There are 9 ways to get from Nice to Trieste by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, shuttle, or train
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Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane NCE - TRS
6h 39m€88–181Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Triestebus N482
13h 13m€44–104Train via Milan
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain Re
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Re
12h 3m€61–205Drive 708.7 km
- Drive from Nice to Triestecar 708.7 km
6h 45m€111–160Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane NCE - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
6h 13m€74–414Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane NCE - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
7h 25m€114–444Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Paviatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane LIN - TRS
9h 31m€120–310Train
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain Re
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Re
12h 13m€72–155Bus via Bologna
- Take the bus from Sanremo-P.zza Colombo to Bologna Centralebus MarinoBus 061
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Trieste Centrale Bbus Ita
17h 1m
Nice to Trieste by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Trieste is to bus which costs €40 - €110 and takes 13h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Trieste is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 13m and costs €70 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Congrès / Promenade and arriving at Trieste via Centre Commercial Cap 3000 and Nice Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Nice to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Nice-Ville and arriving at Trieste Centrale via Ventimiglia, Genova P.Za Principe, Milano Centrale and Venezia Mestre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 3m.
The distance between Nice and Trieste is 593 km. The road distance is 708.7 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Trieste without a car is to train via Milan which takes 12h 3m and costs €60 - €210.
It takes approximately 6h 39m to get from Nice to Trieste, including transfers.
Nice to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice Airport station.
Nice to Trieste train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., depart from Ventimiglia station.
The best way to get from Nice to Trieste is to fly which takes 6h 39m and costs €85 - €190. Alternatively, you can train via Milan, which costs €60 - €210 and takes 12h 3m, you could also bus, which costs €40 - €110 and takes 13h 13m.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Trieste, Italy?
ITA Airways, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nice-Ville to Trieste Centrale via Ventimiglia, Genova P.Za Principe, Milano Centrale, and Venezia Mestre in around 12h 3m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
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
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €29–120
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–210
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €340–750
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–25
- 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
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- 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
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–28
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
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
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €29–40
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice Airport to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Sanremo-P.zza Colombo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–26
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 0871 344976
- satam@gruppolapanoramica.it
- Website
- satambus.it
Bus from Sanremo-P.zza Colombo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- satambus.it
- Phone
- +43 50 678910
- service@verbundlinie.at
- Website
- verbundlinie.at
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Trieste Centrale B
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.verbundlinie.at/en/
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Nice to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Trieste station.
Nice to Trieste train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., arrive at Genova P.Za Principe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Trieste is 709 km. It takes approximately 6h 45m to drive from Nice to Trieste.
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