There are 12 ways to get from Trieste to Rotterdam by shuttle, plane, train, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, or car train
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Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
best- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane LJU - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
5h 35m€261–656Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Trieste to Ljubljana bus stationbus 402 / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Rotterdam Central Stationbus N885
22h 30m€96–162Train via Turin
- 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 Rotterdam Centraaltrain
15h 6m€312–648Drive 1,214.8 km
- Drive from Trieste to Rotterdamcar 1,214.8 km
12h 51m€220–318Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane VCE - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 22m€290–744Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)plane TRS - RTM
4h 27m€263–917Bus to Pula Airport, fly to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Pula Airport (PUY) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)plane PUY - RTM
5h 59m€332–1,134Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane LJU - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
7h 17m€261–608Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane VCE - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
8h 9m€275–736Train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Villach Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Rotterdam Blaaktrain
18h 57m€120–616Bus, train
- Take the bus from Trieste Autostazione to Hauptbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Villach Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbftrain Drf
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Rotterdam Blaaktrain
21h 46m€137–285Drive, car train
- Drive from Trieste to Kufsteincar
- Take the car train from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain
- Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Rotterdamcar
14h 25m€219–307
Trieste to Rotterdam by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trieste to Rotterdam is to bus which costs €95 - €170 and takes 22h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Trieste to Rotterdam is to fly which takes 4h 27m and costs €260 - €950.
No, there is no direct bus from Trieste to Rotterdam station. However, there are services departing from Trieste and arriving at Rotterdam Central Station via Ljubljana bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Trieste to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Trieste Centrale and arriving at Rotterdam Centraal via Torino Porta Susa, Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 6m.
The distance between Trieste and Rotterdam is 1145 km. The road distance is 1214.8 km.
The best way to get from Trieste to Rotterdam without a car is to train via Turin which takes 15h 6m and costs €310 - €650.
It takes approximately 5h 35m to get from Trieste to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Trieste to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Trieste station.
Trieste to Rotterdam train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Trieste Centrale station.
The best way to get from Trieste to Rotterdam is to train via Turin which takes 15h 6m and costs €310 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €170 and takes 22h 30m, you could also fly, which costs €260 - €950 and takes 4h 27m.
What companies run services between Trieste, Italy and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Trieste Centrale to Rotterdam Centraal via Torino Porta Susa, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 15h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Trieste to Rotterdam Central Station via Ljubljana bus station in around 22h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Ljubljana to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Ljubljana to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Ljubljana to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–450
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Ljubljana to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–350
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Ljubljana to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–450
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Pula Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–650
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Ljubljana to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–450
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Rotterdam Blaak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- 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
- €150–250
- 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
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
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
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €30–45
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Trieste Centrale to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Villach Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €170–470
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Villach Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
Train from Villach Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=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
- €130–340
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €204
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €200–500
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Bus from Trieste Centrale to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €69–280
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €69
- Private
- €206
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Trieste to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Trieste to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Trieste to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +43 5 17 17
- service@postbus.at
- Website
- postbus.at
Bus from Trieste Autostazione to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.postbus.at/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Trieste to Rotterdam bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ljubljana bus station.
Trieste to Rotterdam train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Torino Porta Susa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Trieste to Rotterdam is 1215 km. It takes approximately 12h 51m to drive from Trieste to Rotterdam.
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