There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Trieste by plane, shuttle, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, or 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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane LYS - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
6h 20m€80–445Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Triestebus N406
13h 5m€50–120Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Re
10h 38m€87–276Drive 838 km
- Drive from Lyon to Triestecar 838 km
8h 10m€130–188Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane LYS - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
7h 42m€135–445Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane LYS - TRS
7h 16m€109–302Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane LIN - TRS
8h 9m€145–339Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rijeka Airport, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane LYS - RJK
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
11h 54m€210–785Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Jean Mace to La Tour Du Pintrain Ter
- Take the train from La Tour Du Pin to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Triestebus
14h 42m€76–96
Lyon to Trieste by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Trieste is to bus which costs €50 - €120 and takes 13h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Trieste is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 20m and costs €75 - €450.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lyon and arriving at Trieste. Services depart five times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 13h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Trieste Centrale via Milano Centrale and Venezia Mestre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 38m.
The distance between Lyon and Trieste is 759 km. The road distance is 838 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Trieste without a car is to train which takes 10h 38m and costs €85 - €280.
It takes approximately 6h 20m to get from Lyon to Trieste, including transfers.
Lyon to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Trieste train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Trieste is to train which takes 10h 38m and costs €85 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €120 and takes 13h 5m, you could also fly, which costs €100 - €310 and takes 7h 16m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Trieste, Italy?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Trieste Centrale via Milano Centrale and Venezia Mestre in around 10h 38m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Trieste once daily. Tickets cost €50–120 and the journey takes 13h 5m. BlaBlaCar Bus also services this route 4 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–440
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–440
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rijeka Airport via Milan Malpensa, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €26–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ljubljana via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ljubljana via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Jean Mace to La Tour Du Pin
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from La Tour Du Pin to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
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
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
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- 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 Lyon to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Trieste station.
Lyon to Trieste train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Trieste is 838 km. It takes approximately 8h 10m to drive from Lyon to Trieste.
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