There are 12 ways to get from Basel to Trieste by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, car train, shuttle, or train
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Train via Milan
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Re
11h 6m€102–450Fly Basel to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane BSL - TRS
7h 3m€76–251Bus via Venice
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Venice Mestrebus FlixBus N401
- Take the bus from Stazione Mestre to Trieste, Autostazionebus
12h 31m€176–407Drive 714.2 km
- Drive from Basel to Triestecar 714.2 km
7h 31m€124–178Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bellinzonatrain Ec
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Como S. Giovannitrain S10 / ...
- Take the train from Como S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestretrain Ec
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Re
11h 18m€107–457Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Rijekabus
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
13h 53m€164–259Drive, car train
- Drive from Basel to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Triestecar
8h 37m€185–243Fly Basel to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane BSL - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
8h 9m€143–524Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane ZRH - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
6h 13m€153–585Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane ZRH - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
7h 1m€258–695Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane ZRH - TRS
7h 58m€121–312Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane ZRH - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Trieste Centrale
8h 20m€159–847
Basel to Trieste by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Trieste is to drive which costs €120 - €180 and takes 7h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Trieste is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 6h 13m and costs €150 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Trieste, Autostazione via Stazione Mestre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Trieste Centrale via Lugano, Milano Centrale and Venezia Mestre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 6m.
The distance between Basel and Trieste is 794 km. The road distance is 714.2 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Trieste without a car is to train via Milan which takes 11h 6m and costs €100 - €450.
It takes approximately 11h 6m to get from Basel to Trieste, including transfers.
Basel to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Trieste train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Trieste is to train via Milan which takes 11h 6m and costs €100 - €450. Alternatively, you can bus via Venice, which costs €170 - €410 and takes 12h 31m, you could also fly, which costs €75 - €260 and takes 7h 3m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Trieste, Italy?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Trieste Centrale via Lugano, Milano Centrale, and Venezia Mestre in around 11h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Trieste, Autostazione via Venice Mestre and Stazione Mestre in around 12h 31m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Basel to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–250
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Basel to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–250
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–650
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Basel to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bellinzona to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Bellinzona to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €80–120
- 2nd Class
- €65–90
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Venice Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Stazione Mestre to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €130–330
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €31–250
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €31
- Private
- €138
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €150–370
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €170
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- info@zelicreisen.ch
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Basel SBB to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €99
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
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Basel to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Venice Mestre station.
Basel to Trieste train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Lugano station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Trieste is 714 km. It takes approximately 7h 31m to drive from Basel to Trieste.
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