Connecting from Venice to Trieste

Hi Wallace -
Question for you? I see that you had previous questions about gondola rides in Venice + visiting St Marks. Will you be spending time in Venice before your cruise - and looking to go onward to Trieste afterwards - or are you intending to go to Trieste upon first-day arrival at Marco Polo and back to Venice after your cruise? Your more complete itinerary could make a difference in transfer recommendations.

I'm guessing you're staying in Venice at least the night before the cruise as flying in on departure day would be riskier than most of us would recommend. In that case, returning to the airport really wouldn't make any sense unless you're only doing it to catch the Flixbus? Editing to add: if there are reports of safety issues with Flixbus I haven't seen them. Still, you ALWAYS want to protect your valuables (cash, credit cards, phone, etc) when sightseeing or taking public transit.

Regardless, Trieste is just far enough away from(at least two hours by road) that a private transfer car/taxi would be spendy but let's see what your itinerary looks like, OK?

Been a while since I was in that area, but in general:

1) Are there reports of luggage theft or even pickpoketing aboard the flexibus?
I am sure there are some, maybe not, but that could be said of any transport in Italy. I assume you mean Flixbus, they are fine in general, but there are other buses such as Itabus.

2) Do the taxis at Marco Polo airport taxi stands go to the Trieste cruise port?

If you find one willing, sure, but for that distance, best to set up something ahead.

3) Are there taxi stands at Piazzale Roma with taxis that go directly to the Trieste cruise port? How much would it cost?

Same as above. As for cost, I have seen estimates of 200 euro or more.

Not sure exactly where you will be starting from, are you just arriving at the airport and going to Trieste? or are you staying in Venice then need to get to Trieste?

An option you have not considered is train, from Venice SMN, the train takes 2-3 hours and costs 20-30 euro, from Trieste station you can get a taxi to the port.

There may be shuttles dedicated to runs to the port from Piazzale Roma in Venice, you might ask your hotel for suggestions, or maybe others on here have thoughts.

I plugged a random date/time for 2 people, Venice Marco Polo> Trieste port, into DayTrip (a driver service that has been recommended on these forums) and came up with $328 for their lowest priced option. You could do the same with desired date and time as that price could shift depending on month/day/time of day.

https://daytrip.com