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Ljubljana to Trieste

2 ways to get from Ljubljana to Trieste

Ljubljanaany addressTriesteany address
Train
2h 53 published
Distance
95.1 km by road
Operators
Slovenske železnice · ÖBB · Trenitalia
  • Transfer ~1h 10 est. drive
  • Train 2h 53
LjubljanaTrieste
  • Transfer~1h 10 est.
    any addressany address
  • Train2h 53
    Trieste Centrale
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Transfer~1h 10 est. drive
Ljubljanaany addressTriesteany address

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Train2h 53
LjubljanaTriesteTrieste Centrale

direct, once daily, a EuroCity/Railjet-class service departing Ljubljana 14:23 and arriving Trieste Centrale 17:16, about 2h53m -- Slovenia's only currently-direct rail corridor into Italy; two additional regional Trenitalia services on this corridor do require a change at the border and are not counted here

Slovenske železnice, ÖBB, Trenitalia

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Before you land

The parts people get wrong. Each one links to where we checked it.

  • Status

    Independent reference seat61.com lists a single daily direct EuroCity-class Ljubljana-Trieste service (14:23-17:16) alongside two regional Trenitalia departures that require changing trains at the border -- only the direct working is used for this corridor.

    seat61.com · checked 2026-09-20

  • Status

    The International Union of Railways (UIC) reported a direct Vienna-Ljubljana-Trieste rail connection opening on this corridor, corroborating that a through Ljubljana-Trieste service (independent of its exact current Vienna routing) is a real, current operator product, not a discontinued or planned-only one.

    uic.org · checked 2026-09-20

  • Easy to get wrong

    Do not confuse the once-daily direct EuroCity with the two regional Trenitalia departures on the same corridor -- those require a change of train at the Slovenia-Italy border and are a different product.

    seat61.com · checked 2026-09-20