Trieste Transportation

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We arrived in Trieste by train from Bergamo with a change of trains in Brescia and Mestre. The total trip took a bit over 5 hours and cost 34,90 Euro, but it must be noted that we booked the Bresica to Venice Mestre part of the trip in advance on the trenitalia website for a 19 Euro mini price.

From Trieste we also went on a day trip by train to Gorizia. A single ticket for the 45 minutes journey was 4,15 Euro.

At the end of our time in Trieste we left the city by train towards Treviso. This trip by direct regional train took 2,5 hours and cost 15 Euro.

Regional trains in Italy are usually quite cheap and the prices are fixed; whereas other train fares can vary a lot. Good deals for longer journeys on IC trains can be obtained online when booked in advance.

Trieste's main train station (Trieste Centrale) is located at the square at Piazza della Liberta, slightly north of the city centre, but still in walking distance to the main sights. The main train lines serve routes to Venice and Udine. Unfortunately there are no direct connections to Slovenia.

Website: http://www.trenitalia.com/

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The Opicina tram is not only a means of transport but also one of the most popular sights of the city.

The tramline was inaugurated in 1902 and links the square Piazza Oberdan in Trieste with the village of Opicina on the hill plateau. On the 5,2 km route it gains more than 320 metres in height, therefore the tram is supported by a so called cable tractor on the steepest section.

During the day the tram runs every 20 minutes. Tickets can be purchased from kiosks. A single ticket costs 1,15 Euro and a day ticket sets you back 3,80 Euro (Summer 2012). These tickets are also valid on the local buses of Trieste.

For more info about the tickets, please also read my "Explore Trieste by bus" tip.

Website: http://www.triestetrasporti.it/

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Apart from the Opicina tram, Trieste's public transportation network consists of more than 50 bus lines. Many of the buses terminate at the square Piazza Oberdan or near the main train station.

Among others I used the following buses: Bus #36 to get to Castle Miramare and bus #20 to get from Muggia back to Trieste.

Tickets can be purchased from kiosks all around the town. A single ticket costs 1,15 Euro and is valid for 60 minutes on weekdays and 240 minutes on holidays. An alternative is a day ticket for 3,80 Euro (Summer 2012). All tickets are also valid on the Opicina tram and have to be stamped on board of the bus or tram.

Website: http://www.triestetrasporti.it/

Here there are some websites where you can find info about coaches:

TRIESTE http://www.ts.camcom.it/autolinee/oraautolinee.htm
Next the railway station there is the bus station (tel. 040/425020)- it's very useful for all people arriving in Trieste by train. From here starts routes going to Pola, Rijeka, Split, Medjugorje and many other places, also in our region.

CROATIA http://www.autotrans.hr
( Autotrans - It's a company of Rijeka - you'll find timetables of all buses that depart from Rijeka (it0s also in english)
Since trains don't pass along the coast, going there is possible or by bus or by car.
About the bus...the onIy problem you can find is when you have to catch it in a town that is not the one of the departure. This 'cause if bus is crowded it will not stop!!

PADOVA http://www.sita-on-line.it/HomePage.htm
This society called SITA not only can goes to Croazia (Roma - Zagreb, Torino - Zagreb) but is also useful if you want to go to the southern itralian regions;

UDINE http://www.saf.ud.it/index2.html
SAF, you'll find timetablesand infos also in english

• Eurolines - linea Venezia - Trieste - Medulin e linea Napoli - Roma - Firenze - Rijeka - Split http://www.eurolines.it/
With this society yiu can arrive to any eurpean region

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I was a bit surprised that there is no metro in Trieste and think this may be due to the hilly terrain of the city. However there is an excellent bus system and we found our way around in pretty good fashion. A map with the routes is essential as is the schedule. I did not find a map just of the bus system, but the routes were indicated on my map of the city. The Monday newspaper 'Il Piccolo' has a complete listing of the bus schedules. You can purchase tickets for all day for about EUR 3 and this allows you to unlimited bus rides. With the daily ticket you must validate it on the bus but only the first time you use it. We found the system really convenient and easy to use.

Piazza Oberdan is a major hub for buses both local and to the surrounding areas.

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I came to Trieste by bus from Rovinj in Croatia. The Brioni Pula Bus left the station at 7.40 and we were in Trieste before 10. This is a direct service, stopping only twice to pick up passengers en route. This bus had come from Pula and there are good connections between all the coastal towns on the Istrian Peninsula and Trieste. Another bus leaves Rovinj every morning at 5.40 a.m. and as with all the bus stations in Istria, the timetable is posted clearly on the outside of the building. The bus was extremely comfortable and sitting right at the front I had an unimpeded panoramic view of the countrysde for the entire journey.

An interesting point about this journey is that you will pass three international borders: Croatia, Slovenia and Italy. Unfortunately, the bus thunders through Slovenia at the speed of light and it's not possible to disembark there.

A word of warning. The bus station in Trieste is very convenient to the centre of town, in Piazza dela Liberta. A five minute walk brings you to the Canal Grande and as it's is a straight line along the seafront you don't even have to consult a map or ask directions. However, the bus and train stations are all bunched together around three buildings. Because I was chatting to an American I'd met on the bus I walked away without checking where exactly the bus had stopped. Returning in the evening I found myself in the train station in a state of some confusion. The bus terminal is the third building in the group and the buses leave from inside. If I hadn't allowed myself plenty of time I would have missed the bus, so make sure to note the exact location carefully. To add to the confusion, the railway station is lined with buses on the forecourt.

The tramway was built in 1902 to link the center of Trieste, at the see level, to Opicina which is at quite 5 km to the north near the Slovenian border but at 339,5 m above the see. To climb up to the Opicina hill, the tramway was first used with a rack section between Piazza Scorcola and Vetta Scorcola. So, since 1902 to 1928 the Trenovia Trieste - Opicina was a cog-wheel tramway but this configuration had the disadvantage to be too slow for the traffic and too expensive. In 1928 the rack was removed and a funicular section was built at the same place with two special cars used to push and retain the tramway cars. This configuration has the advantage to increase the traffic and to be more economic because the necessary energy is very small. The energy of the descending cars is used for the ascending ones. The only constraints is that the tramway cars must be synchronized, they must arrive at the same time at the lower and upper stations of the funicular.

There are 53 lines that connect all different parts of the town, and 6 buses that work after 9pm

When you exit your hotel give a look around to see if there are big yellow pannel where you can see the number of the bus that stops there.Ususally on it you can read also all the bus stops.
You can find tickets at the newsagent NOT on the bus and ,depending on how long you stay in Trieste,my advice is not to buy only 1 ticket but to ask a "blocchetto di biglietti" that at the end cost less.
A ticket lasts 60min (0,90€)and you can change all buses you need.YOu can also bus a daily ticket than costs 2,90 €