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There are 13 ways to get from Dunkirk to Trieste by train, plane, shuttle, train (TGV, Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle

    best
    1. Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane BRU - LJU
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centraleshuttle bus
    7h 2m
    €278–579

  2. Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Charleroi-Centraltrain train
    4. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane plane CRL - TRS
    7h 21m
    €92–361

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Trieste Centraletrain train Fr
    15h 2m
    €240–384

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dunkerque to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Venice - Mestre Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Stazione Mestre to Trieste, Autostazionebus bus
    23h 56m
    €312–519

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    3. Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    4. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain train Ic
    5. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centraletrain train Rjx / ...
    20h 50m
    €135–369

  6. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane BRU - VCE
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centraleshuttle bus
    7h 55m
    €308–659

  7. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane BRU - ZAG
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Trieste Centraleshuttle bus
    9h 19m
    €164–831

  8. Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Treviso Airport

    1. Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Charleroi-Centraltrain train
    4. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Treviso Airport (TSF)plane plane CRL - TSF
    5. Take the train from Treviso Centrale to Trieste Centraletrain train
    9h 52m
    €102–351

  9. Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Treviso Airport

    1. Take the train from Dunkerque to Amienstrain train
    2. Take the bus from Gare routiere to Aéroportbus bus
    3. Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Treviso Airport (TSF)plane plane BVA - TSF
    4. Take the train from Treviso Centrale to Trieste Centraletrain train
    10h 35m
    €128–308

  10. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    4. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane AMS - VCE
    5. Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centraleshuttle bus
    9h 34m
    €395–814

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Dunkirk to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Triestecar car
    16h 57m
    €235–330

  12. Drive  1,284.9 km

    1. Drive from Dunkirk to Triestecar car 1,284.9 km
    13h 47m
    €236–340

  13. Train, shuttle, bus

    1. Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Flandrestrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Namurtrain train Ic / ...
    3. Take the train from Namur to Luxembourgtrain train Ic / ...
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Luxembourg to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljanashuttle bus
    5. Take the bus from Kranj, Avtobusna Postaja Kranj to Trieste Centralebus bus
    19h 51m
    €706–1,062

Dunkirk to Trieste by train

Calendar28Weekly Trains
Duration15h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket€240Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,216.5 km
  • Duration: 7h 2m

What companies run services between Dunkirk, France and Trieste, Italy?

You can take a train from Dunkerque to Trieste Centrale via Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, and Milano Centrale in around 15h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dunkerque to Trieste, Autostazione via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Venice - Mestre Bus Station, and Stazione Mestre in around 23h 56m.

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