There are 9 ways to get from Florence to Trieste by train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, rideshare, car, 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
best- Take the train from Firenze Rifredi to Trieste Centraletrain Ic
5h 4m€40–80Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Florence to Trieste395.1 km
4h 55m€20Bus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Triestebus 540 / ...
5h 45m€35–55Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Firenze Campo Marte to Trieste Centralenighttrain Ini
7h 54m€40–70Train via Venice
- Take the train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Venezia Mestretrain 8900 / ...
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Re / ...
5h 13m€51–97Bus via Alamanni - Stazione Smn
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Trieste Central Bus Stationbus Itabus
7h 36m€24–42Drive 391.4 km
- Drive from Florence to Triestecar 391.4 km
3h 50m€64–92Fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane FLR - TRS
5h 14m€125–199Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane FLR - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
6h 53m€307–572
Florence to Trieste by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Florence to Trieste is to rideshare which costs €20 and takes 4h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Florence to Trieste is to drive which takes 3h 50m and costs €60 - €95.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station station and arriving at Trieste. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 45m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Firenze Rifredi and arriving at Trieste Centrale. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 4m.
The distance between Florence and Trieste is 390 km. The road distance is 391.4 km.
The best way to get from Florence to Trieste without a car is to train which takes 5h 4m and costs €40 - €80.
The train from Firenze Rifredi to Trieste Centrale takes 5h 4m including transfers and departs twice daily.
Florence to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Florence to Trieste train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Firenze Rifredi station.
The best way to get from Florence to Trieste is to train which takes 5h 4m and costs €40 - €80. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €55 and takes 5h 45m, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €200 and takes 5h 14m.
What companies run services between Florence, Italy and Trieste, Italy?
Trenitalia Intercity operates a train from Firenze Rifredi to Trieste Centrale twice daily. Tickets cost €40–80 and the journey takes 5h 4m. ItaloTreno also services this route twice daily. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Trieste 3 times a day. Tickets cost €35–55 and the journey takes 5h 45m. M&M Travel also services this route once a week.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–230
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–200
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–230
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–200
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–230
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–200
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–230
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–200
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze Rifredi to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze Rifredi to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Firenze Campo Marte to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Trieste Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- 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
- €210–360
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Florence to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Booking & Getting There
Florence to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Trieste station.
Florence to Trieste train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Trieste Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Florence to Trieste is 391 km. It takes approximately 3h 50m to drive from Florence to Trieste.
Book your Florence to Trieste train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Florence to Trieste bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 3066+ hotels available in Trieste.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Florence and Trieste. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.
































