There are 8 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 50m€253–575Fly Helsinki Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane HEL - TRS
9h 46m€176–382Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Kaunas to Kraków Głównytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumintrain Ic
- Take the train from Bohumin to Wien Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Trieste Centraletrain Rj / ...
37h 33m€199–349Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus N1205 / ...
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Triestebus N1301
41h 5m€208–321Drive, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Triestecar
46h 44m€659–938Fly 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
8h 3m€303–605Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane TLL - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
10h 21m€293–662Drive 3,939.3 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Triestecar 3,939.3 km
43h 13m€744–1,075
Helsinki to Trieste by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Trieste is to fly which costs €170 - €390 and takes 9h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Trieste is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 50m and costs €250 - €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 Tallinn, Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 5m.
The distance between Helsinki and Trieste is 1854 km. The road distance is 3939.3 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Trieste without a car is to bus and train which takes 37h 33m and costs €190 - €350.
It takes approximately 6h 50m 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 bus which takes 41h 5m and costs €200 - €330. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €170 - €390 and takes 9h 46m.
Helsinki to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Tallinn, Bus Station.
Trieste is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 7:01 PM in Helsinki and 6:01 PM in Trieste.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Trieste, Italy?
You can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Trieste via Tallinn, Bus Station in around 41h 5m. Alternatively, Lufthansa City, Air Dolomiti, and four other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–500
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–450
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–290
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Ljubljana via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–500
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaunas to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bohumin to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bohumin to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–130
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–360
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–360
- Website
- GoOpti
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €200–310
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- €20–30
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