There are 8 ways to get from Trieste (Region) to Split by bus, train, ferry, car ferry, car, shuttle, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Trieste to Split, Autobusni Kolodvorbus N535
9h 12mDrive 420 km
cheapest- Drive from Trieste (Region) to Splitcar 420 km
5h 30m€65–94Train
- Take the train from Pivka to Rijekatrain 481
- Take the train from Rijeka to Ostarijetrain Re
- Take the train from Ostarije to Splittrain Ic
12h 48mFerry, Catamaran, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Barcola to Trieste Portferry
- Take the ferry from Trieste Port to Port of Mali Losinjferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Mali Losinj to Port of Zadarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconaferry 51
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Splitcarferry
26h 40m€203–485Bus via Rijeka
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Split Bus Stationbus Arriva
11h 21m€70–272Shuttle, shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Split Airport (SPU)plane ZAG - SPU
5h 50m€110–616Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Split Airport (SPU)plane TRS - SPU
7h 29m€109–270Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Split Airport (SPU)plane LJU - SPU
8h 40m€135–591
Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Split Airport (SPU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trieste (Region) to Split is to drive which costs €60 - €95 and takes 5h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Trieste (Region) to Split is to drive which takes 5h 30m and costs €60 - €95.
No, there is no direct bus from Trieste (Region) to Split. However, there are services departing from piazzale 11 settembre and arriving at Split, Autobusni Kolodvor via Trieste. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 12m.
No, there is no direct ferry from Trieste (Region) to Split. However, there are services departing from Barcola and arriving at Port of Split via Trieste Port, Port of Mali Losinj, Port of Zadar and Port of Ancona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Trieste (Region) to Split. However, there are services departing from Villa Opicina and arriving at Split via Pivka, Rijeka and Ostarije. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 48m.
The distance between Trieste (Region) and Split is 452 km. The road distance is 420 km.
The best way to get from Trieste (Region) to Split without a car is to bus which takes 9h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 12m to get from Trieste (Region) to Split, including transfers.
Trieste (Region) to Split bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, depart from Trieste station.
Trieste (Region) to Split train services, operated by SŽ - Potniški promet, d.o.o., depart from Pivka station.
What companies run services between Trieste (Region), Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy and Split, Croatia?
FlixBus-eu operates a bus from Trieste to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor 5 times a week, and the journey takes 8h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Villa Opicina to Split via Pivka, Rijeka, and Ostarije in around 12h 48m.
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–85
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Split Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–85
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Split Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Ljubljana to Split Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Ljubljana to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–490
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–85
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Split Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Split Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Split Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Split Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- slo-zeleznice.si
Train from Pivka to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Trieste to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €31–200
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €31
- Private
- €138
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €32–320
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €32
- Private
- €150
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €31–260
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €31
- Private
- €138
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–35
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- brioni@brioni.hr
- Website
- brioni.hr
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
- Phone
- +386 40 121 900
- mamut.slovenija@gmail.com
- Website
- slovenija.eu.com
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- €170
- 4-8 persons
- €220
- Phone
- +39 040361913
- info@delfinoverde.it
- Website
- delfinoverde.it
Ferry from Barcola to Trieste Port
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5
- Schedules at
- delfinoverde.it
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Trieste Port to Port of Mali Losinj
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Phone
- +385 21 645 476
- luka@krilo.hr
- Website
- krilo.hr
Ferry from Port of Mali Losinj to Port of Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.krilo.hr/en/
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Split
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Phone
- +39 081 428 5555
- booking@snav.it
- Website
- snav.it
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Split
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Schedules at
- snav.it
- Passenger
- €40
- Vehicle
- €60
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More Questions & Answers
The best way to get from Trieste (Region) to Split is to bus which takes 9h 12m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 12h 48m, you could also fly, which costs €100 - €270 and takes 7h 29m.
Trieste (Region) to Split bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, arrive at Split, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Trieste (Region) to Split train services, operated by SŽ - Potniški promet, d.o.o., arrive at Rijeka station.
Yes, the driving distance between Trieste (Region) to Split is 420 km. It takes approximately 5h 30m to drive from Trieste (Region) to Split.
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