Take it and go while passing through multiple cities and admiring the surrounding landscape. How beautiful the train is. Easy, fast, and convenient. If we then talk about Frecciarossa or Italo, the trip becomes a pleasure (while with the Regional, it often remains a nightmare). Of course, as long as it is on time and there are no usual strikes, because with Trenitalia you never know. But the real news is something else. A few weeks ago it opened a new daily direct ÖBB Railjet connection from Trieste to Vienna in just 6 1/2 hours. And you may wonder what does Milan have to do with it? Mo we’ll get to that.
The idea is to plan a mini-vacation on one of the long bridges that can be taken advantage of next year and organize a really worthwhile trip
Milan-Trieste: the first leg
The plan is simple: take a direct train from Milano Centrale and in just over 3 hours you will be in the Julian capital. You can make a pleasant stop in the city, which is a jewel: its Piazza Unità d’Italia is one of the largest squares in Europe facing the sea, and the atmosphere there is already purely Central European.
You can decide to make a quick pit-stop or, as we recommend, to sleep in overnight to leave refreshed. Trieste deserves attention:
- Enjoy a sea-view café in the piazza or at the San Marco or Mirrors Café among the best known,
- The Castle of Miramare or that of San Giusto from which there is a splendid view of the city,
- Devote a moment of reflection to the Risiera di San Sabba, a symbolic place of the Holocaust tragedy in Italy,
- The Molo Audace and the Salone degli Incanti.
For overnight stays La FResidenza Le 6 A is the ideal solution for those arriving in Trieste by train. Elegant and quiet rooms, well-kept and comfortable surroundings close to major attractions.
Destination Vienna: the new direct ÖBB
After recharging your batteries in Trieste, comes the highlight. As of December 14, 2025, traveling to Austria has become a total comfort experience.
The new daily direct ÖBB Railjet connection, thanks to the Koralm tunnel, connects Trieste and Vienna in just 6 hours and 30 minutes on weekends. No changes, no stress: you sit in your seat in Trieste and get right off in the heart of the Austrian capital.
You can buy tickets on the OBB website. Or on the ÖBB Ticket App.
Ready to plan your next rail bridge? Uniting two cities so rich in history while traveling in total serenity is the true luxury of 2026.