There are 12 ways to get from Erfurt to Trieste by train, bus, train (Trenitalia), night train, car, car train, 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.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to München Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich Hbf to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljanabus
- Take the bus from Kranj, Avtobusna Postaja Kranj to Trieste Centralebus
10h 59m€588–1,950Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Erfurt central train station to Dresden central stationbus N1305 / ...
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Triestebus N160
17h 15m€89–151Train
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Udinetrain Rjx
- Take the train from Udine to Trieste Centraletrain Re
11h 35m€143–646Train, night train
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to München Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the night train from Muenchen Ost to Udinenighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Udine to Trieste Centraletrain Re
12h 11m€107–412Drive 794.4 km
- Drive from Erfurt to Triestecar 794.4 km
8h 41m€125–180Drive, car train
- Drive from Erfurt to Göttingencar
- Take the car train from Göttingen to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Triestecar
14h 15m€147–189Train to Frankfurt, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane FRA - TRS
6h 38m€152–483Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane LEJ - TRS
7h 21m€183–550Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane FRA - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
7h 26m€289–826Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane BER - TRS
6h 19m€117–446Train to Frankfurt, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane FRA - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
8h 19m€324–936Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane MUC - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
6h 56m€323–921
Erfurt to Trieste by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Erfurt to Trieste is to bus which costs €85 - €160 and takes 17h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Erfurt to Trieste is to train and fly which takes 6h 19m and costs €110 - €450.
No, there is no direct bus from Erfurt station to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Erfurt central train station and arriving at Trieste via Dresden central station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Erfurt to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Erfurt Hbf and arriving at Trieste Centrale via Nürnberg Hbf, München Hbf, Salzburg Hbf, Villach Hbf and Udine. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 35m.
The distance between Erfurt and Trieste is 882 km. The road distance is 794.4 km.
The best way to get from Erfurt to Trieste without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 59m and costs €550 - €2000.
It takes approximately 10h 59m to get from Erfurt to Trieste, including transfers.
Erfurt to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Erfurt central train station.
Erfurt to Trieste train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Erfurt Hbf station.
The best way to get from Erfurt to Trieste is to train which takes 11h 35m and costs €140 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €160 and takes 17h 15m.
What companies run services between Erfurt, Germany and Trieste, Italy?
You can take a train from Erfurt Hbf to Trieste Centrale via Nürnberg Hbf, München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, Villach Hbf, and Udine in around 11h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Erfurt central train station to Trieste via Dresden central station in around 17h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–900
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- [email protected]
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €29–45
Train from Villach Hbf to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €21–35
Train from Udine to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €17–26
Train from Udine to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €17–26
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Villach Hbf to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Udine to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Udine to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
Night train from Muenchen Ost to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €96–100
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–75
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Udine to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Udine to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Göttingen to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- [email protected]
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–23
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Munich Hbf to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €490–1,300
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Bus from Kranj, Avtobusna Postaja Kranj to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €30–370
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €30
- Private
- €125
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–380
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €204
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–380
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €204
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Erfurt central train station to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dresden central station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Erfurt to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dresden central station.
Erfurt to Trieste train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Nürnberg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Erfurt to Trieste is 794 km. It takes approximately 8h 41m to drive from Erfurt to Trieste.
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