There are 13 ways to get from Helsinki to Trieste by plane, shuttle, bus, train, car, car train, or 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 Helsinki Airport to Ljubljana, shuttle
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane HEL - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
6h 44m€128–555Fly Helsinki Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane HEL - TRS
8h 33m€71–242Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Wien Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Trieste Centraletrain Rjx
34h 43m€261–498Bus, train via Vilnius
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)bus
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Głównytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Graz Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Trieste Centraletrain Rjx
38h 45m€238–457Drive, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Triestecar
40h€632–1,672Fly Helsinki Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane HEL - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
7h 57m€228–635Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane TLL - TRS
10h 32m€79–371Fly Helsinki Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane HEL - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain
10h 25m€149–810Fly Helsinki Airport to Klagenfurt Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Klagenfurt Airport (KLU)plane HEL - KLU
- Take a shuttle bus from Klagenfurt Flughafen to Trieste Centrale
12h 8m€283–805Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1207 / ...
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Triestebus N917 / ...
40h 15m€168–295Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Graz Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Trieste Centraletrain Rjx
41h 13m€259–495Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Stockholmferry
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Trieste Centralebus
2d 4hDrive 3,937.8 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Triestecar 3,937.8 km
43h 12m€708–1,022
Helsinki to Trieste by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Trieste is to fly which costs €70 - €250 and takes 8h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Trieste is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 44m and costs €120 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Trieste via Krakow, MDA Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 15m.
The distance between Helsinki and Trieste is 1851 km. The road distance is 3937.8 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Trieste without a car is to bus and train which takes 34h 43m and costs €260 - €500.
It takes approximately 6h 44m to get from Helsinki to Trieste, including transfers.
Helsinki to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Trieste is to fly which takes 8h 33m and costs €70 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €160 - €300 and takes 40h 15m.
Helsinki to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Trieste is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 11:59 PM in Helsinki and 10:59 PM in Trieste.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Trieste, Italy?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and four other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Trieste via Krakow, MDA Bus Station in around 40h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Klagenfurt Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–550
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Klagenfurt Airport via Riga, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–1,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Klagenfurt Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–340
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Klagenfurt Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–550
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Klagenfurt Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–550
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Klagenfurt Airport via Riga, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Ljubljana via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–340
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €85–130
Train from Graz Hbf to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €55–90
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–900
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €420–470
- Car Compartment
- €750–900
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- 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
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- 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
- +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
- €31–260
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €31
- Private
- €138
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 Klagenfurt Flughafen to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €150–380
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Bus from Zagreb to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €29–170
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €29
- Private
- €105
Bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–340
- 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 Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0)98 610 311
- info@pepeks.hr
- Website
- pepeks.hr
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pepeks.hr
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–45
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
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