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How to take a rail journey from Roma/Rome to Italy's most north-eastern city
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Roma to Trieste by train
Trieste is the most distant city in northern Italy from Rome/Roma which explains the comparative lack of daily departures.
Though despite that there is a wide choice of options for making this journey from Roma/Rome to Trieste by train, however when travelling by day, it isn't possible to be in the city on The Adriatic until after 18:30.
- The daily 'Frecce' train operated by Trenitalia is the fastest option.
- The daily Italo service shares the high speed route as far as Bologna with the 'Frecce' train.
- The two daily IC services are a slower, but typically cheaper option.
- There is also an overnight train, which is typically due to arrive in Trieste at around 09:00.
Routes you can take to go from Roma / Rome to Trieste
When travelling between most cities by train there is only one logical option, though on other journeys there is a choice between different trains or alternative routes. If different options are available you can use the info to decide which is best for you.
Choose one of the following options:
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Route Information
Option 1: taking the daily Frecce train
Station Guides
Travel Time (approx)
5hr 25min
Frequency
Daily
Travel Info
1 x train per day
Purchase Tickets
Exclusive for New Customers: Receive a 10% discount by using the code 24NOV on any purchase with a maximum total price of £100, until 28 November 2024 (11:59 pm CET). Limit one coupon per qualifying booking. Cannot be combined, transferred or exchanged.
Omio Guide
Omio is an online ticket agency which offers tickets for rail journeys in France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Spain.
The three key advantages of using Omio are
- it offers prices in multiple currencies
- it usually offers price comparison with other modes of travel including flights and buses
- when visiting Europe, you can book journeys in multiple countries in one transaction.
The disadvantage of booking with Omio is that it often adds a booking fee to the final price; therefore when it does so without offering a price advantage, SMTJ doesn't tend to offer Omio as a booking option.
ShowMeTheJourney earns a small commission on Trainline ticket sales. It can be a particularly good option for: Comparing different train services; Booking international journeys with connections; Travelling between the UK to destinations beyond Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris - and for international travellers who don't reside in western Europe.
Trainline Guide
Other Ticket Providers
Italia Rail Guide
Italiarail lives up to its name by selling tickets for rail journeys within Italy and the core feature of its service is that it is primarily designed to be used by international visitors to Italy.
So the English translations of place names are used when looking up journeys and the terms and conditions for using each type of ticket are clearly explained.
It also clearly points out the additional costs of upgrading to other classes and types of tickets while spelling out the additional benefits of doing so.
Though Italiarail will charge a booking fee, typically of around €3.
The Early Bird service
Italiarail has launched an 'early bird' pre-booking service for journeys by Frecce trains.
Tickets can be booked up to a year ahead of travel at a flat-rate price per route, before the tickets have been released for sale by Trenitalia.
If when they are placed on sale, the price is cheaper than what you have already paid to Italiarail, it will automatically refund the price difference.
Conversely, if the price is more expensive, you won't be charged the price difference.
You can also have the peace of mind of securing your seat(s) on the Frecce train(s) when you are first planning a trip.
If before the tickets are placed on sale, you decide to change your plans, you can request a refund; but once the tickets are released for sale, you will then be bound by the terms and conditions of the ticket(s) you have booked.
Trenitalia Guide
Trenitlalia is the national rail operator in Italy and in addition to its cheaper types of ticket; it also typically offers other discounts available to non-Italians, which include:
- Group Offers, provides for a discount of up to 50% when 3-5 Adults travel together.
- Family Offer for when groups of 2 - 5 people are travelling together and at least one of the party is a aged 11 and under.
- The Children Free Offer is available for journeys by Frecce trains, when groups of 2 - 5 people are travelling together and at least one of the party is a aged 15 and under.
Those aged 15 and under travel for free, but the Adults will need to purchase full price 'Base' tickets.
Save A Train Guide
Travel Information
Final Destination: Trieste Cle.
This train also calls at: Trieste Airport
This train is typically scheduled to depart Roma/Rome at 16:30 and arrive in Trieste at 21:55.
This is a direct journey
You will be travelling on one of these trains...
Journey Features
This is a journey of three distinct parts:
- Until the train reaches the outskirts of Florence/Firenze it will be travelling at up to 250 km/h on the original Italian high speed line, the direttissima.
- The part of the journey between Florence/Firenze and Bologna is mainly in tunnel, but it is the fastest section of the trip.
- For the remainder of the journey on from Bologna the train will be on a conventional 'classic' railway.
