There are 12 ways to get from Brussels to Trieste by plane, train (TGV, Trenitalia), bus, night train, train, shuttle, car, or car train
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Fly Brussels Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane BRU - TRS
7h 32m€80–221Bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
cheapest- 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 31m€39–230Train
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
14h 10m€205–477Bus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Maribor bus stationbus N884
- Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Trieste Centralebus
22h 41m€329–747Night 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 36m€86–256Fly 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€222–554Fly 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 21m€242–674Fly 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€113–886Bus 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€65–225Drive, car train
- Drive from Brussels to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Triestecar
15h 41m€194–265Drive 1,130.7 km
- Drive from Brussels to Triestecar 1,130.7 km
12h 15m€177–255Train, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Luxembourgtrain Ic / ...
- Take a shuttle bus from Luxembourg to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take the bus from Kranj, Avtobusna Postaja Kranj to Trieste Centralebus
16h 18m€674–1,094
Brussels to Trieste by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Trieste is to bus and fly which costs €35 - €230 and takes 5h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Trieste is to fly and shuttle which takes 5h 23m and costs €220 - €600.
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 Centrale via Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Brussels to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Brussel-Zuid and arriving at Trieste Centrale via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon and Torino Porta Susa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 10m.
The distance between Brussels and Trieste is 916 km. The road distance is 1130.7 km.
The best way to get from Brussels to Trieste without a car is to train which takes 14h 10m and costs €200 - €480.
It takes approximately 7h 32m 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 Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Brussel-Zuid station.
The best way to get from Brussels to Trieste is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs €80 - €230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €200 - €480 and takes 14h 10m, you could also bus, which costs €320 - €750 and takes 22h 41m.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Trieste, Italy?
Brussels Airlines, Air Dolomiti, and four other airlines fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Brussel-Zuid to Trieste Centrale via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Torino Porta Susa in around 14h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–750
Flights from Brussels Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Brussels Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €24–180
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Treviso Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–160
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Brussels Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Brussels Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- 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
- €70–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Udine to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Treviso Centrale to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussels-Nord to Rosenheim
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
Night train from Rosenheim to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–96
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €95–96
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–70
- Seating Carriage
- €28–34
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
Train from Udine to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Maribor bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €240–600
- 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
- €120–310
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €204
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €180–450
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–650
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €170
Bus from Kranj, Avtobusna Postaja Kranj to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €30–310
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €30
- Private
- €125
- 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
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Luxembourg to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €600–700
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €600–700
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More Questions & Answers
Brussels to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Maribor bus station.
Brussels to Trieste train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brussels to Trieste is 1131 km. It takes approximately 12h 15m to drive from Brussels to Trieste.
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