There are 12 ways to get from Edinburgh to Trieste by plane, shuttle, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Ljubljana, shuttle
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane EDI - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
6h 44m€251–591Fly Edinburgh Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane EDI - TRS
7h 43m€74–728Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
20h 35m€456–840Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 598 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Luxembourg to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take the bus from Kranj, Avtobusna Postaja Kranj to Trieste Centralebus
33h 34m€756–1,283Train, night train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rosenheimnighttrain Nj
- Take the night train from Rosenheim to Udinenighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Udine to Trieste Centraletrain Re
27h 55m€346–657Fly Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane EDI - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
7h 42m€246–621Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane GLA - TRS
8h 33m€102–716Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane EDI - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain
10h 7m€87–286Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Re
22h 31m€464–782Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Triestebus
36h 55m€168–305Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Triestecar
22h 49m€460–615Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Triestecar
23h 56m€333–528
Edinburgh to Trieste by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Trieste is to fly which costs €70 - €750 and takes 7h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Trieste is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 44m and costs €250 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Trieste via London Victoria, Dover and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Trieste Centrale via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Rosenheim and Udine. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 55m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Trieste is 1769 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Trieste without a car is to train which takes 20h 35m and costs €450 - €850.
It takes approximately 6h 44m to get from Edinburgh to Trieste, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Trieste train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Trieste is to train which takes 20h 35m and costs €450 - €850. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €70 - €750 and takes 7h 43m, you could also bus, which costs €160 - €310 and takes 36h 55m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Trieste, Italy?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Trieste Centrale via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Valenciennes, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Torino Porta Susa in around 20h 35m. Alternatively, Ryanair, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–200
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-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
- €150–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- 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 Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- 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
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rosenheim
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- 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
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
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
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €17–26
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
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
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €136
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €136
- 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
- €130–320
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €204
Bus from Kranj, Avtobusna Postaja Kranj to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €30–320
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €30
- Private
- €125
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €190–460
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Edinburgh to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Trieste is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 9:32 AM in Edinburgh and 10:32 AM in Trieste.
Edinburgh to Trieste train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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