It is suitable to fly to Trieste if you intend on travelling to the regions of Istria or Kvarner. There is also a daily, 4-hour bus service (except Sundays and Mondays) to Zagreb.

Trieste - Rijeka by Bus
There are several buses a day on this route, and the journey time is only 2 - 2.5 hours. See timetables by SAF (Fiume is the Italian for Rijeka) and Autotrans.

Buses depart from the main bus station in Trieste, situated at Piazza della Liberta 11 (next to the main railway station).

For a timetable of buses from Trieste Airport to the main bus station, see the APT website and click on the PDF document link.

Trieste - Pula by Bus
See timetables by SAF. (Pola is the Italian for Pula.)

Buses depart from the main bus station in Trieste, situated at Piazza della Liberta 11 (next to the main railway station).

For a timetable of buses from Trieste Airport to the main bus station, see the APT website and click on the PDF document link.

Trieste Airport to Opatija/Rijeka
Bosmere Travel (info@bosmeretravel.co.uk) in the UK offer a service whereby people are picked up from Trieste Airport in a people carrier or car depending on numbers. The main route is to Opatija and Rijeka, but other areas served on demand. Example price £85 to Opatija for a car. Bosmere Travel can also arrange accommodation in hotels and private apartments in most of Istria and the northern islands.

Trieste - Split/Dubrovnik by Bus
There is daily bus service operating on this route, run by SAF. However, the journey takes 10.5 hours to Split, and 15 hours to Dubrovnik, so it may not be the most comfortable option!

If you trying to reach Split or Dubrovnik, or somewhere near those cities, we would recommend flying to Ancona (for Split) or Bari (for Dubrovnik) instead, and then getting a ferry across.

Flights from the UK to Trieste
Ryanair Flights from London Stansted

Useful Travel Links
Trieste Airport Information on getting to/from the airport
Trenitalia Train timetables for journeys within Italy
Die Bahn European train timetables