Palermo to Trieste

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Palermo to Trieste. From €43.08, fastest 13h 22m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Palermo to Trieste costs €43.08 at the cheapest and takes 13h 22m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 964 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Coach.

Checked September 10, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
964 km
Fastest
13h 22m
Average
14h 18m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€43.08
CO2 per passenger
26.0 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Coach14h 5m13h 21m44m€50.7826.0 kg2
  • 14h 5mFastest, by Coach
  • €50.78Cheapest, by Coach
  • 26.0 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
  • 964 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€43.08
  1. BlaBlaCar BB779607:304h 20m11:50Palermo AutostazioneNapoli Metropark Centrale
  2. BlaBlaCar BB504913:278h 30m21:57Napoli Metropark CentraleTrieste Autostazione

Changes at Naples, with 97 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 15h 11mCO2 25.1 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee

Fastest€105.16
  1. Ryanair R763407:301h 10m08:40Palermo PMOPerugia PEG
  2. DB Fernverkehr DB143109:392h 39m12:18Perugia railway stationTrieste Centrale

Changes at Perugia, with 59 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 6h 45mCO2 153.7 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Palermo to Trieste
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Palermo to TriesteFriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24
Coach€114.03€93.13€84.88€62.33€59.58€83.78€99.18€65.08€71.13€57.38€50.78€62.33€62.33€70.03
Flight€230.83€198.38€183.04€126.40€129.35€135.25€134.07€116.96€115.19€128.17€89.82€93.95€118.14€135.84

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €43.08

The bus gets you into Trieste. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

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Booking window

When to book Palermo to Trieste

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €53.5390 days
  2. €34.2860 days
  3. €39.2345 days
  4. €52.4330 days
  5. €60.6821 days
  6. €70.0314 days
  7. €99.187 days
  8. €84.883 days
  9. €114.031 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €34.28.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 233 percent. The most expensive point is €114.03, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€114.03€34.281371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €57.38Sun
  2. €51.88Mon
  3. €59.58Tue
  4. €62.33Wed
  5. €70.03Thu
  6. €65.08Fri
  7. €71.13Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €59.58Sep
  2. €56.28Oct
  3. €44.73Nov
  4. €49.68Dec
  5. €41.43Jan
  6. €35.93Feb

The route

PalermoPalermoTriesteTrieste
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 964 km against 838 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Perugia, Ancona, Rome, Naples. The gap between arriving and leaving is 59 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Palermo at 06:14 and the last at 07:30, across 2 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Palermo

Rail
  • Palermo Centrale
  • Palermo Lolli railway halt
  • Palermo Guadagna railway halt
Bus
  • Palermo Autostazione
  • Autostazione di Palermo - Piazza Cairoli
Air
  • PMO
Ferry
  • Palermo Stazione Marittima
  • Palermo (Liberty Lines)

Trieste

Rail
  • Trieste Centrale
  • Trieste Servola
  • Trieste Scalo Legnami
Bus
  • Trieste Autostazione
  • Trieste
Ferry
  • Trieste Molo Bersaglieri
  • Trieste - Molo Bersaglieri
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
BlaBlaCar€46.3813h 22m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
  • BlaBlaCar
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Coach fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€36.0084%
Taxes€3.608%
Supplier fees€1.493%
Our service fee€1.995%
Total you pay€43.08100%

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Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to drop the bags in Trieste?

Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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Questions about Palermo to Trieste

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Palermo to Trieste?

The fastest journey from Palermo to Trieste takes 13h 22m door to door, of which 13h 21m is spent moving, on the Coach. Most services take around 14h 18m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Palermo to Trieste?

The cheapest fare from Palermo to Trieste is €43.08, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €62.33. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Palermo to Trieste?

The cheapest way from Palermo to Trieste is by Coach, at €50.78 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 14h 5m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Palermo to Trieste?

Fares from Palermo to Trieste bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €34.28. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 233 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Palermo to Trieste?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Palermo to Trieste, at €51.88. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Palermo to Trieste?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Palermo to Trieste, at €35.93 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Palermo to Trieste?

1 operators sell services from Palermo to Trieste across 1 modes: BlaBlaCar. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Palermo to Trieste?

20 percent of the services we sell from Palermo to Trieste are direct. The rest connect at Perugia, Ancona, Rome, Naples, with about 59 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Palermo to Trieste use?

Services from Palermo to Trieste by Coach leave from Palermo Autostazione and arrive at Trieste Autostazione. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Palermo to Trieste?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Palermo to Trieste allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Palermo to Trieste on September 10, 2026: 964 km of route against 838 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €43.08, and 13h 22m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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