Tickets
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings usually open: up to 6months ahead of the travel date; though this period of time can be shorter
The high speed (AV) train service between and Roma/Roma Termini and Trieste is provided by
(1) this Frecce train operated by Trenitalia, and
(2) an alternative Italo train
Tickets for the Trenitalia Frecce trains are placed on sale up to 6 months in advance, but the Italo train tickets are made available around 3 to 4 months ahead.
Trenitalia does not sell tickets for the Italo trains; and Italo does not sell tickets for the Trenitalia trains.
If you're booking no more than 4 months ahead and have no particular preference for the train that you will be taking, the price and departure times of the Frecce and Italo trains can be directly compared with Trainline or Omio, though look out for the fact that both of these services will charge a booking fee.
Rail Pass Users:
If you will be travelling with a valid Eurail or InterRail pass, you will need to reserve prior to boarding this train, either at the station (using a Trenitalia ticket machine or ticket desk) OR by booking them online.
How to book the rail pass reservations online is included on our guide to using rail passes in Italy.
Route Information
Option 2: taking the daily Italo train
Station Guides
Travel Time (approx)
5hr 58min
Frequency
Daily
Travel Info
1 x train per day
Purchase Tickets
Exclusive for New Customers: Receive a 10% discount by using the code 24NOV on any purchase with a maximum total price of £100, until 28 November 2024 (11:59 pm CET). Limit one coupon per qualifying booking. Cannot be combined, transferred or exchanged.
Omio Guide
Omio is an online ticket agency which offers tickets for rail journeys in France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Spain.
The three key advantages of using Omio are
- it offers prices in multiple currencies
- it usually offers price comparison with other modes of travel including flights and buses
- when visiting Europe, you can book journeys in multiple countries in one transaction.
The disadvantage of booking with Omio is that it often adds a booking fee to the final price; therefore when it does so without offering a price advantage, SMTJ doesn't tend to offer Omio as a booking option.
ShowMeTheJourney earns a small commission on Trainline ticket sales. It can be a particularly good option for: Comparing different train services; Booking international journeys with connections; Travelling between the UK to destinations beyond Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris - and for international travellers who don't reside in western Europe.
Trainline Guide
Other Ticket Providers
Italo Guide
Italo trains compete with the Frecce services, provided by the national rail operator, Trenitalia, on the high speed routes which link major cities in Italy.
The Italo booking site only sells tickets for journeys by its trains.
Happy rail Guide
Happy Rail is a Netherlands rail ticket agency which sells tickets for both national and international journeys within a range of countries including Belgium France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland.
HappyRail doesn't charge booking fees in the conventional sense, but if you're not Dutch you can expect to pay additional transaction fees, which will be added to the total cost.
That's because the most common form of online payment used in The Netherlands is 'iDEAL' and HappyRail doesn't charge a transaction fee for 'iDEAL' payments, but only Dutch residents can sign up to 'iDEAL'.
Other forms of payment include Visa debit cards will incur a fee.
Travel Information
Final Destination: Trieste Cle.
This train also calls at: Monfalcone (the Frecce train does not call here)
This train is typically scheduled to depart Roma/Rome at 14:55 and arrive in Trieste at 20:53.
This is a direct journey
You will be travelling on one of these trains...
Journey Features
This is a journey of three distinct parts:
- Until the train reaches the outskirts of Florence/Firenze it will be travelling at up to 250 km/h on the original Italian high speed line, the direttissima.
- The part of the journey between Florence/Firenze and Bologna is mainly in tunnel, but it is the fastest section of the trip.
- For the remainder of the journey on from Bologna the train will be on a conventional 'classic' railway.
Tickets
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings usually open: 5months ahead of the travel date - usually
The high speed (AV) train service between and Roma/Roma Termini and Trieste is provided by
(1) This Italo train
(2) a Frecce train operated by Trenitalia
Tickets for the Trenitalia Frecce trains are placed on sale around 4 months in advance, but the Italo train tickets are made available around 5 months ahead.
Trenitalia does not sell tickets for the Italo trains; and Italo does not sell tickets for the Trenitalia trains.
If you're booking no more than 4 months ahead and have no particular preference for the train that you will be taking, the price and departure times of the Frecce and Italo trains can be directly compared with Trainline or Omio, though look out for the fact that both of these services will charge a booking fee.
Rail passes cannot be used on Italo services.
Route Information
Option 3: taking the slower, but typically cheaper IC services
Station Guides
Travel Time (approx)
8hr 15min
Frequency
Daily
Travel Info
2 x trains per day
Purchase Tickets
Italia Rail Guide
Italiarail lives up to its name by selling tickets for rail journeys within Italy and the core feature of its service is that it is primarily designed to be used by international visitors to Italy.
