There are 9 ways to get from Athens to Trieste by plane, shuttle, train, bus, ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Ljubljana (LJU)ATH - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
6h 24m€109–419Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)ATH - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
7h 22m€79–409Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to ThessalonikiIc
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Take the bus from Pristina to Trieste, Autostazione
23h 32m€110–124Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Patras
- Take the ferry from Patras to Ancona M.MaAsf
- Take the train from Falconara Marittima to Trieste CentraleIc
36h 37m€125–243Drive 1,679.8 km
- Drive from Athens to Trieste1,679.8 km
16h 41m€300–433Fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)ATH - TRS
7h 44m€92–216Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Rrogozhinë
- Take the bus from Rrogozhinë to Bari Porto
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Venezia MestreFr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste CentraleFr
25h 1mBus via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Trieste, Autostazione
25h 30m€115–175Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Trieste, Autostazione
31h 13m€119
Athens to Trieste by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Trieste is to train and bus which costs €110 - €130 and takes 23h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Trieste is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 24m and costs €100 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Trieste, Autostazione via Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 30m.
The distance between Athens and Trieste is 1359 km. The road distance is 1679.8 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Trieste without a car is to train and bus which takes 23h 32m and costs €110 - €130.
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from Athens to Trieste, including transfers.
Athens to Trieste bus services, operated by FP Travel, depart from Athens station.
The best way to get from Athens to Trieste is to fly which takes 7h 44m and costs €90 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus via Belgrade, which costs €110 - €180 and takes 25h 30m.
Athens to Trieste bus services, operated by FP Travel, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Trieste is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 12:14 AM in Athens and 11:14 PM in Trieste.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Trieste, Italy?
ITA Airways, Ulendo Airlink, and three other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens to Trieste, Autostazione via Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 25h 30m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Athens International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €29–160
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–170
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Falconara Marittima to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- €30–40
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €31–170
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €31–34
- Private
- €95–170
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €34–250
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €34–38
- Private
- €140–250
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- sharrtravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +39 333 916 3531
- info@harea.travel
- Website
- harea.travel
Bus from Pristina to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70
- Website
- https://www.harea.travel/
- Phone
- +30 2610 623 888
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Rrogozhinë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Rrogozhinë to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +381 11 7620255
- office@fudeks.rs
- Website
- fudeks.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- http://en.fudeks.rs/timetable/
- Phone
- +381 (11) 761-4545
- Website
- srbijatours.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–80
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- €65–80
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 692323966
Bus from Vlore , station to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €79
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
Ferry from Patras to Ancona M.Ma
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €70–110
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €100–130
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €110–140
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €140–170
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