There are 11 ways to get from Munich to Trieste by car train, car, bus, night train, train, 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.
Car train, drive
best- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbfcartrain 1393
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Triestecar
4h 15m€125–155Bus via Ljubljana
cheapest- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Ljubljana bus stationbus N952 / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Triestebus N862 / ...
7h 9m€23–53Night train, train
- Take the night train from Muenchen Ost to Udinenighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Udine to Trieste Centraletrain Re / ...
8h 19m€53–288Drive 413.5 km
- Drive from Munich to Triestecar 413.5 km
5h 10m€64–92Bus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Triestebus N944 / ...
7h 15m€30–50Train
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centraletrain Rjx
8h 17m€48–349Fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane MUC - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
4h 10m€150–453Fly to Graz Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane MUC - GRZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Graz Airport to Trieste Centrale
6h 11m€170–1,143Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane MUC - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
6h 8m€120–443Fly to Rijeka Airport, bus
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane MUC - RJK
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
6h 21m€125–563Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane MUC - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Trieste Centrale
7h 21m€116–565
Munich to Trieste by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Trieste is to bus via Ljubljana which costs €22 - €55 and takes 7h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Trieste is to fly and shuttle which takes 4h 10m and costs €150 - €460.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Munich central bus station station and arriving at Trieste. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Muenchen Ost and arriving at Trieste Centrale via Udine. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 19m.
The distance between Munich and Trieste is 568 km. The road distance is 413.5 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Trieste without a car is to bus via Ljubljana which takes 7h 9m and costs €22 - €55.
It takes approximately 4h 15m to get from Munich to Trieste, including transfers.
Munich to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to Trieste train services, operated by WESTbahn Gmbh, depart from Ostbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Munich to Trieste is to bus via Ljubljana which takes 7h 9m and costs €22 - €55. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €45 - €350 and takes 8h 17m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Trieste, Italy?
You can take a bus from Munich central bus station to Trieste via Ljubljana bus station in around 7h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ostbahnhof to Trieste Centrale via Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, and Villach Hbf in around 8h 17m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Flights from Munich International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rijeka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–490
Flights from Munich International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rijeka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rijeka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Muenchen Ost to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–262
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–262
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €255–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €120–150
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Udine to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €29–45
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
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- 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 Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €8–13
- 1st Class
- €13–18
- Business
- €15–16
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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 Graz Airport to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €40–800
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €40–44
- Private
- €220–800
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
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–350
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €35–45
- Private
- €170–350
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More Questions & Answers
Munich to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ljubljana bus station.
Munich to Trieste train services, operated by WESTbahn Gmbh, arrive at Salzburg Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Trieste is 413 km. It takes approximately 5h 10m to drive from Munich to Trieste.
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