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you can check out Bilderberg Parkhotel, location ist between Cruise terminal and central station. I have not yet stayed there but will in June pre-cruise because of great location and reviews - and the rates are affordable

I don’t know if this helps, but you can check the flixbus website for the connection from Trieste (Autostazine) to Venice airport and vice versa if they have a suitable connection for your date/time. Busses a fairly frequent and the ride itself takes a little less than two hours, tickets are around 15€ pp. When I disembarked in Trieste the last time, I walked to the bus station, which is located near the main train station. Took me around 20 minutes with a large suitcase and a backpack.

thanks! This is exactly what I needed to know 🙂

Thank you for your fast replies, our main concern is how fast the ship will be cleared. Everything else is no problem, we are from Germany and familiar with using regional and long distance public transportation in our neighbouring countries.

We are looking forward to our first HAL cruise in June 2024 and are currently planning the trip back home. The ship is supposed to dock at 07:00am in Rotterdam and we are interested in hauling our bags off on our own and catch a train at Rotterdam Centraal at 09:00 am. There are not many feasible train connections to our home town of Munich (approx. 8-9h ride, depending on the route) and the 09:00 am connection is the most attractive for us in terms of duration and pricing. The trip from the ship to the train station is supposed to take less than 30 minutes using public transport, even less if we would take a taxi. Now the question for seasoned HAL cruisers: in your experience, how fast does HAL allow passengers to disembark after docking?