There are 8 ways to get from Trieste to Durrës by plane, bus, ferry, car ferry, car, or 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 from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
best- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane TRS - TIA
5h 47m$38–277Bus via Tirana
- Take the bus from Trieste Piazza Libertà to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Durrësbus
17h 18mFerry, Catamaran, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Trieste Port to Port of Mali Losinjferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Mali Losinj to Port of Zadarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconaferry 51
- Take the carferry from Port of Ancona to Durrëscarferry
32h 55m$291–506Drive 888.4 km
- Drive from Trieste to Durrëscar 888.4 km
12h 41m$161–233Train to Treviso Airport, fly
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Treviso Centraletrain
- Fly from Treviso Airport (TSF) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane TSF - TIA
8h 30m$50–306Train to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane VRN - TIA
8h 36m$68–334Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Grtrain
- Take the train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane BLQ - TIA
9h 5m$66–362Bus
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Durrësbus
17h 45m$69
Trieste to Durrës by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Trieste to Durrës is to bus which costs $69 and takes 17h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Trieste to Durrës is to fly which takes 5h 47m and costs $35 - $280.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Trieste, Autostazione and arriving at Durrës. Services depart twice a week, and operate Tuesday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 17h 45m.
No, there is no direct ferry from Trieste to Durrës. However, there are services departing from Trieste Port and arriving at Durrës via Port of Mali Losinj, Port of Zadar and Port of Ancona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 55m.
The distance between Trieste and Durrës is 763 km. The road distance is 888.4 km.
Book your Trieste to Durrës ferry tickets online with Omio.
The best way to get from Trieste to Durrës without a car is to bus via Tirana which takes 17h 18m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from Trieste to Durrës, including transfers.
Trieste to Durrës bus services, operated by Artani Travel, depart from Trieste Piazza Libertà station.
The best way to get from Trieste to Durrës is to fly which takes 5h 47m and costs $35 - $280. Alternatively, you can bus via Tirana, which costs and takes 17h 18m.
What companies run services between Trieste, Italy and Durrës, Albania?
Ulendo Airlink and Ryanair fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Trieste Piazza Libertà to Durrës via Tirana and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 17h 18m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–240
Flights from Treviso Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $25–280
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–280
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Lamezia Terme
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–290
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Trieste Centrale to Treviso Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +355 69 31 41 219
- [email protected]
- Website
- artanitravel.com
Bus from Trieste Piazza Libertà to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- artanitravel.com
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- [email protected]
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Trieste Port to Port of Mali Losinj
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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Booking & Getting There
Trieste to Durrës bus services, operated by Artani Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Yes, the driving distance between Trieste to Durrës is 888 km. It takes approximately 12h 41m to drive from Trieste to Durrës.
There are 3426+ hotels available in Durrës.








