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There are 13 ways to get from Brussels to Istria by plane, bus, car, car train, shuttle, or train

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  1. Fly Brussels Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane plane BRU - TRS
    2. Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    8h 6m
    €148–524

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Centraltrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Treviso Airport (TSF)plane plane CRL - TSF
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Treviso, Aeroporto to Novigradshuttle bus
    9h
    €78–636

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Brussels to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Pulacar car
    16h 38m
    €221–307

  4. Bus, shuttle

    1. Take the bus from Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès to Milano - Famagostabus bus
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Milano Centrale Station to Pula railway Stattionshuttle bus
    21h 46m
    €198–1,295

  5. Drive  1,249.2 km

    1. Drive from Brussels to Pulacar car 1,249.2 km
    13h 45m
    €200–289

  6. Fly Brussels Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane BRU - VCE
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Novigradshuttle bus
    7h 36m
    €99–639

  7. Fly Brussels Airport to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus

    1. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane BRU - LJU
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centraleshuttle bus
    3. Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    6h 59m
    €283–714

  8. Fly Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle, bus

    1. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane BRU - ZAG
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijekashuttle bus
    3. Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pazin, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    8h 35m
    €348–637

  9. Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Centraltrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane plane CRL - TRS
    3. Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    7h 20m
    €127–541

  10. Train, bus via Turin

    1. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nordtrain train
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susatrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centraletrain train Fr
    4. Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    17h 18m
    €342–884

  11. Train

    1. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train 62
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain train Ic
    4. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain train 19 / ...
    5. Take the train from Ljubljana to Pulatrain train
    20h 35m
    €187–421

  12. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Salzburg Hbftrain train Nj / ...
    2. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain train Ic
    3. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain train 19 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Ljubljana - Avtobusna Postaja to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    20h 44m
    €509–840

  13. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Zagrebbus bus N884
    2. Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus Arriva
    25h 33m
    €176–233

Brussels to Istria by train

Calendar2Weekly Trains
Duration20h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket€187Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,017.2 km
  • Duration: 8h 6m

What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Istria, Croatia?

You can take a train from Brussels-Nord to Pula via Frankfurt, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, Villach Hbf, and Ljubljana in around 20h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Brussels-North train station to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor via Zagreb and Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor in around 25h 33m.

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