There are 13 ways to get from Trieste to Edinburgh by plane, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, night train, shuttle, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 38m£68–504Train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
19h 44m£388–737Bus, 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 541 / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
38h 24m£254–500Train, night train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Udinetrain Re
- Take the night train from Udine to Rosenheimnighttrain Nj
- Take the night train 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
28h 44m£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 39m£217–527Shuttle 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 26m£223–574Fly 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 18m£79–609Bus 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
7h 50m£127–445Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale 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
8h 57m£71–226Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu 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
20h 40m£410–689Bus
- 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 Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
39h 15m£518–1,528Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Trieste to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
22h 51m£399–539Drive, 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 53m£298–462
Trieste to Edinburgh by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trieste to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £70 - £230 and takes 8h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Trieste to Edinburgh is to shuttle and fly which takes 6h 39m and costs £210 - £550.
No, there is no direct bus from Trieste to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Trieste Centrale and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Kranj AP, Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana, Munich central bus station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Trieste to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Trieste Centrale and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Udine, Rosenheim, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 44m.
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 44m and costs £380 - £750.
It takes approximately 8h 38m 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 38m and costs £65 - £550. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £380 - £750 and takes 19h 44m, you could also bus, which costs £500 - £1,600 and takes 39h 15m.
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, Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon - Van Gogh, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 19h 44m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–270
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–270
Flights from Pula Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–310
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–270
- 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
- £50–170
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–120
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- 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
- £55–210
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £29–130
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–340
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–240
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–250
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Pula Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Pula Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–140
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Trieste Centrale to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
- £120–180
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £170–240
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
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
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- £15–23
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Trieste Centrale to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Udine to Rosenheim
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £24–83
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £82–83
- Couchette Carriage
- £50–60
- Seating Carriage
- £24–29
Night train from Rosenheim to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £90–110
- Couchette Carriage
- £65–80
- Seating Carriage
- £40–50
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Trieste to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–170
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/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
- £110–290
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- £176
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £170–430
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Bus from Trieste Centrale to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- £60
- Private
- £178
Bus from Trieste Centrale to Kranj, Avtobusna Postaja Kranj
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £26–280
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- £26
- Private
- £108
Bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Munich Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £380–950
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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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 8:39 PM in Trieste and 7:39 PM in Edinburgh.
Trieste to Edinburgh train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Torino Porta Susa station.
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