There are 10 ways to get from Trieste to Taranto by plane, train, train (Trenitalia), bus, ferry, shuttle, or car
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Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Brindisi Airport, train
best- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane TRS - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Tarantotrain
6h 28m€46–154Train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Tiburtinatrain
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Tarantotrain Fr
11h 44m€155–341Bus
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Stazione Mestrebus
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Taranto Via per San Giorgiobus Itabus
18h 12m€219–496Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Trieste to Split, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Split to Bariferry 56
- Take the bus from Bari Viale Unità d'Italia to Taranto Porto Mercantilebus 110
22h 9m€171–278Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane VCE - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Tarantotrain
7h 51m€218–562Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane TRS - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Altamura Via Materabus
- Take the bus from Altamura - Alberghiero to Gioia del Colle - Ospedalebus
- Take the train from Gioia Del Colle to Tarantotrain
8h 29m€48–154Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport (QSR)plane TRS - QSR
- Take the bus from Salerno Airport to Potenza, Terminal Busbus
- Take the train from Potenza Centrale to Tarantotrain
8h 4m€83–341Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane VCE - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Altamura Via Materabus
- Take the bus from Altamura - Alberghiero to Gioia del Colle - Ospedalebus
- Take the train from Gioia Del Colle to Tarantotrain
9h 57m€214–562Train via Senigallia (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Senigalliatrain Ic
- Take the train from Senigallia to Tarantotrain Ic
13h 12m€104–235Drive 981.2 km
- Drive from Trieste to Tarantocar 981.2 km
9h 55m€153–220
Trieste to Taranto by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trieste to Taranto is to fly and train which costs €45 - €160 and takes 6h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Trieste to Taranto is to fly and train which takes 6h 28m and costs €45 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Trieste to Taranto. However, there are services departing from Trieste, Autostazione and arriving at Taranto Via per San Giorgio via Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Trieste to Taranto. However, there are services departing from Trieste Centrale and arriving at Taranto via Venezia Mestre and Roma Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 44m.
The distance between Trieste and Taranto is 787 km. The road distance is 981.2 km.
The best way to get from Trieste to Taranto without a car is to train which takes 11h 44m and costs €150 - €350.
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Trieste to Taranto, including transfers.
Trieste to Taranto bus services, operated by GoOpti, depart from Trieste, Autostazione station.
Trieste to Taranto train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Trieste Centrale station.
The best way to get from Trieste to Taranto is to train which takes 11h 44m and costs €150 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €210 - €500 and takes 18h 12m.
What companies run services between Trieste, Italy and Taranto, Italy?
You can take a train from Trieste Centrale to Taranto via Venezia Mestre and Roma Tiburtina in around 11h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Taranto Via per San Giorgio via Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) in around 18h 12m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–130
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–85
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–120
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–110
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–130
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Brindisi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–450
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–450
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Gioia Del Colle to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Potenza Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Trieste Centrale to Senigallia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Senigallia to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Gioia Del Colle to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Potenza Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Gioia Del Colle to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Potenza Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Stazione Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €150–380
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €170–420
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Taranto Via per San Giorgio
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Trieste to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 800 07 9090
- Website
- fseonline.it
Bus from Bari Viale Unità d'Italia to Taranto Porto Mercantile
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Schedules at
- fseonline.it
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Altamura Via Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Book at
- marozzivt.it
- Phone
- 080/9752672
- stpbari@stpspa.it
- Website
- stpspa.it
Bus from Altamura - Alberghiero to Gioia del Colle - Ospedale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- stpspa.it
- Phone
- 0971 54673
- info@autolineeliscio.it
- Website
- autolineeliscio.it
Bus from Salerno Airport to Potenza, Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- autolineeliscio.it
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Split to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
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More Questions & Answers
Trieste to Taranto bus services, operated by GoOpti, arrive at Stazione Mestre station.
Trieste to Taranto train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Venezia Mestre station.
Yes, the driving distance between Trieste to Taranto is 981 km. It takes approximately 9h 55m to drive from Trieste to Taranto.
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