Venice to Trieste

[Dotty68]

Hi Experts !! we are going on a cruise from Trieste. We will be staying in Venice for a few days first. How is the best way to travel return trip Venice to Trieste ???

 

Thanks in advance for your info

Dotty

 

Edited June 6, 2022 by Dotty68
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[euro cruiser]

"Best" is a value judgement and it depends on what is important to you.

 

Are you looking for the easiest solution?  A car service.

 

The least expensive?  A bus.

 

There is also train service between the two cities.

[euro cruiser]

Bus options:

 

Itabus, la rivoluzione si fa strada

 

Viaggi in autobus low-cost in Italia ed Europa | FlixBus

 

The bus takes about two and a half hours.  Fares depend on when you purchase, last minute fares are around 15 - 20 euro.

[euro cruiser]

Trains are frequent and take between 2 - 3 hours, the occasional Frecce only saves about fifteen minutes, taking one and three quarter hours.

 

EN - Trenitalia

 

Italotreno, the other high speed train operator in Italy, has only one run on the schedule each day in the evening, but if the timing works for you it's also an option.

 

Italy high speed train tickets| Italotreno.it - Official website

[Dotty68]

Thank you so much...we will probably go by train.

[Dotty68]

Would I be better buying tickets online or just get them at the station ??

[euro cruiser]

If you're going to take one of the few Frecce trains you can save a little by purchasing the tickets in advance, but you'd be able to get them in the station the day of the trip as well.

 

There's no benefit to purchasing the regionale trains (which constitute about 90% of the trains between Venice and Trieste) in advance, the price doesn't change and there are no assigned seats.

 

If you'll have a lot of luggage, or even just one large bag that you couldn't lift over your head onto the above seat racks, you'd do better to aim for one of the Frecce trains on Trenitalia or the Italotreno train.  With these you have more room for luggage and an assigned seat.  It costs more and doesn't save you much time, but with luggage you might appreciate the Frecce more.

 

Large bags on the regionales wind up in the entry areas and you really should be there with your bag (standing, there are no seats in these areas) especially when the train stops, so your bag doesn't get off without you.  The regionale trains make 10+ stops along the way.

[denas]

We are just doing the regional train from S. Lucia to Trieste. It takes 2 hours and 5 minutes and costs 15 Euro. It runs every hour. We are staying near Piazalle Roma and will just walk to the train station. Many cruisers who have already been on the NCL Gem have done it and said it is super easy. 

[mapleleaves]

4 hours ago, denas said:

We are staying near Piazalle Roma and will just walk to the train station. Many cruisers who have already been on the NCL Gem have done it and said it is super easy. 

The only issue could be crossing the Grand Canal if you can't easily manage your luggage over the bridge.  The Calatrava Bridge is quite large;  the steps are shallow but there are lots of them.

If you can't manage steps, take a bus or cab to Mestre on the mainland ( 5 minutes from P Roma). Most trains from Venice stop in Mestre anyway.

[Dotty68]

Thank you all for your advice. Panicking as our cruise now goes from Trieste and we were quoted 600e for a taxi.....we will now go by train

Thanks again

Happy Cruising 

[euro cruiser]

1 hour ago, mapleleaves said:

The only issue could be crossing the Grand Canal if you can't easily manage your luggage over the bridge.  The Calatrava Bridge is quite large;  the steps are shallow but there are lots of them.

If you can't manage steps, take a bus or cab to Mestre on the mainland ( 5 minutes from P Roma). 

 

Or you could take the vaporetto one stop across the Grand Canal to avoid the bridge.

[VMax1700]

1 hour ago, Dotty68 said:

Thank you all for your advice. Panicking as our cruise now goes from Trieste and we were quoted 600e for a taxi.....we will now go by train

Thanks again

Happy Cruising 

I have a car booked to take us from Mestre to Trieste for €245 for 2 of us.

[denas]

5 hours ago, mapleleaves said:

The only issue could be crossing the Grand Canal if you can't easily manage your luggage over the bridge.  The Calatrava Bridge is quite large;  the steps are shallow but there are lots of them.

If you can't manage steps, take a bus or cab to Mestre on the mainland ( 5 minutes from P Roma). Most trains from Venice stop in Mestre anyway.

Thanks. We are good. Packing light and I have my 20-year-old son to carry everything!  But I appreciate the pictures. 

[euro cruiser]

Some additional info/good news, I just checked the quadri (the list of all trains in the Trenitalia system) and all of the regionale trains from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Centrale start at S. Lucia, so when you get on there won't be passengers already on the train.  That means you'll be able to get seats together without any problem.