There are 10 ways to get from Trieste to Zurich by shuttle, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, or car
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Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Zurich Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LJU - ZRH
4h 56mCHF 114–394Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Trieste to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus 402 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Zurich Bus Stationbus 519 / ...
9h 51mCHF 18–76Train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
8h 33mCHF 104–177Train, night train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Villach Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the night train from Villach Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
13h 49mCHF 38–292Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VCE - ZRH
5h 38mCHF 103–438Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane TRS - ZRH
7h 5mCHF 80–173Shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ZAG - ZRH
7h 6mCHF 117–534Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane TRS - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain
7h 23mCHF 126–284Train via Milan
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
8h 35mCHF 77–182Drive 594.3 km
- Drive from Trieste to Zurichcar 594.3 km
7h 55mCHF 93–135
Trieste to Zurich by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trieste to Zurich is to bus which costs SFr 18 - SFr 80 and takes 9h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Trieste to Zurich is to shuttle and fly which takes 4h 56m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 400.
No, there is no direct bus from Trieste to Zurich station. However, there are services departing from Trieste and arriving at Zurich Bus Station via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Trieste to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Trieste Centrale and arriving at Zuerich Hb via Venezia Mestre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 33m.
The distance between Trieste and Zurich is 599 km. The road distance is 594.3 km.
The best way to get from Trieste to Zurich without a car is to train which takes 8h 33m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 180.
It takes approximately 4h 56m to get from Trieste to Zurich, including transfers.
Trieste to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Trieste station.
Trieste to Zurich train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Trieste Centrale station.
The best way to get from Trieste to Zurich is to train which takes 8h 33m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 18 - SFr 80 and takes 9h 51m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 80 - SFr 180 and takes 7h 5m.
What companies run services between Trieste, Italy and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Trieste Centrale to Zuerich Hb via Venezia Mestre in around 8h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Trieste to Zurich Bus Station via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 9h 51m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–260
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–270
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–180
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–360
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport via Hannover
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–360
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–360
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–360
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–260
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–270
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–180
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–200
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–360
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–260
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–27
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–24
- 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
- CHF 11–24
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 100–150
- 2nd Class
- CHF 95–130
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–95
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–70
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 35–55
- 2nd Class
- CHF 45–60
Train from Trieste Centrale to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 28–45
Train from Trieste Centrale to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Villach Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–243
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 238–243
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 130–150
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 45–60
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Night train from Villach Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–40
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/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
- CHF 28–160
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- CHF 28–31
- Private
- CHF 85–160
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 31–230
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- CHF 31–35
- Private
- CHF 120–230
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–320
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- CHF 35–41
- Private
- CHF 150–320
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Trieste to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Trieste to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Trieste to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–21
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–40
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Trieste to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–28
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–28
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Trieste to Zurich bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Trieste to Zurich train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Venezia Mestre station.
Yes, the driving distance between Trieste to Zurich is 594 km. It takes approximately 7h 55m to drive from Trieste to Zurich.
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