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There are 12 ways to get from Rotterdam to Trieste by train, plane, shuttle, car, car train, bus, night train, or train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia)

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle

    best
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane AMS - VCE
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centraleshuttle bus
    6h 34m
    €305–644

  2. Train, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the nighttrain from Utrecht Centraal to Salzburg Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain train Ic
    4. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centraletrain train Rjx / ...
    20h 27m
    €106–286

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Triestecar car
    15h 20m
    €230–322

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Ljubljana bus stationbus bus N885
    2. Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Triestebus bus N482 / ...
    22h 21m
    €124–183

  5. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane AMS - LJU
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centraleshuttle bus
    5h 56m
    €280–584

  6. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane BRU - LJU
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centraleshuttle bus
    6h 51m
    €266–518

  7. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane BRU - VCE
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centraleshuttle bus
    7h 44m
    €296–608

  8. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane AMS - ZAG
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Trieste Centraleshuttle bus
    7h 57m
    €146–766

  9. Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Treviso Airport

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Charleroi-Centraltrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Treviso Airport (TSF)plane plane CRL - TSF
    4. Take the train from Treviso Centrale to Trieste Centraletrain train
    9h 36m
    €123–344

  10. Train via Turin

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain train
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susatrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centraletrain train Fr
    15h 28m
    €342–635

  11. Train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlotrain train
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain train Drf
    4. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centraletrain train Rjx / ...
    22h 20m
    €113–251

  12. Drive  1,212.6 km

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Triestecar car 1,212.6 km
    12h 48m
    €253–365

Rotterdam to Trieste by bus

Calendar7Weekly Buses
Duration22h 21mAverage Duration
Ticket€124Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,162.8 km
  • Duration: 6h 34m

What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Trieste, Italy?

You can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Trieste via Ljubljana bus station in around 22h 21m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Trieste Centrale via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Torino Porta Susa in around 15h 28m.

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