There are 11 ways to get from Rotterdam to Trieste by plane, train (TGV, Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, shuttle, car, or car train
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Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
best- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane RTM - TRS
2h 36m€113–635Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Ljubljana bus stationbus N885
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Triestebus N862 / ...
22h 14m€94–157Train via Turin
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Airport Charles de Gaulletrain
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
14h 30m€277–503Train, night train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the night train from Utrecht Centraal to Salzburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centraletrain Rjx
20h 41m€106–288Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane AMS - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
5h 48m€136–583Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane AMS - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
6h 41m€241–623Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane BRU - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
6h 33m€157–565Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane BRU - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
7h 31m€257–675Drive, car train
- Drive from Rotterdam to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Triestecar
15h 35m€212–293Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schwarzach-St.Veittrain Drf
- Take the train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centraletrain Rjx
21h 25m€99–288Drive 1,212.7 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Triestecar 1,212.7 km
12h 48m€213–308
Rotterdam to Trieste by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Trieste is to bus which costs €90 - €160 and takes 22h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Trieste is to fly which takes 2h 36m and costs €110 - €650.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam station to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Central Station and arriving at Trieste via Ljubljana bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Trieste Centrale via Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy and Torino Porta Susa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 30m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Trieste is 981 km. The road distance is 1212.7 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Trieste without a car is to train via Turin which takes 14h 30m and costs €270 - €550.
It takes approximately 2h 36m to get from Rotterdam to Trieste, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Trieste train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Trieste is to fly which takes 2h 36m and costs €110 - €650. Alternatively, you can train via Turin, which costs €270 - €550 and takes 14h 30m, you could also bus, which costs €90 - €160 and takes 22h 14m.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Trieste, Italy?
Transavia Holland flies from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Trieste Centrale via Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy and Torino Porta Susa in around 14h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Brussels Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Brussels Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Brussels Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–460
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–460
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Airport Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Utrecht Centraal to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–100
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–90
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €75–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €17–21
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- 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 Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- 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 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
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €21–35
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- 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 daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €31–260
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €31
- Private
- €138
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €160–380
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
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Rotterdam to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ljubljana bus station.
Rotterdam to Trieste train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Airport Charles de Gaulle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Trieste is 1213 km. It takes approximately 12h 48m to drive from Rotterdam to Trieste.
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