There are 12 ways to get from Bonn to Trieste by car, car train, bus, night train, train, plane, or shuttle
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Drive, car train
best- Drive from Bonn to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Triestecar
8h 42m€138–1,059Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Frankfurt central train stationbus 068 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Triestebus 127 / ...
17h 17m€60–131Night train, train
- Take the night train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Villach Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centraletrain Rjx
14h 56m€133–658Drive 951.9 km
- Drive from Bonn to Triestecar 951.9 km
9h 56m€147–213Train
- Take the train from Siegburg Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centraletrain Rjx
14h€76–640Train, night train
- Take the train from Bonn Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Udinenighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Udine to Trieste Centraletrain Re
15h 48m€99–400Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Take the train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane DUS - TRS
5h 32m€116–281Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane CGN - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
6h 27m€101–471Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane CGN - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
7h 49m€128–448Train to Frankfurt, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Take the train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane FRA - TRS
5h 39m€122–351Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane FRA - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
6h 15m€133–494Train to Frankfurt, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane FRA - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
7h 13m€133–564
Bonn to Trieste by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bonn to Trieste is to bus which costs €60 - €140 and takes 17h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Bonn to Trieste is to train and fly which takes 5h 32m and costs €110 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Bonn to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Bonn Hbf and arriving at Trieste via Cologne Airport CGN and Frankfurt central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from Bonn to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Bonn Hbf and arriving at Trieste Centrale via Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and Villach Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 56m.
The distance between Bonn and Trieste is 1154 km. The road distance is 951.9 km.
The best way to get from Bonn to Trieste without a car is to bus which takes 17h 17m and costs €60 - €140.
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from Bonn to Trieste, including transfers.
Bonn to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cologne Airport CGN station.
Bonn to Trieste train services, operated by Urlaubs-Express (UEX), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Bonn to Trieste is to bus which takes 17h 17m and costs €60 - €140. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €75 - €650 and takes 14h.
What companies run services between Bonn, Germany and Trieste, Italy?
You can take a bus from Bonn Hbf to Trieste via Köln/Bonn Flughafen Terminal 1, Cologne Airport CGN, and Frankfurt central train station in around 17h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Bonn Stadthaus to Trieste Centrale via Siegburg Bf, Siegburg Bf, München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, and Villach Hbf in around 14h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–480
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
Night train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–600
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Single Bed
- €95–180
- Compartment
- €360–600
Train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–45
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €29–45
Train from Udine to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €17–26
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Siegburg Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bonn Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Siegburg Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €80–130
- 1st Class
- €170–290
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–75
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €23–35
- 1st Class
- €45–75
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €255–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €120–150
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–170
- Seating Carriage
- €55–75
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Udine to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
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
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
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More Questions & Answers
Bonn to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Bonn to Trieste train services, operated by Urlaubs-Express (UEX), arrive at Villach Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bonn to Trieste is 952 km. It takes approximately 9h 56m to drive from Bonn to Trieste.
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