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How to get fromRotterdam to Triesteby train, plane, shuttle, car, car train, bus, night train or train (TGV, Trenitalia)

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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 (TGV, Trenitalia)

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

    best
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Ljubljana (LJU)planeAMS - LJU
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centraleshuttle
    5h 58m
    €145–459

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Ljubljana bus stationbusN885
    2. Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to TriestebusN907 / ...
    22h 9m
    €66–164

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Triestecar
    10h 16m
    €166–1,099

  4. Train, night train via Düsseldorf

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlotrain
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
    3. Take the night train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfnighttrain
    4. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Trieste CentraletrainRjx
    19h 33m
    €162–804

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

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)planeAMS - VCE
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centraleshuttle
    6h 36m
    €120–489

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

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam CS to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Ljubljana (LJU)planeBRU - LJU
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centraleshuttle
    6h 51m
    €155–455

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

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam CS to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)planeBRU - VCE
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centraleshuttle
    7h 44m
    €115–485

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

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)planeAMS - ZAG
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Trieste Centraleshuttle
    7h 59m
    €141–621

  9. Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Innsbruck Airport, train

    1. Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Innsbruck Airport (INN)planeRTM - INN
    2. Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Venezia Mestretrain
    3. Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain
    9h 31m
    €303–746

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta SusatrainTgv
    3. Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste CentraletrainFr
    15h 26m
    €174–613

  11. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to BischofshofentrainDrf
    3. Take the night train from Bischofshofen to UdinenighttrainNj
    4. Take the train from Udine to Trieste CentraletrainRe
    21h 58m

  12. Drive 1,212.6 km

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Triestecar1,212.6 km
    12h 46m
    €213–308

Rotterdam to Trieste by bus

Calendar7Weekly Buses
Duration22h 9mAverage Duration
Ticket€66Cheapest Price
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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 9m. 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 26m.

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