Trieste is a good airport to fly to 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. There's also a bus service all the way to Dubrovnik...but it is a long, overnight journey, and there are better ways of reaching that part of Croatia! (If you want to fly to Italy to reach Dubrovnik, you should definitely fly to Bari.)

Trieste - Rijeka by Bus
There are several buses a day on this route, with journey time is only 2 or 2 and a half hours long. See timetables from SAF and Autotrans.

Buses depart from the main bus station in Trieste, situated at Piazza della Liberta 11 (next to the main railway station). You can also find timetable details for buses to Croatia on the Trieste Bus Station website.

For a timetable of buses from Trieste Airport to the main bus station, see the APT website. The website is not in English, unfortunately but you can perform a search on it in the box on the right of the screen by selecting "Ronchi D.L. Aeroporto F.V.G." as your departure point, and Trieste (and then "Trieste P.zza Liberta (Autostazione)") as your arrival point. Buses from the airport to Trieste take about 50 minutes.

Trieste - Pula by Bus
See timetables by SAF. Some of these buses stop at other Istrian towns along the way, such as Buje, Buzet, Porec and Rovinj. Not ALL do, so please double-check the timetable!

Buses depart from the main bus station in Trieste, situated at Piazza della Liberta 11 (next to the main railway station). You can also find timetable details for buses to Croatia on the Trieste Bus Station website.

For a timetable of buses from Trieste Airport to the main bus station, see the APT website. Unfortunately, it is not in English, but you can perform a search on their website in the box on the right of the screen by selecting "Ronchi D.L. Aeroporto F.V.G." as your departure point, and Trieste (and then "Trieste P.zza Liberta (Autostazione)") as your arrival point. Buses from the airport to Trieste take about 50 minutes.

Trieste - Zagreb by Bus
There is a daily bus (except Mondays) that departs Trieste at 5pm, arriving in Zagreb at 10pm. See SAF timetables.

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, Birmingham and Bristol

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