There are 11 ways to get from Dresden to Trieste by plane, shuttle, bus, train, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Dresden Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane DRS - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
7h 41m€373–841Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Udine Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Udine to Sagradotrain Re
16h 4m€68–112Bus
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Triestebus N160
13h 20m€75–110Train
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centraletrain Rjx / ...
14h 6m€173–551Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Dresden Hbf to Bruck/Murnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Bruck/Mur to Trieste Centraletrain Rjx / ...
16h 47m€108–219Fly Dresden Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane DRS - TRS
11h 2m€236–518Fly Dresden Airport to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane DRS - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
7h 53m€293–721Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane BER - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
7h 48m€309–643Fly Dresden Airport to Munich International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane DRS - MUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Flughafen München to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
8h 53m€533–781Fly Dresden Airport to Rijeka Airport, bus
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane DRS - RJK
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
10h 9m€308–821Drive 804.7 km
- Drive from Dresden to Triestecar 804.7 km
8h 54m€131–189
Dresden to Trieste by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Trieste is to bus and train which costs €65 - €120 and takes 16h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Trieste is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 41m and costs €370 - €850.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Dresden central station station and arriving at Trieste. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 13h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Dresden Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Trieste Centrale via Leipzig Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, Muenchen Hbf, Salzburg Hbf and Villach Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 6m.
The distance between Dresden and Trieste is 822 km. The road distance is 804.7 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Trieste without a car is to bus which takes 13h 20m and costs €75 - €110.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Dresden to Trieste, including transfers.
Dresden to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dresden central station.
Dresden to Trieste train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Trieste is to bus which takes 13h 20m and costs €75 - €110. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €170 - €550 and takes 14h 6m, you could also fly, which costs €230 - €550 and takes 11h 2m.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Trieste, Italy?
FlixBus operates a bus from Dresden central station to Trieste once daily. Tickets cost €75–110 and the journey takes 13h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Trieste Centrale via Leipzig Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf, Salzburg Hbf, and Villach Hbf in around 14h 6m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–390
Flights from Dresden Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–290
Flights from Dresden Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–850
Flights from Dresden Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–460
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Dresden Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–390
Flights from Dresden Airport to Rijeka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Dresden Airport to Rijeka Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Dresden Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Dresden Airport to Rijeka Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–390
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- 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 Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- 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
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- *
- €29–45
Train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centrale
- *
- €30–45
Train from Bruck/Mur to Trieste Centrale
- *
- €65–100
- 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 Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
Night train from Dresden Hbf to Bruck/Mur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–55
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €42–48
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Udine to Sagrado
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 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
- €220–370
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €220–370
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- GoOpti
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- [email protected]
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Flughafen München to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €260–310
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €260–310
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Udine Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- Arda Tur
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Booking & Getting There
Dresden to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Trieste station.
Dresden to Trieste train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Leipzig Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to Trieste is 805 km. It takes approximately 8h 54m to drive from Dresden to Trieste.
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