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Compare train and coach for Zurich to Trieste
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Zurich to Trieste among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £24. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 7h 52m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £24, and a train costs an average of £81.
Distance: 443 km
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£134 Average Price | £50 Average Price Cheapest |
8h 22m Average total duration Fastest 7h 52m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 10h 39m Average total duration 10h 9m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Zurich to Trieste
How to get to Trieste from Zurich by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Zurich to Trieste is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBus8:4514h25Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)23:10Trieste, Autostazione£421One-way1 change
Cheapest
FlixBus · FlixBus8:4514h25Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)23:10Trieste, Autostazione£421One-way1 change
Fastest
LX1662+
VENEZIA AIRLINK AV208 · Regionale Veloce 344112:504h54Zurich Airport17:44Trieste Centrale£8461One-way2 changes
Other options
EuroCity 19+
Regionale Veloce TTPER 2471+
Intercity 59211:3312h05Zurich HB23:38Trieste Centrale£1341One-way2 changes
EuroCity 15+
FRECCIAROSSA 9731+
Intercity 5889:339h04Zurich HB18:37Trieste Centrale£1501One-way2 changes
EuroCity 19+
FRECCIAROSSA 973711:337h54Zurich HB19:27Trieste Centrale£1521One-way1 change
OS134+
OS543+
VENEZIA AIRLINK AV208 · Regionale Veloce 344110:407h04Zurich Airport17:44Trieste Centrale£4481One-way3 changes
OS134+
OS543+
VENEZIA AIRLINK AV216 · Regionale Veloce 357110:408h04Zurich Airport18:44Trieste Centrale£4481One-way3 changes
OS134+
OS543+
VENEZIA AIRLINK AV042+
Intercity 58810:407h57Zurich Airport18:37Trieste Centrale£4491One-way3 changes
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FAQs: Zurich to Trieste
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This is compared to other travel options from Zurich to Trieste:
A coach is £84 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Zurich to Trieste costing on average £134.
Other travel options to Trieste take longer:
Coach takes on average 10h 9m.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 2 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Zurich and Trieste as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Zurich HB and arrive in Trieste Centrale.
- Coaches mostly depart from Zürich, Sihlquai Bus Terminal (Carparkplatz Sihlquai) and arrive in Trieste, Autostazione.
- Travel with Trenitalia, Frecciarossa, Italo, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) to go to Trieste by train.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, BlaBlaCar to go to Trieste by coach.
- 0 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar.
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