There are 11 ways to get from Trieste to Edinburgh by shuttle, plane, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- 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 39m£122–389Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane TRS - EDI
7h 13m£59–265Train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Marne La Vallee Chessytrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
19h 52m£279–846Bus
- Take the bus from Trieste to Frankfurt central train stationbus 127
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
36h 10m£77–138Train, night train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Udinetrain Re
- Take the night train from Udine to Salzburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the night train from Salzburg Hbf 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
27h 47m£218–893Shuttle 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 11m£85–390Fly 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
10h 8m£86–183Train to Treviso Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Treviso Centraletrain
- Fly from Treviso Airport (TSF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane TSF - EDI
10h 47m£79–249Bus, train
- Take the bus from Trieste to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Sheffield Interchange/E2bus 560 / ...
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
40h 6m£103–351Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Trieste to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
22h 53mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Trieste to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
23h 59m£301–455
Trieste to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trieste to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £75 - £140 and takes 36h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Trieste to Edinburgh is to shuttle and fly which takes 6h 39m and costs £120 - £390.
No, there is no direct bus from Trieste to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Trieste and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Frankfurt and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 10m.
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, Marne La Vallee Chessy, Lille Europe and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 52m.
The distance between Trieste and Edinburgh is 1106 miles.
The best way to get from Trieste to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 19h 52m and costs £270 - £850.
It takes approximately 6h 39m to get from Trieste to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Trieste to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Trieste 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 train which takes 19h 52m and costs £270 - £850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £75 - £140 and takes 36h 10m, you could also fly, which costs £55 - £270 and takes 7h 13m.
What companies run services between Trieste, Italy and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Trieste Centrale to Edinburgh Waverley via Torino Porta Susa, Marne La Vallee Chessy, Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 19h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Trieste to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Frankfurt and London Victoria in around 36h 10m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–180
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–310
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £120–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- £50–75
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £50–75
- Comfort
- £55–80
- Premium
- £80–110
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–130
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Trieste Centrale to Treviso Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Trieste Centrale to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £15–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- £15–23
Train from Trieste Centrale to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Udine to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–228
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £225–228
- Couchette Carriage
- £110–130
- Seating Carriage
- £30–40
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £220–240
- Couchette Carriage
- £130–160
- Seating Carriage
- £60–80
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £27–150
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- £27–30
- Private
- £80–150
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £30–220
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- £30–33
- Private
- £120–220
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Trieste to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Sheffield Interchange/E2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Trieste to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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Trieste to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Trieste. It is currently 9:28 PM in Trieste and 8:28 PM in Edinburgh.
Trieste to Edinburgh train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Torino Porta Susa station.
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