There are 10 ways to get from Milan to Trieste by train, night train, bus, rideshare, 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.
Recommended option
Train • 4h 20m
30€ - 95€
Cheapest option
Rideshare • 5h 5m
21€ - 25€
8 alternative options
Night train, bus • 6h 21m
74€ - 104€
Bus • 7h 19m
23€ - 28€
Drive • 3h 51m
50€ - 75€
Fly Milan Linate to Trieste • 6h 10m
84€ - 267€
Fly Milan Malpensa to Trieste • 6h 17m
73€ - 360€
Fly Milan Linate to Venice, shuttle • 7h 45m
82€ - 452€
Fly Milan Linate to Ljubljana, shuttle • 7h 37m
222€ - 602€
Fly Milan Malpensa to Ljubljana, shuttle • 7h 49m
151€ - 895€
Milan to Trieste by train
The train journey time between Milan and Trieste is around 4h 20m and covers a distance of around 402 km. The fastest train normally takes 4h 20m. Operated by Trenitalia Frecce, the Milan to Trieste train service departs from Milano Centrale and arrives in Trieste Centrale. Typically seven trains run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
Milan to Trieste train schedules
Trains departing Sunday, May 16, 2021
Trains departing Monday, May 17, 2021
Trains departing Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Trains departing Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Trains departing Thursday, May 20, 2021
Trains departing Friday, May 21, 2021
Trains departing Saturday, May 22, 2021
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Questions & Answers
The most affordable way to get from Milan to Trieste is to rideshare, which costs 21€ - 25€ and takes 5h 5m.
The quickest way to get from Milan to Trieste is to drive which costs 50€ - 75€ and takes 3h 51m.
No, there is no direct bus from Milan to Trieste. However, there are services departing from via orefici, 24 fronte via cantu' and arriving at Trieste via Milan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 19m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Milano Centrale and arriving at Trieste Centrale. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 20m.
The distance between Milan and Trieste is 358 km. The road distance is 409.1 km.
The best way to get from Milan to Trieste without a car is to train which takes 4h 20m and costs 30€ - 95€.
The train from Milano Centrale to Trieste Centrale takes 4h 20m including transfers and departs once daily.
Milan to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Milan station.
Milan to Trieste train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Milano Centrale station.
The best way to get from Milan to Trieste is to train which takes 4h 20m and costs 30€ - 95€. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 22€ - 29€ and takes 7h 19m, you could also fly, which costs 80€ - 270€ and takes 6h 10m.
- Distance: 357.7 km
- Duration: 4h 20m
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Trieste, Italy?
Trenitalia Frecce operates a train from Milano Centrale to Trieste Centrale once daily. Tickets cost 30€ - 95€ and the journey takes 4h 20m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Milan to Trieste 5 times a week. Tickets cost 21€ - 26€ and the journey takes 6h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milan Linate to Trieste via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 85€ - 380€
Flights from Milan Malpensa to Trieste via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- 85€ - 360€
Flights from Milan Malpensa to Trieste via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 85€ - 390€
Flights from Milan Malpensa to Trieste via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- 90€ - 410€
Flights from Milan Malpensa to Trieste via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 85€ - 390€
Flights from Milan Linate to Venice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 320€ - 800€
Flights from Milan Linate to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 320€ - 490€
Flights from Milan Malpensa to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- 85€ - 360€
Flights from Milan Malpensa to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 85€ - 390€
Flights from Milan Malpensa to Ljubljana via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 85€ - 390€
Flights from Milan Malpensa to Ljubljana via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- 90€ - 410€
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Milan Linate to Trieste via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 100€ - 230€
Flights from Milan Linate to Trieste via Bari, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 100€ - 230€
Flights from Milan Linate to Trieste via Cagliari, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 100€ - 230€
Flights from Milan Linate to Trieste via Naples, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 100€ - 230€
Flights from Milan Malpensa to Trieste via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- 27€ - 260€
Flights from Milan Linate to Venice via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 80€ - 260€
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Milan Malpensa to Trieste via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- 27€ - 260€
Flights from Milan Linate to Venice via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 230€ - 1000€
Flights from Milan Linate to Ljubljana via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 90€ - 280€
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milan Malpensa to Trieste via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- 30€ - 550€
Flights from Milan Malpensa to Trieste via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 30€ - 550€
- Website
- en.tayaranjet.com
Flights from Milan Linate to Trieste via Trapani
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- 45€ - 300€
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Milan Linate to Venice via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 140€ - 430€
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milan Linate to Ljubljana via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- 55€ - 250€
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Milan Linate to Ljubljana via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- 60€ - 270€
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milan Malpensa to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- 70€ - 270€
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Milan Malpensa to Ljubljana via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 95€ - 280€
Trenitalia’s high-speed Frecce trains run on specialised tracks and have a greater level of service and comfort than InterCity and regional trains. There are three types of Frecce trains: Frecciarossa, (the fastest; connects major Italian cities); Frecciargento (mostly connect Rome to other Italian cities); and Frecciabianca (the slowest Frecce trains). Frecciarossa trains offer four classes of service, all with free Wi-Fi: Standard, Premium, Business and Executive. All Frecce tickets include a seat reservation and must be purchased before boarding the train.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 30€ - 95€
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Super Economy
- 30€ - 45€
- Base Standard
- 55€ - 75€
- Base Premium
- 65€ - 95€
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 18€ - 25€
- Website
- Nightjet
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- Phone
- +39 055 967024
- info@florentiabus.it
- Website
- florentiabus.it
Bus from Padova to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 55€ - 80€
- Schedules at
- florentiabus.it
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
Rome2rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Milan to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- 21€ - 26€
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Aeroporto M.Polo to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- 35€ - 260€
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- 34€ - 37€
- Private
- 140€ - 260€
Shuttle from Ljubljana Airport to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- 30€ - 180€
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- 31€ - 34€
- Private
- 95€ - 180€
Blablacar is a popular ridesharing platform with 70 million users over 22 (mostly European) countries. The basic idea is that you carpool with locals who are already planning to drive your route and have space in their car. With some flexibility, you’ll get to your destination often faster and cheaper than other means. On the website or app, enter your departure and arrival points and your date of travel, sift through the profiles of drivers who’ve posted pre-planned drives and find one whose timing and preferences match yours. Request to join the ride, wait to be accepted, and pay your share of the set price.
Rome2rio's guide to BlaBlaCar
Contact Details
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Milan to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- 21€ - 25€
- Book at
- blablacar.co.uk
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There is no direct flight from Milan Linate Airport to Trieste Airport. The quickest flight takes 3h 50m and has one stopover.
Milan to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Trieste station.
Milan to Trieste train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Trieste Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Milan to Trieste is 409 km. It takes approximately 3h 51m to drive from Milan to Trieste.
Tayaran Jet, Lufthansa and Alitalia offer flights from Milan Linate Airport to Trieste Airport.
Book your Milan to Trieste train tickets online with Omio.
There are 604+ hotels available in Trieste. Prices start at 75€ per night.
The best way to get from Milan to Milan Linate Airport is to line 73 bus which takes 20 min and costs 1€ - 3€.