There are 11 ways to get from Mainz to Trieste by plane, shuttle, car, car train, bus, train, or night 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 Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane FRA - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
5h 10m€244–517Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain S5 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Stuttgart Hbf to Udinenighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Udine to Trieste Centraletrain Re
14h 35m€71–231Drive, car train
- Drive from Mainz to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Triestecar
12h 9m€146–195Bus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Triestebus 127 / ...
14h 45m€86–131Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane FRA - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
6h 8m€294–567Fly to Graz Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane FRA - GRZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Graz Airport to Trieste Centrale
7h 21m€449–1,217Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane FRA - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Trieste Centrale
7h 26m€130–669Fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane FRA - TRS
4h 36m€107–314Train
- Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centraletrain Rj / ...
12h 52m€118–377Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain S5 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain 11 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Muenchen-Pasing to Jesenicenighttrain En
- Take the bus from Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce to Trieste Centralebus
15h 55m€174–507Drive 819 km
- Drive from Mainz to Triestecar 819 km
8h 52m€133–191
Mainz to Trieste by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Mainz to Trieste is to bus which costs €85 - €140 and takes 14h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Mainz to Trieste is to fly which takes 4h 36m and costs €100 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Mainz station to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Frankfurt central train station and arriving at Trieste via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Mainz to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Mainz, Römisches Theater and arriving at Trieste Centrale via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Stuttgart Hbf and Udine. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 35m.
The distance between Mainz and Trieste is 753 km. The road distance is 819 km.
The best way to get from Mainz to Trieste without a car is to bus which takes 14h 45m and costs €85 - €140.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Mainz to Trieste, including transfers.
Mainz to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Frankfurt central train station.
Mainz to Trieste train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Frankfurt station.
The best way to get from Mainz to Trieste is to bus which takes 14h 45m and costs €85 - €140. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €100 - €320 and takes 4h 36m, you could also train, which costs €110 - €380 and takes 12h 52m.
What companies run services between Mainz, Germany and Trieste, Italy?
FlixBus operates a bus from Frankfurt central train station to Trieste 5 times a week. Tickets cost €75–120 and the journey takes 13h 15m. Alternatively, Air Dolomiti flies from Frankfurt (FRA) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) twice a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Graz Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Udine to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Udine to Trieste Centrale
- *
- €17–26
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- *
- €29–45
Train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centrale
- *
- €30–45
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Udine to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Night train from Muenchen-Pasing to Jesenice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- 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 Graz Airport to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €350–802
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €802
Shuttle from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–500
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €170
Bus from Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €79–300
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €79
- Private
- €128
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Mainz to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Trieste station.
Mainz to Trieste train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mainz to Trieste is 819 km. It takes approximately 8h 52m to drive from Mainz to Trieste.
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