THE LARGEST SAILING RACE IN THE WORLD
Trieste, 1 - 12 October 2025
Trieste, 1 - 12 October 2025
Barcolana - News08.10.19
Barcolana starts with a journey
Logistics, everything is ready for the long weekend: Barcolana starts with a journey
FVG Region, Barcolana, Trieste Town Council, and transport service providers - Trenitalia, Trieste Trasporti, APT, Trieste Airport, Ferrovie Udine-Cividale and Autovie Venete - are all ready to provide a coordinated service for visitors who will be reaching Trieste in the coming days to follow and enjoy the regatta.
Coordinated by the Regional Transport Council, organizers have defined a mobility plan aimed at improving the journey of those travelling to Barcolana, reducing the number of cars and traffic jams in the city centre.
TRAINS – Trains first: Trenitalia has recently increased the number of regional trains adding 46 extra regional trains, of which 22 will be travelling on Sunday 13 October only - 13 more than last year. It will also be easier to reach Barcolana51 from outside the region, with major connections from and to Venezia through Portogruaro or Udine/Gorizia and also from and to Ljubljana (available from September 2018) and from and to Austria (Mi.Co.Tra. train).
TRIESTE AIRPORT CAR PARK AT A REDUCED PRICE – If you want to reach Trieste by car, from Friday 11 October at 1 pm there will be up to 1,600 parking spaces available at Trieste Airport at a special cost of €3 a day. Thanks to the improved service, a direct connection from the new Trieste Airport bus and train station will take you quickly to the city centre. A greater number of buses of APT Gorizia will be running during the weekend and the same return ticket will be valid on trains and buses.
PRICE REDUCTION ALSO FOR CAMPER VANS AT TRIESTE AIRPORT – You can benefit from the same service even if you travel in a camper van: 50 camper van parking spaces are available from Friday at 1 pm to Sunday at a cost of €10 a day. Once the van is parked at the airport, visitors can reach Trieste on the frequent train and bus shuttle service, using the same ticket for both trains and buses.
BACK TO THE AIRPORT BY TRAIN OR BUS FROM TRIESTE – Thanks to an agreement between Trenitalia and APT Gorizia, you can use the same ticket on trains and APT buses, and also change the mode of transport on the way: all the trains leaving from Trieste will take you to Trieste Airport, either directly (trains to Venice) or switching from train to bus at Monfalcone station (trains to Udine). This means that, on your journey back, you can take any of the trains leaving from Trieste Centrale: if you take a train to Venice, just get off at Trieste Airport; if you take a train to Udine, just get off at Monfalcone station and catch the special shuttle bus, with departures scheduled according to the train timetable, that will take you to Trieste Airport car park.
TRIESTE TRASPORTI BUS TICKETS AT THE SPECIAL COST OF €1 FOR PARK AND RIDE USERS – If you want to go to Trieste by car, you will find updated traffic information on the motorway display monitors posted by Autovie Venete.You will find a park and ride system: thanks to Trieste Trasporti, you can leave your car in a car park in the outskirts and reach the city centre by bus with a single (and limited edition!) daily ticket at a cost of €1. Park and ride car parks are located at: Barcola-Bovedo, Barcola-Piazzale 11 settembre, Quadrivio Opicina, Chiarbola (sports hall), Montedoro. Once the car is parked, daily tickets can be purchased there from Trieste Trasporti staff at a cost of €1– Friday 11 October from 3 to 8 pm, Saturday 12 October from 10 am to 8 pm and Sunday from 8.30 am to 8 pm – in order to reach the city centre by bus. The largest car park is at Montedoro shopping centre: the shuttle bus to Barcolana, number 20, takes 20 minutes to reach the city centre.
TRIESTE TRASPORTI ELECTRIC SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE TO BARCOLA – For Barcolana, Trieste Trasporti has developed a shuttle bus service connecting Piazza Tommaseo and park Bovedo, for those going to the SVBG registration office from the city centre.
Coordinated by the Regional Transport Council, organizers have defined a mobility plan aimed at improving the journey of those travelling to Barcolana, reducing the number of cars and traffic jams in the city centre.
TRAINS – Trains first: Trenitalia has recently increased the number of regional trains adding 46 extra regional trains, of which 22 will be travelling on Sunday 13 October only - 13 more than last year. It will also be easier to reach Barcolana51 from outside the region, with major connections from and to Venezia through Portogruaro or Udine/Gorizia and also from and to Ljubljana (available from September 2018) and from and to Austria (Mi.Co.Tra. train).
TRIESTE AIRPORT CAR PARK AT A REDUCED PRICE – If you want to reach Trieste by car, from Friday 11 October at 1 pm there will be up to 1,600 parking spaces available at Trieste Airport at a special cost of €3 a day. Thanks to the improved service, a direct connection from the new Trieste Airport bus and train station will take you quickly to the city centre. A greater number of buses of APT Gorizia will be running during the weekend and the same return ticket will be valid on trains and buses.
PRICE REDUCTION ALSO FOR CAMPER VANS AT TRIESTE AIRPORT – You can benefit from the same service even if you travel in a camper van: 50 camper van parking spaces are available from Friday at 1 pm to Sunday at a cost of €10 a day. Once the van is parked at the airport, visitors can reach Trieste on the frequent train and bus shuttle service, using the same ticket for both trains and buses.
BACK TO THE AIRPORT BY TRAIN OR BUS FROM TRIESTE – Thanks to an agreement between Trenitalia and APT Gorizia, you can use the same ticket on trains and APT buses, and also change the mode of transport on the way: all the trains leaving from Trieste will take you to Trieste Airport, either directly (trains to Venice) or switching from train to bus at Monfalcone station (trains to Udine). This means that, on your journey back, you can take any of the trains leaving from Trieste Centrale: if you take a train to Venice, just get off at Trieste Airport; if you take a train to Udine, just get off at Monfalcone station and catch the special shuttle bus, with departures scheduled according to the train timetable, that will take you to Trieste Airport car park.
TRIESTE TRASPORTI BUS TICKETS AT THE SPECIAL COST OF €1 FOR PARK AND RIDE USERS – If you want to go to Trieste by car, you will find updated traffic information on the motorway display monitors posted by Autovie Venete.You will find a park and ride system: thanks to Trieste Trasporti, you can leave your car in a car park in the outskirts and reach the city centre by bus with a single (and limited edition!) daily ticket at a cost of €1. Park and ride car parks are located at: Barcola-Bovedo, Barcola-Piazzale 11 settembre, Quadrivio Opicina, Chiarbola (sports hall), Montedoro. Once the car is parked, daily tickets can be purchased there from Trieste Trasporti staff at a cost of €1– Friday 11 October from 3 to 8 pm, Saturday 12 October from 10 am to 8 pm and Sunday from 8.30 am to 8 pm – in order to reach the city centre by bus. The largest car park is at Montedoro shopping centre: the shuttle bus to Barcolana, number 20, takes 20 minutes to reach the city centre.
TRIESTE TRASPORTI ELECTRIC SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE TO BARCOLA – For Barcolana, Trieste Trasporti has developed a shuttle bus service connecting Piazza Tommaseo and park Bovedo, for those going to the SVBG registration office from the city centre.
