There are 5 ways to get from Passau to Trieste by bus, train, night train, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Passau central train station to Salzburg Southbus 1305
- Take the bus from Salzburg South to Triestebus N862a / ...
8h 15m€40–65Train
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wels Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Wels Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centraletrain Rjx / ...
9h 8m€75–216Train, night train
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wels Hbftrain Re
- Take the nighttrain from Wels Hbf to Udinenighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Udine to Trieste Centraletrain Re
10h 50m€54–153Drive 469.5 km
- Drive from Passau to Triestecar 469.5 km
5h 15m€76–110Train, fly, shuttle
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Plattlingtrain
- Take the train from Plattling to Freisingtrain
- 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 Trieste Centrale
8h 5m€322–643
Passau to Trieste by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Passau to Trieste is to bus which costs €40 - €65 and takes 8h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Passau to Trieste is to drive which takes 5h 15m and costs €75 - €110.
No, there is no direct bus from Passau station to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Passau central train station and arriving at Trieste via Salzburg South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Passau to Trieste. However, there are services departing from Passau Hbf and arriving at Trieste Centrale via Wels Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf and Villach Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 8m.
The distance between Passau and Trieste is 481 km. The road distance is 469.5 km.
The best way to get from Passau to Trieste without a car is to bus which takes 8h 15m and costs €40 - €65.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Passau to Trieste, including transfers.
Passau to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Passau central train station.
Passau to Trieste train services, operated by ÖBB, depart from Passau Hbf station.
The best way to get from Passau to Trieste is to bus which takes 8h 15m and costs €40 - €65. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €75 - €220 and takes 9h 8m.
What companies run services between Passau, Germany and Trieste, Italy?
You can take a bus from Passau central train station to Trieste via Salzburg South in around 8h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Passau Hbf to Trieste Centrale via Wels Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, and Villach Hbf in around 9h 8m.
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–410
- 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
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Passau Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wels Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- 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
Train from Passau Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Udine to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Passau Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Wels Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Passau Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Wels Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- 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 Wels Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- *
- €19–29
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- *
- €29–45
Train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centrale
- *
- €30–45
Train from Udine to Trieste Centrale
- *
- €17–26
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wels Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- 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 Passau Hbf to Plattling
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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 Wels Hbf to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–97
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €95–97
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–70
- Seating Carriage
- €29–35
- 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 Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- agilis
Train from Passau Hbf to Plattling
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Schedules at
- agilis
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Plattling to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Passau central train station to Salzburg South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Salzburg South to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
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Booking & Getting There
Passau to Trieste bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Salzburg South station.
Passau to Trieste train services, operated by ÖBB, arrive at Wels Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Passau to Trieste is 469 km. It takes approximately 5h 15m to drive from Passau to Trieste.
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