There are 9 ways to get from Nice to Trieste by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, shuttle, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za PrincipeIc
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Venezia MestreFr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste CentraleFr
10h 23m€62–163Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nice Airport to TriesteN482
13h 13m€44–104Drive 708.7 km
- Drive from Nice to Trieste708.7 km
6h 41m€111–159Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)NCE - TRS
6h 35m€79–180Train via Bologna
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Bologna CentraleIc
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste CentraleFr
11h 1m€68–147Bus via Bologna
- Take the bus from Sanremo-P.zza Colombo to Bologna CentraleMarinoBus 061
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Trieste Centrale BIta
16h 56mFly 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)NCE - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
6h 8m€76–403Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Ljubljana (LJU)NCE - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
7h 25m€141–443Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Pavia
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)LIN - TRS
9h 4m€105–252
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 8m and costs €75 - €410.
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 and Venezia Mestre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 23m.
The distance between Nice and Trieste is 716 km. The road distance is 708.7 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Trieste without a car is to train which takes 10h 23m and costs €60 - €170.
It takes approximately 10h 23m 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 Intercity, depart from Ventimiglia station.
The best way to get from Nice to Trieste is to train which takes 10h 23m and costs €60 - €170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €110 and takes 13h 13m, you could also fly, which costs €75 - €180 and takes 6h 35m.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Trieste, Italy?
You can take a train from Nice-Ville to Trieste Centrale via Ventimiglia, Genova P.Za Principe, and Venezia Mestre in around 10h 23m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Nice Airport to Trieste once daily. Tickets cost €40–100 and the journey takes 11h 35m.
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- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–150
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
- €75–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €390–800
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- 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 Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- 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 Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
- +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
- €23–25
- 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/
- 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
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- 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
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- €31–34
- Private
- €95–170
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More Questions & Answers
Nice to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Trieste station.
Nice to Trieste train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Genova P.Za Principe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Trieste is 709 km. It takes approximately 6h 41m to drive from Nice to Trieste.
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