There are 11 ways to get from Helsinki to Trieste by plane, shuttle, bus, train, ferry, night train, car ferry, 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 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€128–503Fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane HEL - TRS
8h 43m€86–290Bus, train via Vilnius
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Vilnius, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Głównytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Graz Hbftrain
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Trieste Centraletrain
39h 58m€148–260Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki Bus Station to Krakow MDA Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Triestebus
42h 5m€108–257Ferry, night train, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Stockholmferry
- Take the night train from Stockholm Central to St. Johann Im Pongaunighttrain 305
- Take the train from St. Johann Im Pongau to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centraletrain Rjx
2d 2h€148–495Fly 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 8m€118–513Fly to Rijeka Airport, bus
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane HEL - RJK
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
11h 41m€158–553Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Helsinki to Stockholmcarferry
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to St Johann im Pongautrain
- Take the train from St. Johann Im Pongau to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centraletrain Rjx
2d€253–646Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn to Katowicebus
- Take the bus from Katowice to Udinebus
- Take the train from Udine to Trieste Centraletrain
2d 1hDrive, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Triestecar
39h 59m€639–1,680Drive 3,937.9 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Triestecar 3,937.9 km
43h 13m€716–1,034
Helsinki to Trieste by ferry, bus, night train, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Trieste is to Bus which costs €100 - €260 and takes 42h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Trieste is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 50m and costs €120 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki station to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Helsinki Bus Station and arriving at Trieste via Krakow, MDA Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 5m.
The distance between Helsinki and Trieste is 1854 km. The road distance is 3937.9 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Trieste without a car is to Bus and train via Vilnius which takes 39h 58m and costs €140 - €260.
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from Helsinki to Trieste, including transfers.
Helsinki to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki Bus Station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Trieste is to Bus which takes 42h 5m and costs €100 - €260. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €85 - €290 and takes 8h 43m.
Helsinki to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow MDA Bus Station.
Trieste is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 5:34 PM in Helsinki and 4:34 PM in Trieste.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Trieste, Italy?
You can take a bus from Helsinki Bus Station to Trieste via Krakow, MDA Bus Station in around 42h 5m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and three other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Rijeka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–800
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–340
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Rijeka Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–370
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–360
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–310
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–360
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Ljubljana via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Rijeka Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €270–750
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €21–30
- 1st Class
- €27–35
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
Train from St. Johann Im Pongau to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €22–35
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
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Night train from Stockholm Central to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to St Johann im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Johann Im Pongau to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- 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 St. Johann Im Pongau to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Udine to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from St. Johann Im Pongau to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €250–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €120–150
- Seating Carriage
- €26–35
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Johann Im Pongau to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Udine to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- 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 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
- +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
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- 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 Vilnius, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki Bus Station to Krakow MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Tallinn to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Phone
- 13 43 232 76
- biuro@miskrosno.pl
- Website
- miskrosno.pl
Bus from Katowice to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- miskrosno.pl
- Book at
- api.euroticket.pl
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
Car ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
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