Travel to Žilina
Every way to reach Žilina: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Žilina is reachable from 29 places across 4 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 6 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 13m door to door. The nearest origin is 51 km away.
How people reach Žilina
Every mode that actually calls at Žilina, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 34 | €11.88 | 1h 13m | 192 km | 2 |
| Coach | 46 | €10.07 | 1h 36m | 196 km | 4 |
- 29Places you can arrive from
- 29Places you can leave for
- 4Countries
- 6Operators
The train gets you into Žilina. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

Where to stay in Žilina
Sort by distance from Žilina railway station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 80 | 100% | Prievidza, 51 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Žilina that we sell.
Stations, airports and ports in Žilina
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Žilina
- Žilina railway station
- Varín
- Railway station Bytča
- Autobusová stanica Žilina
- Žilina
The cheapest journeys into Žilina
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitra to Žilina bus | €10.07 | 2h 34m | 113 km |
| Banská Bystrica to Žilina bus | €10.07 | 1h 47m | 62 km |
| Trenčín to Žilina bus | €10.07 | 1h 46m | 62 km |
| Prievidza to Žilina bus | €10.07 | 1h 36m | 51 km |
| Trnava to Žilina bus | €10.63 | 2h 44m | 126 km |
| Poprad to Žilina bus | €10.63 | 2h 44m | 115 km |
| Prievidza to Žilina train | €11.88 | 1h 13m | 51 km |
| Banská Bystrica to Žilina train | €12.44 | 1h 19m | 62 km |
| Trenčín to Žilina train | €12.44 | 1h 20m | 62 km |
| Bratislava to Žilina bus | €12.83 | 3h 21m | 169 km |
| Petržalka to Žilina bus | €12.83 | 3h 22m | 170 km |
| Old Town to Žilina bus | €12.83 | 3h 25m | 170 km |
| Frýdek-Místek to Žilina train | €13.54 | 1h 18m | 58 km |
| Budapest II. kerület to Žilina bus | €14.48 | 3h 51m | 191 km |
| Óbuda-Békásmegyer to Žilina bus | €14.48 | 3h 47m | 188 km |
| Budapest IV. kerület to Žilina bus | €14.48 | 3h 40m | 187 km |
We cannot promise Žilina railway station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Žilina?
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Popular trips to Žilina
Common questions about Travel to Žilina
How can I get to Žilina?
Žilina is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 29 places, across 4 countries, on services run by 6 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Žilina?
The cheapest way into Žilina is by coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 29 origins we sell into Žilina over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Žilina?
The fastest journey into Žilina is by train, at 1h 13m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 51 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Žilina have?
Žilina has 5 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are Žilina railway station, Varín, Railway station Bytča. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Žilina from within 200 km?
80 of the routes we sell into Žilina start within 200 km. The nearest is Prievidza, 51 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Žilina in Slovakia?
Žilina connects to 29 places on our network across 4 countries, the furthest of them 196 km away in a straight line. Slovakia routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Slovakia
The wider region
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Žilina is somebody else's catalog.

Things to do in Žilina
Day trips that leave Žilina in the morning and cover a good part of Slovakia by evening.
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