There are 12 ways to get from Brussels to Trieste by car, car train, bus, night train, train, train (Eurostar, Trenitalia), plane, or shuttle
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Drive, car train
best- Drive from Brussels to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Triestecar
9h 58m€161–1,089Bus via Milan
cheapest- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)bus 419 / ...
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Triestebus 402 / ...
19h 3m€60–152Night train, train
- Take the night train from Brussels-Nord to Rosenheimnighttrain Nj
- Take the night train from Rosenheim to Udinenighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Udine to Trieste Centraletrain Re
19h 35m€116–557Drive 1,130.6 km
- Drive from Brussels to Triestecar 1,130.6 km
12h 16m€177–255Train
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Re
14h 26m€204–568Bus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bolognabus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Trieste Centrale Bbus Ita
23hFly Brussels Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane BRU - TRS
6h 36m€83–226Fly Brussels Airport to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane BRU - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
5h 23m€129–439Fly Brussels Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane BRU - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
6h 16m€99–459Fly Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BRU - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Trieste Centrale
7h 34m€125–581Bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Treviso Airport, train
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Treviso Airport (TSF)plane CRL - TSF
- Take the train from Treviso Centrale to Trieste Centraletrain
8h 26m€72–236Bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane CRL - TRS
5h 35m€91–217
Brussels to Trieste by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Trieste is to bus via Milan which costs €60 - €160 and takes 19h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Trieste is to fly and shuttle which takes 5h 23m and costs €120 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Brussels station to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Brussels-North train station and arriving at Trieste via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Brussels to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Brussels-Nord and arriving at Trieste Centrale via Rosenheim and Udine. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 35m.
The distance between Brussels and Trieste is 1288 km. The road distance is 1130.6 km.
The best way to get from Brussels to Trieste without a car is to bus via Milan which takes 19h 3m and costs €60 - €160.
It takes approximately 9h 58m to get from Brussels to Trieste, including transfers.
Brussels to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brussels-North train station.
Brussels to Trieste train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
The best way to get from Brussels to Trieste is to bus via Milan which takes 19h 3m and costs €60 - €160. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €200 - €600 and takes 14h 26m, you could also fly, which costs €80 - €230 and takes 6h 36m.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Trieste, Italy?
You can take a bus from Brussels-North train station to Trieste via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) in around 19h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Trieste Centrale via Chambery Challes Les Eaux, Milano Centrale, and Venezia Mestre in around 14h 26m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Brussels Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Brussels Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Treviso Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Brussels Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Brussels Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Brussels Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Brussels Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- 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
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussels-Nord to Rosenheim
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €65–85
Night train from Rosenheim to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–261
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–261
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €40–55
- 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
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Treviso Centrale to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- 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 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
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
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–22
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +43 50 678910
- service@verbundlinie.at
- Website
- verbundlinie.at
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Trieste Centrale B
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.verbundlinie.at/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
Shuttle from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–350
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €35–45
- Private
- €170–350
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–20
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
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Brussels to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Brussels to Trieste train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Chambery Challes Les Eaux station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brussels to Trieste is 1131 km. It takes approximately 12h 16m to drive from Brussels to Trieste.
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