Accommodation and facilities

Students from outside the city have various accommodation options in Trieste. 

Hall of Residence

If they fulfil the necessary academic and economic requirements and are on the ranking list drawn up by ARDIS, students may be able to apply for a room.

Details on the application procedure can be found on the ARDIS website.

See the ARDIS website for information on the selection procedure.

ARDIS - Agenzia regionale per il diritto agli studi superiori - Friuli Venezia Giulia (Friuli Venezia Giulia Regional Agency for Access to Higher Education)

Salita Monte Valerio, 3 – 34127 Trieste
Tel. +39 040 3595 204/205/354
Fax +39 040 3595 352
website: ARDIS 

University Residence in the former Military Hospital

This modern and functional residence accommodates students, researchers and academic staff from all over the world. It was created following the renovation of the former Military Hospital, an imposing building built in 1863 during the time of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire in Trieste.
The Luciano Fonda University College provides a number of grants to cover accommodation in the residence, so offering students of merit the opportunity to study in Trieste.

Website:  University Residence in the former Military Hospital

Other University Halls of Residence

Trieste offers various halls of residence, many of which associated to the local diocese.  

The main residences are:

• Residenza Universitaria Rivalto  - Fondazione Rui: The Fondazione Rui is a member of the Conference of University Colleges of Merit legally recognised by the Ministry of Higher Education. 

           Address: Piazza Dalmazia, 3 – 34133 Trieste - 

           Tel. 040 36431 - info@rivalto.org 

• Casa dello studente San Francesco d'Assisi

           Address: Via Tommaso Grossi, 2 – 34131 Trieste -

           Tel. 040 309554 - casastudente.sanfrancesco.ts@gmail.com

• Rifugio Cuor di Gesù

           Address: Via Fabio Severo, 148 – 34127 Trieste - 

           Tel. 040 568118 - rifugio.cuor.di.gesu@pastorale.units.it; rifugiocdg@gmail.com

• Opera Figli del Popolo Famiglia Universitaria Auxilium

           Address: Largo Papa Giovanni XXIII, 7 – 34123 Trieste - 

           Tel. 040 302612 - info@ofpts.org; info@ofpts.it

• Convitto universitario dell’Opera Salesiana a Trieste

           Address: Via dell’Istria, 53 – 34137 Trieste - 

           Tel. 040 638526 - trieste@salesianinordest.it

Hostels

• Controvento Hostel: Piazza Venezia 1, 34123 Trieste - Tel. +39 040 309636 - controventohostel@gmail.com
• Ostello Tegeste:  Viale Miramare, 331 Trieste - Tel.+39 040 224102 Mob. +39 334 6138746 - info@ostellotergeste.com

Notice Boards and Internet

Many students find accommodation through the different notice boards in the University, and many others use the Internet.

Some of the most popular sites (in Italian) are:

• www.roomgo.it
• www.affitto.it 
• www.studenti.it
• trieste.bakeca.it 
• www.subito.it 
• mioaffitto.it 
• www.uniaffitti.it
• erasmusplay.com (in English, Italian and other languages)

Students also frequently make use of social networks and different Facebook groups.

Short or long term study visa may be granted to foreigners willing to enrol or pre-enrol in graduate and post graduate Programmes (Post graduate training, PhD), to attend single courses, to take part in exchange programmes, etc. upon the submission of specific documentation.

For more information about Study in Italy and Visa please see the FAQ section of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - MAECI.

Foreigners holding a visa for study (long term Type D) need to apply for the permit of stay for study purposes by 8 days from their arrival in Italy. Please check the application procedures.

On the main university campuses, ARDIS provides various canteens which students can use at special rates. Further reductions are also available depending on individual economic circumstances.

For further details:  Ardis "Mense e ristorazione" 

Through ARDISS, students can also obtain special season ticket rates on both local train and bus services.

Reductions are available for:

• all students enrolled for the academic year 2020/21 at the Universities of Trieste and Udine.
• all students enrolled for the academic year 2020/21 at the “G. Tartini” Music Conservatory in Trieste and the “J. Tomadini” Music Conservatory in Udine.
• all students attending the Istituti Tecnici Superiori (I.T.S. – Technical Secondary Schools) di Trieste, Udine e Pordenone
• all doctoral students enrolled at the Universities of Trieste and Udine.
• all students attending a Doctoral or Master’s course at the Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (S.I.S.S.A. - International School of Advanced Studies) in Trieste.
• all students attending teacher training courses (TFA) at the Universities of Trieste and Udine.

The only requirement is to be regularly enrolled and no more than one year behind with course studies.

For further details on reductions, see the ARDISS website Transport Reductions.

Trieste bus system is extensive and comprises more than 50 lines. It is managed by Trieste Trasporti.

An updated timetable of the buses running in Trieste can be viewed at https://tplfvg.it/it/ (Key: F - working days timetable; S - Saturdays; D - Sundays and holidays; E - Bus stops)

You can download the App Tpl FVG here

Tickets are not sold in the bus but at tobacconist's, bars and newsagents in the city.  Click here to check the sale points.  

Fares change depending on the distance and length of journey: 

- one way ticket (orario intera rete) €1.35;    
- daily ticket (giornaliero rete) €4.60;  
- monthly ticket (Abbonamento mensile) €28.50 (1 line) or € 35.75 (all bus lines);
- fortnightly ticket (Abbonamento quindicinale) €19.35 (1 line) or €23.05 (all bus lines);  
- yearly ticket (Abbonamento annuale) €285 (1 line) or €357.50 (all bus lines).

Ferry boats lines connect Trieste with Muggia and other seaside resorts in Friuli Venezia Giulia during summertime: Grignano, Duino, Sistiana and Barcola. For more information click here.

Italian students not resident in Trieste, as well as EU and non-EU students can have access to a family doctor and use the general medical services provided by the Family Clinics of the Trieste Integrated Health Service as specified in the conditions shown in the service's information sheet.

Hospitals -see on the map