There are 10 ways to get from Kiel to Trieste by train, plane, car, car train, bus, night train, or shuttle
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Train, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane HAM - TRS
8h 20m€111–437Train
cheapest- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centraletrain Rjx
19h 38m€105–306Drive, car train
- Drive from Kiel to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Triestecar
16h 32m€143–195Bus
- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Ljubljana bus stationbus N73
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Triestebus N917 / ...
22h 41m€109–182Train, night train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to St. Johann im Pongaunighttrain Nt
- Take the train from St. Johann Im Pongau to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centraletrain Rjx
20h 30m€164–406Train, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane HAM - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
8h 59m€258–720Train, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane HAM - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
8h 7m€298–900Train, fly to Graz Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane HAM - GRZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Graz Airport to Trieste Centrale
8h 55m€463–1,250Train, fly to Rijeka Airport, bus
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane HAM - RJK
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
9h 15m€183–630Drive 1,233.8 km
- Drive from Kiel to Triestecar 1,233.8 km
13h 1m€192–277
Kiel to Trieste by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Trieste is to bus which costs €100 - €190 and takes 22h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Trieste is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 8h 7m and costs €290 - €900.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiel station to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Kiel central bus station and arriving at Trieste via Ljubljana bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Kiel to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Kiel Hbf and arriving at Trieste Centrale via Hamburg Hauptbahnhof, St. Johann Im Pongau and Villach Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 30m.
The distance between Kiel and Trieste is 1058 km. The road distance is 1233.8 km.
The best way to get from Kiel to Trieste without a car is to bus which takes 22h 41m and costs €100 - €190.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Kiel to Trieste, including transfers.
Kiel to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kiel central bus station.
Kiel to Trieste train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Kiel Hbf station.
The best way to get from Kiel to Trieste is to bus which takes 22h 41m and costs €100 - €190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €100 - €310 and takes 19h 38m.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Trieste, Italy?
You can take a bus from Kiel central bus station to Trieste via Ljubljana bus station in around 22h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kiel Hbf to Trieste Centrale via Hamburg Hbf and Villach Hbf in around 19h 38m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–700
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Graz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Graz Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Rijeka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Graz Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–700
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Rijeka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–450
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–700
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Ljubljana via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Ljubljana via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–130
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to St. Johann im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from St. Johann Im Pongau to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from St. Johann Im Pongau to Villach Hbf
- *
- €22–35
Train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centrale
- *
- €30–45
Train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centrale
- *
- €30–45
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from St. Johann Im Pongau to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from St. Johann Im Pongau to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €75–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €17–21
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–150
- Couchette Carriage
- €85–100
- Seating Carriage
- €55–70
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from St. Johann Im Pongau to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kiel central bus station to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- 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 Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–600
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Graz Airport to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €340–900
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €802
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- GoOpti
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More Questions & Answers
Kiel to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ljubljana bus station.
Kiel to Trieste train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kiel to Trieste is 1234 km. It takes approximately 13h 1m to drive from Kiel to Trieste.
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