So the English translations of place names are used when looking up journeys and the terms and conditions for using each type of ticket are clearly explained.
It also clearly points out the additional costs of upgrading to other classes and types of tickets while spelling out the additional benefits of doing so.
Though Italiarail will charge a booking fee, typically of around €3.
The Early Bird service
Italiarail has launched an 'early bird' pre-booking service for journeys by Frecce trains.
Tickets can be booked up to a year ahead of travel at a flat-rate price per route, before the tickets have been released for sale by Trenitalia.
If when they are placed on sale, the price is cheaper than what you have already paid to Italiarail, it will automatically refund the price difference.
Conversely, if the price is more expensive, you won't be charged the price difference.
You can also have the peace of mind of securing your seat(s) on the Frecce train(s) when you are first planning a trip.
If before the tickets are placed on sale, you decide to change your plans, you can request a refund; but once the tickets are released for sale, you will then be bound by the terms and conditions of the ticket(s) you have booked.
Trenitalia Guide
Trenitlalia is the national rail operator in Italy and in addition to its cheaper types of ticket; it also typically offers other discounts available to non-Italians, which include:
- Group Offers, provides for a discount of up to 50% when 3-5 Adults travel together.
- Family Offer for when groups of 2 - 5 people are travelling together and at least one of the party is a aged 11 and under.
- The Children Free Offer is available for journeys by Frecce trains, when groups of 2 - 5 people are travelling together and at least one of the party is a aged 15 and under.
Those aged 15 and under travel for free, but the Adults will need to purchase full price 'Base' tickets.
Travel Information
Final Destination: Trieste Cle.
These trains also call at: San Dona di Piave-Jesolo (connect for bus to Jesolo Lido) and Monfalcone
These trains are usually schedule to depart from Roma Termini at 10:22 and 15:30.
This is a direct journey
You will be travelling on one of these trains...
Journey Features
Between Rome and Bologna these IC trains take a different slower route to the Frecce and Italo trains as they don't use the-high-speed line.
After Bologna the trains take the same route as those other services, though if you take the first train of the day you'll be able to see the intermittent sea views to the east of Venezia, over on the right.
Though this isn't one of Europe's most stunning coastal journeys.
Tickets
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings open: 4 months ahead of the travel date
If the cheapest Super Economy tickets are still available, you can save more than €20 by taking these trains in comparison to the faster Frecce trains.
Rail pass users
Target these trains if you want to avoid the €10 rail pass reservation fees charged on the Frecce services; both the high speed trains and the Frecciabinca train.
Though if you'll want the peace of mind of being able to remain in the same seat for the entire journey, paying the optional €3 reservation fee is virtually essential.
Route Information
Option 4: taking the overnight train
Station Guides
Travel Time (approx)
10hr 26min
Frequency
Nightly
Travel Info
1 x train per night
Purchase Tickets
Trenitalia Guide
Trenitlalia is the national rail operator in Italy and in addition to its cheaper types of ticket; it also typically offers other discounts available to non-Italians, which include:
- Group Offers, provides for a discount of up to 50% when 3-5 Adults travel together.
- Family Offer for when groups of 2 - 5 people are travelling together and at least one of the party is a aged 11 and under.
- The Children Free Offer is available for journeys by Frecce trains, when groups of 2 - 5 people are travelling together and at least one of the party is a aged 15 and under.
Those aged 15 and under travel for free, but the Adults will need to purchase full price 'Base' tickets.
Travel Information
Final Destination: Trieste Cle.
This train also calls at: Monfalcone
This train is typically scheduled to depart Roma/Rome at 22:35 and arrive in Trieste at around 09:00
This is a direct journey
You will be travelling on one of these trains...
Journey Features
Good to Know
The daily EC train on to Ljubljana, Maribor and Graz is typically scheduled to depart from Trieste just after 13:00, but if you'll want to reach these destinations by train from Rome/Roma,. without spending the night in Trieste, you'll need to take this train.
Frustratingly this train is usually due into Trieste only two minutes before the morning regional train from Trieste will be due to depart, so if you have an InterRail or Eurail pass you can make a dash for the connection, but making it is very much not guaranteed.
Between Rome and Bologna these IC trains take a different slower route to the Frecce and Italo trains as they don't use the-high-speed line.
After Bologna the trains take the same route as those other services, though if you take the first train of the day you'll be able to see the intermittent sea views to the east of Venezia, over on the right.
Though this isn't one of Europe's most stunning coastal journeys.
Tickets
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings open: 3 months ahead of the travel date - usually
See the 'Train Guide' below for info on the type of accommodation available and the how tickets can be booked.
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