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How to get fromBruges to Triesteby train, plane, shuttle, train (Eurostar, Trenitalia), bus, car, or car train

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There are 12 ways to get from Bruges to Trieste by train, plane, shuttle, train (Eurostar, Trenitalia), bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle

    best
    1. Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane BRU - LJU
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centraleshuttle bus
    6h 33m
    €267–525

  2. Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Treviso Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bruges to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train
    2. Take the bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Treviso Airport (TSF)plane plane CRL - TSF
    4. Take the train from Treviso Centrale to Trieste Centraletrain train
    10h 15m
    €75–279

  3. Train via Chambéry

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain train
    3. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Trieste Centraletrain train Fr
    15h 56m
    €440–730

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bruges to Brussels-North train stationbus bus 819
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Maribor bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Trieste Centralebus bus
    25h 16m
    €409–643

  5. Drive  1,226.8 km

    1. Drive from Bruges to Triestecar car 1,226.8 km
    13h 16m
    €222–321

  6. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane BRU - VCE
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centraleshuttle bus
    7h 26m
    €297–605

  7. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane BRU - ZAG
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Trieste Centraleshuttle bus
    8h 49m
    €143–757

  8. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane AMS - VCE
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centraleshuttle bus
    9h 22m
    €329–678

  9. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane AMS - LJU
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centraleshuttle bus
    8h 44m
    €304–618

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Bruges to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Triestecar car
    16h 24m
    €224–313

  11. Train

    1. Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbftrain train Nj / ...
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain train Ic
    4. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centraletrain train Rjx / ...
    21h 7m
    €235–435

  12. Bus, shuttle

    1. Take the bus from Bruges Sint-Michiels Station West to Charleroi Airportbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus bus
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Luxembourg to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljanashuttle bus
    4. Take the bus from Kranj, Avtobusna Postaja Kranj to Trieste Centralebus bus
    18h 40m
    €683–1,038

Bruges to Trieste by train

Calendar2Weekly Trains
Duration15h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket€440Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,123.9 km
  • Duration: 6h 33m

What companies run services between Bruges, Belgium and Trieste, Italy?

You can take a train from Bruges to Trieste Centrale via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, and Milano Centrale in around 15h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bruges to Trieste Centrale via Brussels-North train station, Maribor bus station, and Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja in around 25h 16m.

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