There are 13 ways to get from Cologne to Trieste by train, plane, bus, night train, shuttle, car, or car train
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane DUS - TRS
4h 59m€109–266Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 42 / ...
- Take the night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Udinenighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Udine to Trieste Centraletrain Re
14h 57m€88–299Train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz 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
13h 3m€179–467Bus
- Take the bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Triestebus 127 / ...
16h 18mFly 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 12m€203–607Fly 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
6h 54m€163–567Train to Frankfurt, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane FRA - TRS
5h 5m€136–400Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane DUS - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
6h 42m€221–629Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane FRA - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
5h 46m€158–603Train to Frankfurt, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- 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
6h 39m€258–713Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Triestecar
13h 36m€158–214Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veittrain Drf
- Take the train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the bus from Hauptbahnhof to Trieste Autostazionebus
16h 37m€104–283Drive 976.4 km
- Drive from Cologne to Triestecar 976.4 km
10h 4m€152–219
Cologne to Trieste by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Trieste is to train and bus which costs €100 - €290 and takes 16h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Trieste is to train and fly which takes 4h 59m and costs €100 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Köln and arriving at Trieste via Frankfurt central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Trieste Centrale via München Hbf, Salzburg Hbf and Villach Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 3m.
The distance between Cologne and Trieste is 865 km. The road distance is 976.4 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Trieste without a car is to train which takes 13h 3m and costs €170 - €470.
It takes approximately 4h 59m to get from Cologne to Trieste, including transfers.
Cologne to Trieste bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Köln station.
Cologne to Trieste train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Trieste is to train which takes 13h 3m and costs €170 - €470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 16h 18m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Trieste, Italy?
You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Trieste Centrale via München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, and Villach Hbf in around 13h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln to Trieste via Frankfurt central train station in around 16h 18m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–370
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–450
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–470
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ljubljana via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@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
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- 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 Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- 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
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
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 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 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 Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €21–35
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- 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
- €20–90
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
Train from Köln Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–90
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €75–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €17–21
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Udine to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- 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
- €150–370
- 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
- €31–260
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €31
- Private
- €138
- Phone
- +43 5 17 17
- service@postbus.at
- Website
- postbus.at
Bus from Hauptbahnhof to Trieste Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.postbus.at/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Trieste bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB station.
Cologne to Trieste train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Trieste is 976 km. It takes approximately 10h 4m to drive from Cologne to Trieste.
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