There are 3 ways to get from Trieste to Istria by train, bus, or car
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Trieste to Istria by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trieste to Istria is to train which costs €8 - €22 and takes 2h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Trieste to Istria is to drive which takes 1h 32m and costs €17 - €26.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Trieste and arriving at Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 55m.
The distance between Trieste and Istria is 125 km. The road distance is 115.3 km.
The best way to get from Trieste to Istria without a car is to bus which takes 3h 55m and costs €13 - €55.
It takes approximately 2h 50m to get from Trieste to Istria, including transfers.
Trieste to Istria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Trieste station.
The best way to get from Trieste to Istria is to train which takes 2h 50m and costs €8 - €22. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €13 - €55 and takes 3h 55m.
Trieste to Istria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Yes, the driving distance between Trieste to Istria is 115 km. It takes approximately 1h 32m to drive from Trieste to Istria.
What companies run services between Trieste, Italy and Istria, Croatia?
HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP) operates a train from Hrpelje-Kozina to Pula once a week. Tickets cost €6–9 and the journey takes 2h 31m. Slovenske železnice (SŽ) also services this route once a week. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Trieste to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor 3 times a day. Tickets cost €15–27 and the journey takes 3h 55m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Hrpelje-Kozina to Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Hrpelje-Kozina to Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- €7–12
- Regional Train Ticket
- €10–12
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- €15–18
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Trieste to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- brioni@brioni.hr
- Website
- brioni.hr
Bus from Trieste to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
- Phone
- + 385 (0)52 383 000
- fils@fils.hr
- Website
- fils.hr
Bus from Trieste to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.fils.hr/
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