There are 11 ways to get from Trieste to Tarragona by plane, train, train (Trenitalia, Renfe), bus, car ferry, shuttle, or car
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Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, train
best- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane TRS - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
6h 48m€56–194Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
cheapest- 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 Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BLQ - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
9h 16m€51–232Train
- 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 Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain R15 / ...
17h 9m€149–260Bus
- Take the bus from Trieste to Paduabus 977 / ...
- Take the bus from Padova to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Tarragonabus
23h 48mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Genova P.Za Principetrain Fr
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the train from Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia to Tarragonatrain Re
30h 26m€137–307Shuttle 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 Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane VCE - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
8h 1m€64–386Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LJU - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
7h 29m€109–385Shuttle, shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane ZAG - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
8h 59m€118–553Train to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane VRN - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
9h 11m€81–272Bus, train
- Take the bus from Trieste to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charlesbus
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain R15 / ...
24h 39m€101–198Drive 1,404.2 km
- Drive from Trieste to Tarragonacar 1,404.2 km
14h 46m€218–314
Trieste to Tarragona by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trieste to Tarragona is to fly and train which costs €55 - €200 and takes 6h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Trieste to Tarragona is to fly and train which takes 6h 48m and costs €55 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Trieste to Tarragona. However, there are services departing from Trieste and arriving at Tarragona via Padova and Barcelona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Trieste to Tarragona. However, there are services departing from Trieste Centrale and arriving at Tarragona via Torino Porta Susa, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 9m.
The distance between Trieste and Tarragona is 1178 km. The road distance is 1404.2 km.
The best way to get from Trieste to Tarragona without a car is to train which takes 17h 9m and costs €140 - €260.
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Trieste to Tarragona, including transfers.
Trieste to Tarragona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Trieste station.
Trieste to Tarragona train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Trieste Centrale station.
The best way to get from Trieste to Tarragona is to train which takes 17h 9m and costs €140 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 23h 48m.
What companies run services between Trieste, Italy and Tarragona, Spain?
You can take a train from Trieste Centrale to Tarragona via Torino Porta Susa, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona Sants in around 17h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Trieste to Tarragona via Padua, Padova, Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord, and Barcelona in around 23h 48m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–110
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–110
Flights from Ljubljana to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Ljubljana to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Ljubljana to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–120
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–85
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- accesibilidad@renfe.es
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban
Train from Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- rodalies.gencat.cat
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
Train from Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €30–45
- Smart Flex
- €35–45
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €14–19
- Smart Flex
- €15–20
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Trieste to Padua
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Trieste to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Barcelona to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
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 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 Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €30–32
- Private
- €70–140
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €32–220
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €32–36
- Private
- €110–220
- Phone
- +386 40 121 900
- mamut.slovenija@gmail.com
- Website
- slovenija.eu.com
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €170–220
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- €170
- 4-8 persons
- €220
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Seat
- €65–95
- Cabin
- €120–140
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More Questions & Answers
Trieste to Tarragona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Padua station.
Trieste to Tarragona train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Torino Porta Susa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Trieste to Tarragona is 1404 km. It takes approximately 14h 46m to drive from Trieste to Tarragona.
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