There are 11 ways to get from Trieste to Ankara by shuttle, plane, bus, train, car, or night train
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Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly
best- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane LJU - ESB
8h 37m₺13,220–39,654Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane TRS - ESB
9h 41m₺5,821–20,054Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus
30h 35m₺7,104–8,404Bus, train
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
- Take the train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gartrain Hst
32h 50m₺6,254–10,004Drive 2,006.2 km
- Drive from Trieste to Ankaracar 2,006.2 km
18h 10m₺17,311–25,005Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane VCE - ESB
9h 49m₺17,735–41,467Shuttle, shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane ZAG - ESB
10h 2m₺11,422–59,148Shuttle to Klagenfurt Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane KLU - ESB
17h 56m₺18,973–53,062Bus
- Take the bus from Trieste to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Montenegro Hotelbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Dudullu bus station to Ankara bus stationbus
31h 46m₺6,154–7,436Bus, train via Ankara
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
- Take the train from Halkali to Ankaratrain Yht
33h 5m₺6,354–10,104Train, night train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Udinetrain Re
- Take the train from Udine to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gartrain Hst
42h 28m₺18,014–33,793
Trieste to Ankara by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trieste to Ankara is to bus which costs 6.000 ₺ - 7.500 ₺ and takes 31h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Trieste to Ankara is to shuttle and fly which takes 8h 37m and costs 13.000 ₺ - 40.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Trieste to Ankara. However, there are services departing from Trieste and arriving at Ankara via Sofia Serdica Bus Station and Istanbul Otogari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Trieste to Ankara. However, there are services departing from Trieste Centrale and arriving at Ankara Gar via Udine, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Istanbul(Halkali). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 28m.
The distance between Trieste and Ankara is 1792 km. The road distance is 2006.2 km.
The best way to get from Trieste to Ankara without a car is to bus via Sofia which takes 30h 35m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 8.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 37m to get from Trieste to Ankara, including transfers.
Trieste to Ankara bus services, operated by M&M Travel, depart from Trieste station.
Trieste to Ankara train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Trieste Centrale station.
The best way to get from Trieste to Ankara is to bus via Sofia which takes 30h 35m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 8.500 ₺. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs 5.500 ₺ - 21.000 ₺ and takes 9h 41m.
What companies run services between Trieste, Italy and Ankara, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Trieste to Ankara via Sofia Central Bus Station, Sofia Serdica Bus Station, and Istanbul Otogari in around 30h 35m. Alternatively, Air Dolomiti, SunExpress, and four other airlines fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–33,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–25,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–26,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–22,000
Flights from Ljubljana to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Podgorica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–22,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–17,000
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–24,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–17,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–18,000
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–37,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–19,000
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–21,000
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–19,000
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–19,000
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–30,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–15,000
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–19,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–17,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–14,000
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–22,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–22,000
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–4,115
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,284
- Single Room
- ₺4,115
- Four Person Room
- ₺2,008
Train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,000
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–4,115
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,284
- Single Room
- ₺4,115
- Four Person Room
- ₺2,008
Train from Halkali to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,100
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺550–950
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Trieste Centrale to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,500
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- ₺950–1,500
Train from Udine to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–6,500
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- ₺4,200–6,500
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Trieste Centrale to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–23,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,456
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- ₺11,253
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–31,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- ₺11,253
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–26,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- ₺1,500–4,100
- Private
- ₺7,500–10,000
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–31,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,804
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,804
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,804
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,400
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–4,300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–3,600
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,900
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Phone
- +386 40 121 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- slovenija.eu.com
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–12,135
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- ₺9,377
- 4-8 persons
- ₺12,135
- Phone
- +381 69 600 606
- Website
- zirafaprevoz.com
Bus from Trieste to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,862
- Schedules at
- zirafaprevoz.com
- Phone
- +381 36 359 090
- [email protected]
- Website
- polazak.rs
Bus from Trieste to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,515
- Website
- https://polazak.rs/en/carriers/sana-trans
- Phone
- +381 36 35-90-90
- [email protected]
- Website
- lukibus.com
Bus from Trieste to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–3,500
- Schedules at
- lukibus.com
- Phone
- 062 8103637
- [email protected]
- Website
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Montenegro Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,814
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Book at
- balbuss.rs
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Dudullu bus station to Ankara bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺600–900
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
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More Questions & Answers
Trieste to Ankara bus services, operated by M&M Travel, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Ankara is 1h ahead of Trieste. It is currently 9:38 AM in Trieste and 10:38 AM in Ankara.
Trieste to Ankara train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Udine station.
Yes, the driving distance between Trieste to Ankara is 2006 km. It takes approximately 18h 10m to drive from Trieste to Ankara.
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