There are 10 ways to get from Trieste to Heidelberg by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, train (Trenitalia), or car train
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Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, train
best- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane TRS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 13m€121–339Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Trieste to Frankfurt central train stationbus 127 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Heidelberg Pre Waypointbus 108 / ...
16h 1m€59–120Train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Villach Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Heidelberg Hbftrain Ice
11h 13m€65–146Drive 735.3 km
- Drive from Trieste to Heidelbergcar 735.3 km
8h 18m€113–163Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LJU - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 49m€132–472Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane VCE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 36m€131–543Shuttle to Graz Airport, fly, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Graz Airport
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane GRZ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 49m€157–1,214Shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZAG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 4m€141–657Train via Munich
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain Re
- Take the train from Venezia Santa Lucia Station to München Osttrain 89
- Take the train from München Ost to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain 62
15h 19m€101–196Drive, car train
- Drive from Trieste to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Würzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Heidelbergcar
7h 21m€141–188
Trieste to Heidelberg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trieste to Heidelberg is to bus which costs €55 - €120 and takes 16h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Trieste to Heidelberg is to fly and train which takes 5h 13m and costs €120 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Trieste to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Trieste and arriving at Heidelberg Pre Waypoint via Frankfurt central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Trieste to Heidelberg. However, there are services departing from Trieste Centrale and arriving at Heidelberg Hbf via Villach Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 13m.
The distance between Trieste and Heidelberg is 717 km. The road distance is 735.3 km.
The best way to get from Trieste to Heidelberg without a car is to train which takes 11h 13m and costs €65 - €150.
It takes approximately 5h 13m to get from Trieste to Heidelberg, including transfers.
Trieste to Heidelberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Trieste station.
Trieste to Heidelberg train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Trieste Centrale station.
The best way to get from Trieste to Heidelberg is to train which takes 11h 13m and costs €65 - €150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €120 and takes 16h 1m.
What companies run services between Trieste, Italy and Heidelberg, Germany?
You can take a train from Trieste Centrale to Heidelberg Hbf via Villach Hbf in around 11h 13m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Trieste to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint via Frankfurt central train station in around 16h 1m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–480
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–480
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Graz Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–450
Flights from Graz Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–450
Flights from Graz Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Graz Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–450
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Villach Hbf to Heidelberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Venezia Santa Lucia Station to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Ost to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €23–40
Train from Trieste Centrale to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–45
Train from Trieste Centrale to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- 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
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Heidelberg Pre Waypoint
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €31–170
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €31–34
- Private
- €95–170
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €34–260
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €34–38
- Private
- €140–260
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €40–800
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €40–44
- Private
- €220–800
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–350
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €35–45
- Private
- €170–350
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More Questions & Answers
Trieste to Heidelberg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Trieste to Heidelberg train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Villach Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Trieste to Heidelberg is 735 km. It takes approximately 8h 18m to drive from Trieste to Heidelberg.
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