There are 11 ways to get from Dresden to Trieste by plane, shuttle, bus, train, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Dresden Airport to Ljubljana, shuttle
best- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane DRS - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
6h 58m€147–620Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Triestebus N160
13h 20m€45–75Train
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádražítrain 27
- Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Villach Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centraletrain Rjx
15h€100–193Night train, train
- Take the night train from Dresden Hbf to Bruck/Murnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Bruck/Mur to Trieste Centraletrain Rjx
16h 47m€127–368Fly Dresden Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane DRS - TRS
6h 37m€131–447Fly Dresden Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane DRS - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
7h 51m€172–640Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane BER - TRS
6h 9m€77–274Fly Dresden Airport to Munich International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane DRS - MUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Flughafen München to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
8h 38m€202–1,000Fly Dresden Airport to Rijeka Airport, bus
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane DRS - RJK
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
9h 59m€307–870Drive 804.4 km
- Drive from Dresden to Triestecar 804.4 km
8h 55m€124–178Drive, car train
- Drive from Dresden to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Triestecar
9h 17m€194–263
Dresden to Trieste by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Trieste is to bus which costs €45 - €75 and takes 13h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Trieste is to train and fly which takes 6h 9m and costs €75 - €280.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Dresden central station station and arriving at Trieste. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 13h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Dresden Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Trieste Centrale via Decin Hlavni Nadrazi and Villach Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h.
The distance between Dresden and Trieste is 679 km. The road distance is 804.4 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Trieste without a car is to bus which takes 13h 20m and costs €45 - €75.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Dresden to Trieste, including transfers.
Dresden to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dresden central station.
Dresden to Trieste train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Trieste is to bus which takes 13h 20m and costs €45 - €75. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €100 - €200 and takes 15h, you could also fly, which costs €130 - €450 and takes 6h 37m.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Trieste, Italy?
FlixBus operates a bus from Dresden central station to Trieste once daily. Tickets cost €45–75 and the journey takes 13h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Trieste Centrale via Decin Hlavni Nadrazi and Villach Hbf in around 15h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Ljubljana via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
Flights from Dresden Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–500
Flights from Dresden Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Dresden Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Munich International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
Flights from Dresden Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Dresden Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Dresden Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Dresden Airport to Rijeka Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Dresden Airport to Rijeka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Munich International Airport, Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Dresden Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Dresden Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Dresden Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Dresden Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Dresden Airport to Rijeka Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- 1st Class
- €85–120
- Business
- €95–110
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 Bruck/Mur to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €65–100
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Dresden Hbf to Bruck/Mur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–170
- Seating Carriage
- €60–80
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=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 Flughafen München to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €47–600
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €47–51
- Private
- €310–600
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dresden central station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Flughafen München to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €260–310
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €260–310
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More Questions & Answers
Dresden to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Trieste station.
Dresden to Trieste train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Děčín hlavní nádraží station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to Trieste is 804 km. It takes approximately 8h 55m to drive from Dresden to Trieste.
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