There are 8 ways to get from Locarno to Trieste by train (Trenitalia), train, bus, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Re
7h 58m€98–286Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bresciatrain Re6 / ...
- Take the bus from Brescia to Triestebus 419
9h 31m€36–61Drive 481.6 km
- Drive from Locarno to Triestecar 481.6 km
5h 14m€86–124Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Take the train from Locarno to Monzatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane LIN - TRS
7h 58m€102–240Train via Locarno
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Re
8h 22m€93–241Bus
- Take the bus from Bellinzona to Milanbus FlixBus 076
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Triestebus N419 / ...
11h 32m€46–84Train, train to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principetrain
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane GOA - TRS
8h€113–298Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane ZRH - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
7h 57m€276–748
Locarno to Trieste by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Locarno to Trieste is to train and bus which costs €35 - €65 and takes 9h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Locarno to Trieste is to drive which takes 5h 14m and costs €85 - €130.
No, there is no direct bus from Locarno to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Locarno, Debarcadero and arriving at Trieste via Bellinzona, Stazione, Bellinzona and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Locarno to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Locarno and arriving at Trieste Centrale via Milano Centrale and Venezia Mestre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 58m.
The distance between Locarno and Trieste is 576 km. The road distance is 481.6 km.
The best way to get from Locarno to Trieste without a car is to train which takes 7h 58m and costs €95 - €290.
It takes approximately 7h 58m to get from Locarno to Trieste, including transfers.
Locarno to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bellinzona station.
Locarno to Trieste train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Locarno station.
The best way to get from Locarno to Trieste is to train which takes 7h 58m and costs €95 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €85 and takes 11h 32m.
What companies run services between Locarno, Switzerland and Trieste, Italy?
You can take a train from Locarno to Trieste Centrale via Milano Centrale and Venezia Mestre in around 7h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Locarno, Debarcadero to Trieste via Bellinzona, Stazione, Castione, Stazione, Bellinzona, and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 11h 32m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- luxwing.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–270
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- 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
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
Train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €55–85
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Brescia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Locarno to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Brescia to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bellinzona to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- €130–350
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €204
Want to know more about travelling around Italy
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Italy Travel Guides
Read the travel guide
Want to know more about Flixbus?
Read the travel guide
Getting to Milan from the airport
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Locarno to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Locarno to Trieste train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Locarno to Trieste is 482 km. It takes approximately 5h 14m to drive from Locarno to Trieste.
Book your Locarno to Trieste train tickets online with Omio.
There are 3765+ hotels available in Trieste.














































