There are 12 ways to get from Trieste to Edinburgh by plane, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, night train, shuttle, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane TRS - EDI
8h 36m£63–194Train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
19h 59m£465–820Bus, train
- Take the bus from Trieste to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 400 / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
38h 25m£272–552Train, night train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Udinetrain Re
- Take the nighttrain from Udine to Rosenheimnighttrain Nj
- Take the nighttrain from Rosenheim to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
29h 6m£293–571Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LJU - EDI
6h 37m£227–562Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane VCE - EDI
7h 24m£243–616Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane TRS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 17m£74–249Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Grtrain
- Take the train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BLQ - EDI
9h 18m£71–262Bus to Pula Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Pula Airport (PUY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PUY - EDI
8h 44m£123–407Bus
- Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Kranj, Avtobusna Postaja Kranjbus
- Take the bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Munich Hbfbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to St Andrew's Housebus
39h 59m£563–1,621Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Trieste to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
22h 53m£393–531Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Trieste to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
23h 54m£283–463
Trieste to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trieste to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £60 - £200 and takes 8h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Trieste to Edinburgh is to shuttle and fly which takes 6h 37m and costs £220 - £600.
No, there is no direct bus from Trieste to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Trieste Centrale and arriving at St Andrew's House via Kranj AP, Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana, Munich central bus station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Trieste to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Trieste Centrale and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Torino Porta Susa, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, Lille Europe and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 59m.
The distance between Trieste and Edinburgh is 1043 miles.
The best way to get from Trieste to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 19h 59m and costs £460 - £850.
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from Trieste to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Trieste to Edinburgh bus services, operated by GoOpti, depart from Trieste Centrale station.
Trieste to Edinburgh train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Trieste Centrale station.
The best way to get from Trieste to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 8h 36m and costs £60 - £200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £460 - £850 and takes 19h 59m, you could also bus, which costs £550 - £1,700 and takes 39h 59m.
What companies run services between Trieste, Italy and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Ryanair, Air Dolomiti, and three other airlines fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Trieste Centrale to Edinburgh Waverley via Torino Porta Susa, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 19h 59m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–260
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–260
Flights from Pula Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–320
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–240
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–110
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Pula Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–140
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–11
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–26
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Trieste Centrale to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £180–320
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £180–260
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Trieste Centrale to Udine
- *
- £15–22
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- *
- £10–16
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Trieste Centrale to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Udine to Rosenheim
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £24–82
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £81–82
- Couchette Carriage
- £50–60
- Seating Carriage
- £24–29
Night train from Rosenheim to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £90–110
- Couchette Carriage
- £65–80
- Seating Carriage
- £40–50
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–20
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–29
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Trieste to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–55
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £120–330
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- £175
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £180–480
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Trieste Centrale to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £59–270
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- £59
- Private
- £177
Bus from Trieste Centrale to Kranj, Avtobusna Postaja Kranj
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £26–310
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- £26
- Private
- £107
Bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Munich Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £410–1,100
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to St Andrew's House
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Trieste to Edinburgh bus services, operated by GoOpti, arrive at Kranj, Avtobusna Postaja Kranj station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Trieste. It is currently 10:03 AM in Trieste and 9:03 AM in Edinburgh.
Trieste to Edinburgh train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Torino Porta Susa station.
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