There are 12 ways to get from Germany to Istria by plane, bus, car, car train, shuttle, train, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane FRA - TRS
- Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
5h 58m€168–590Bus, shuttle, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Praha ÚAN Florenc to Ljubljana
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Pulatrain
17h 59m€116–166Drive, car train
- Drive from Berlin to Göttingencar
- Take the cartrain from Göttingen to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Pulacar
16h 32m€194–266Night train, bus
- Take the nighttrain from Berlin Hbf to Graz Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Graz - Hbf Busbahnhof to Ljubljanabus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana - Avtobusna Postaja to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus
21h 18m€583–1,044Fly Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- 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 Novigrad
7h 18m€119–625Fly Munich International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane MUC - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Novigrad
7h 28m€123–622Fly Frankfurt to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane FRA - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
6h 41m€278–720Fly Munich International Airport to Pula Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane MUC - PUY
4h 50m€137–307Fly Munich International Airport to Rijeka Airport, bus
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane MUC - RJK
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pazin, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
5h 57m€184–424Train, bus
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana - Avtobusna Postaja to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus
16h 36m€403–808Bus
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Ljubljana bus stationbus N160
- Take the bus from Ljubljana - Avtobusna Postaja to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus
19h 22m€343–573Drive 1,118.6 km
- Drive from Berlin to Pulacar 1,118.6 km
11h 24m€165–239
Frankfurt (FRA) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Istria is to bus and shuttle and train which costs €110 - €170 and takes 17h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Istria is to fly which takes 4h 50m and costs €130 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Germany to Istria. However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Memhardstr. and arriving at Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor via Berlin Südkreuz train station and Ljubljana - Avtobusna Postaja. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 22m.
The distance between Germany and Istria is 743 km. The road distance is 1118.6 km.
The best way to get from Germany to Istria without a car is to bus and shuttle and train which takes 17h 59m and costs €110 - €170.
It takes approximately 5h 58m to get from Germany to Istria, including transfers.
Germany to Istria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin Südkreuz train station.
The best way to get from Germany to Istria is to fly which takes 4h 50m and costs €130 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €340 - €600 and takes 19h 22m.
Germany to Istria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ljubljana bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Germany to Istria is 1119 km. It takes approximately 11h 24m to drive from Germany to Istria.
What companies run services between Germany and Istria, Croatia?
Lufthansa and Air Dolomiti fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Pula Airport (PUY) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Memhardstr. to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor via Berlin Südkreuz train station, Ljubljana bus station, and Ljubljana - Avtobusna Postaja in around 19h 22m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–500
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Munich International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rijeka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–410
Flights from Munich International Airport to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–410
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rijeka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Göttingen to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Ljubljana to Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Berlin Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
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
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- 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)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- 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
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- 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 Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- 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
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Trieste Airport to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €69–280
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €69
- Private
- €206
Bus from Graz - Hbf Busbahnhof to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €270–460
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €270
Bus from Ljubljana - Avtobusna Postaja to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €260–440
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Novigrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €33–410
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €33
- Private
- €182
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Novigrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €33–410
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €33
- Private
- €182
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
Bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–215
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €35–110
- Private
- €205–215
Bus from Ljubljana - Avtobusna Postaja to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €260–440
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Ljubljana - Avtobusna Postaja to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €260–440
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Praha ÚAN Florenc to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pazin, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–13
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pazin, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €1–11
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- [email protected]
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pazin, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
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