares from Prešov to Žilina bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €10.08. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 207 percent, measured on September 17, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Prešov to Žilina?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Prešov to Žilina, at €13.93. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 17, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Prešov to Žilina?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Prešov to Žilina, at €11.18 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Prešov to Žilina?
No operator record names Prešov to Žilina directly. TPO Pasztuscak, Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko publish service areas covering both ends and may serve it, so we list them as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Prešov to Žilina?
33 percent of the services we sell from Prešov to Žilina are direct. The rest connect at Prievidza, Poprad, Trenčín, Banská Bystrica, with about 48 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
How much CO2 does the journey from Prešov to Žilina produce?
Traveling from Prešov to Žilina by coach produces about 5.7 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 7.0 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Prešov to Žilina use?
Services from Prešov to Žilina by train leave from Prešov railway station and arrive at Žilina railway station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Prešov to Žilina?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Prešov to Žilina allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Prešov to Žilina on September 17, 2026: 211 km of route against 183 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €13.38, and 2h 15m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The bus is the simple part. What you do once you are in Žilina is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Žilina and across Slovakia
Day trips that leave Žilina in the morning and cover a good part of Slovakia by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Prešov reaches 27 places in 3 countries on services we hold, over distances from 69 to 575 km. Žilina reaches 31 places in 5 countries, from 51 to 474 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Prešov
- 27Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 4Operators
Arriving in Žilina
Leaving Žilina
- 31Places you can leave for
- 5Countries
- 6Operators