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Compare train, coach and flight for Madrid to Trieste
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Madrid to Trieste among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £79. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 3h 37m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £79, and a train costs an average of £344.
Distance: 1531 km
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£175 Average Price | £128 Average Price Cheapest | £349 Average Price |
6h 37m Average total duration Fastest 3h 37m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 30h 11m Average total duration 29h 41m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 40h 54m Average total duration 40h 24m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Trieste from Madrid by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Madrid to Trieste is by taking a flight because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
AZ61 · AZ135911:356h55Madrid Barajas Airport18:30Trieste Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport£1631One-way1 change
Cheapest
VENEZIA AIRLINK AV160 · Regionale Veloce 3439+
W467309:256h19Madrid Barajas Airport15:44Trieste Centrale£1061One-way2 changes
Fastest
AZ59 · AZ13575:554h30Madrid Barajas Airport10:25Trieste Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport£2521One-way1 change
Other options
3160 · 478122:3040h00Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses14:30Trieste, Autostazione£1461One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus20:5034h15Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses7:05Trieste, Autostazione£1621One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus23:3540h40Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses16:15Trieste, Autostazione£1711One-way2 changes
AZ61 · AZ136311:3511h20Madrid Barajas Airport22:55Trieste Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport£1631One-way1 change
AZ61 · AZ1467+
VENEZIA AIRLINK AV124 · Regionale Veloce 386111:3511h20Madrid Barajas Airport22:55Trieste Centrale£1651One-way3 changes
AZ61 · AZ1467+
VENEZIA AIRLINK AV254+
Intercity 59211:3512h03Madrid Barajas Airport23:38Trieste Centrale£1661One-way3 changes
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FAQs: Madrid to Trieste
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This is compared to other travel options from Madrid to Trieste:
A coach is £47 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Madrid to Trieste costing on average £175.
A coach is £221 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Madrid to Trieste costing on average £349.
Other travel options to Trieste take longer:
Coach takes on average 29h 41m.
Train takes on average 40h 24m.
- Around 37 flights per day.
- Around 5 coaches per day.
- Around 1 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Madrid and Trieste as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Madrid Barajas Airport and arrive in Trieste Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses and arrive in Trieste, Autostazione.
- Travel with iryo to go to Trieste by train.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Trieste by coach.
- Travel with ITA, Air Europa to go to Trieste by flight.
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