There are 9 ways to get from Ulm to Istria by bus, train, night train, ferry, car ferry, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Ulm, Eberhard-Finckh-Straße to Verona Porta Nuova Stationbus
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the bus from Venezia Mestre to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus
11h 23m€125–183Train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to Zadar Airport, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOBtrain
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane FMM - ZAD
- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Pulaferry
12h 10m€72–386Train
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 62 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Pulatrain
14h 16m€99–251Night train, line 2 ferry, car ferry
- Take the nighttrain from Ulm Hbf to Venezia S. Lucianighttrain Nj
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the carferry from Port of Venice to Port of Pulacarferry
16h 2m€132–207Drive 666.9 km
- Drive from Ulm to Pulacar 666.9 km
7h 59m€99–142Bus
- Take the bus from Ulm to Munich central bus stationbus 336 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich Hbf to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljanabus
- Take the bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus
11h 26m€800–1,367Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane MUC - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Novigrad
8h 57m€148–695Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Rijeka Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane MUC - RJK
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pazin, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
7h 25m€199–477Train, ferry, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain
- Take the ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquaiferry
- Take the train from Romanshorn to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane ZRH - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Novigrad
11h 7m€168–786
Ulm to Istria by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ulm to Istria is to drive which costs €95 - €150 and takes 7h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Ulm to Istria is to train and fly and bus which takes 7h 25m and costs €190 - €480.
No, there is no direct bus from Ulm to Istria. However, there are services departing from Ulm and arriving at Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor via Munich Hbf and Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 26m.
No, there is no direct train from Ulm to Istria. However, there are services departing from Ulm Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Pula via Salzburg Hbf, Villach Hbf and Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 16m.
The distance between Ulm and Istria is 909 km. The road distance is 666.9 km.
The best way to get from Ulm to Istria without a car is to bus and train which takes 11h 23m and costs €120 - €190.
It takes approximately 11h 23m to get from Ulm to Istria, including transfers.
Ulm to Istria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ulm station.
Ulm to Istria train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Ulm Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Ulm to Istria is to train which takes 14h 16m and costs €95 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €800 - €1400 and takes 11h 26m.
What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Istria, Croatia?
You can take a train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pula via Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, Villach Hbf, and Ljubljana in around 14h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ulm to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor via Munich Hbf and Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana in around 11h 26m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–390
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rijeka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–400
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–250
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rijeka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
Night train from Ulm Hbf to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €22–27
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Ljubljana to Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Romanshorn to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Ulm, Eberhard-Finckh-Straße to Verona Porta Nuova Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- + 385 (0)52 383 000
- fils@fils.hr
- Website
- fils.hr
Bus from Venezia Mestre to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- fils.hr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ulm to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Ulm to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Munich Hbf to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €490–850
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €300–500
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Novigrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €33–420
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €33
- Private
- €182
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Novigrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €33–420
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €33
- Private
- €182
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- brioni@brioni.hr
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pazin, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–13
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pazin, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €1–11
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- polet@polet.hr
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pazin, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
Ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- ACTV — Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- db.ferry@kompas-travel.com
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €79
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 3640-0
- info@bsb.de
- Website
- bsb.de
Ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquai
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Schedules at
- bsb.de
- Phone
- +41 71 466 78 88
- info@sbsag.ch
- Website
- Schweizerische Bodensee-Schifffahrt Ag
Ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquai
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Bodensee-Schifffahrt Ag
- Phone
- +385 21 645 476
- luka@krilo.hr
- Website
- Kapetan Luka
Ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–95
- Website
- Kapetan Luka
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Booking & Getting There
Ulm to Istria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Ulm to Istria train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Salzburg Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ulm to Istria is 667 km. It takes approximately 7h 59m to drive from Ulm to Istria.
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