Trieste to Venice

[floridababa]

My ship will dock overnight in Trieste and would love to go to Venice. What are some ways to get there?

[kazu]

You can get there by train, transfer - whether it be HAL or private at a minimum.

 

[lenabez]

there are both  direct train and FlixBus. Trip takes 2 hours

[JeffElizabeth]

There are tours that take you there. Did one last April. Beware. Traffic can get very bad on the route. Is the train faster? 

[mapleleaves]

I took the train from Venice to Trieste, 20E    For the return trip I used Flixbus since i needed to go to the airport, also 20E.   Both trips were just over 2 hrs. 

[OlsSalt]

1 hour ago, JeffElizabeth said:

There are tours that take you there. Did one last April. Beware. Traffic can get very bad on the route. Is the train faster? 

 

Trenitalia - the Italian rail website - fast train is approx 2 hours, US $32 one way.

Trieste Central Station to Venice Central Station.

[ollienbertsmum]

You  have not asked, but it is an easy stroll from where the ship is docked to the train and bus stations.   The photos show  the walk.  Probably 15minutes.  There are taxis to the station, but only necessary if you have luggage that you cannot manage.  

[Post Captain]

On 8/20/2023 at 12:04 PM, OlsSalt said:

 

Trenitalia - the Italian rail website - fast train is approx 2 hours, US $32 one way.

Trieste Central Station to Venice Central Station.

 

Just to be accurate, for the benefit of floridababa, JeffElizabeth and others:  The station you want as your destination in Venice is Venezia S. Lucia.  (There is no station called "Venice Central Station.")

 

Currently, the one-way fare for the fastest RV (Regionale Veloce) trains direct from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia is 15.55€ (approximately $17 U.S.).  The journey, as indicated above, takes just over two hours.

 

The Trenitalia website also shows some trains from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia priced at 20.50€, taking three hours or more.  You want to avoid that train.  (The ticket price is higher, and that journey takes longer, because that train takes a longer, more circuitous route via Udine and Treviso.)

Finally, you will also note a few Eurocity trains departing Trieste Centrale.  Those trains are generally more comfortable, but taking them requires a change at Venezia Mestre, which is a very busy station with numerous platforms. 

 

Finally, one can return to Trieste on a Frecciarossa train from Venezia Mestre.  The Frecciarossa is Italy's most modern, high-speed train (unless you count the Italo trains--Italo is a private company, separate from Trenitalia), but the line between Mestre and Trieste is not a high-speed line, so on that route the Frecciarosa does not go any faster than an ordinary Regionale train.

 

Tickets can be purchased at the station with cash (euros) or credit card, either from a machine or at the ticket window.

 

 

 

 

Edited August 22, 2023 by Post Captain