There are 14 ways to get from Cardiff to Trieste by train, plane, shuttle, bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane BRS - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
8h 6m€270–791Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Verona Villafranca Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane BRS - VRN
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Vicenzatrain
- Take the train from Vicenza to Trieste Centraletrain
9h 43m€107–368Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
25h 20m€285–603Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
29h 2m€244–467Train, night train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rosenheimnighttrain Nj
- Take the nighttrain from Rosenheim to Udinenighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Udine to Trieste Centraletrain Re
26h 8m€270–620Fly Cardiff Airport to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane CWL - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
9h 7m€243–860Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane LHR - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
7h 56m€339–830Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane STN - TRS
7h 56m€142–382Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane LHR - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain
9h 43m€195–510Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Pula Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane BRS - PUY
- Take the bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trieste Centralebus
9h 42m€150–593Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Triestebus
32h 32m€180–352Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich Hbf to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljanabus
- Take the bus from Kranj, Avtobusna Postaja Kranj to Trieste Centralebus
34h 43m€650–1,924Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Triestecar
18h 47m€398–525Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Triestecar
19h 56m€272–442
Cardiff to Trieste by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Trieste is to train and fly which costs €100 - €370 and takes 9h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Trieste is to train and fly which takes 7h 56m and costs €140 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Trieste via London Victoria, Dover and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Trieste Centrale via Paddington station, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Rosenheim and Udine. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 8m.
The distance between Cardiff and Trieste is 1532 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Trieste without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 25h 20m and costs €280 - €650.
It takes approximately 8h 6m to get from Cardiff to Trieste, including transfers.
Cardiff to Trieste bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Trieste train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
Cardiff to Trieste bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Trieste, Italy?
You can take a bus from Park Place to Trieste via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 32h 32m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Bristol Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Bristol Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Bristol Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Bristol Airport to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–470
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €105–120
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ljubljana via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Udine to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Vicenza
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Vicenza
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Vicenza to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rosenheim
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
Night train from Rosenheim to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–96
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €95–96
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–70
- Seating Carriage
- €28–34
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Udine to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Vicenza
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Vicenza
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €40–60
- 2nd Class
- €19–26
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–600
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–380
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–380
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
Bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €69–320
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €69
- Private
- €206
Bus from Munich Hbf to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €490–1,300
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Kranj, Avtobusna Postaja Kranj to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €30–380
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €30
- Private
- €125
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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