There are 13 ways to get from Basel to Rijeka by plane, bus, train, night train, shuttle, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BSL - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvorbus
6h 55m€69–279Bus via Venice
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)bus N401
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Rijeka bus stationbus N406 / ...
14h 45m€62–93Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Rijekabus
11h 40m€99Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain Ec
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
12h 48m€101–401Train, night train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Ljubljananighttrain En
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Rijekatrain 481
17h 6m€239–442Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane ZRH - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvorbus
7h 50m€136–315Fly Basel to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane BSL - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
8h 32m€173–564Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane ZRH - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
8h 12m€175–590Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane ZRH - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
9h€160–640Fly Basel to Rijeka Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane BSL - RJK
6h 40m€123–554Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane LIN - TRS
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
10h 24m€141–425Drive 783.8 km
- Drive from Basel to Rijekacar 783.8 km
8h 27m€136–196Drive, car train
- Drive from Basel to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Rijekacar
9h 6m€186–248
Basel to Rijeka by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Rijeka is to bus via Venice which costs €60 - €95 and takes 14h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Rijeka is to fly which takes 6h 40m and costs €120 - €600.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Rijeka. Services depart twice a week, and operate Thursday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 11h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Rijeka. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Rijeka via Zuerich Hb and Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 6m.
The distance between Basel and Rijeka is 854 km. The road distance is 783.8 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Rijeka without a car is to bus which takes 11h 40m and costs €99.
It takes approximately 6h 55m to get from Basel to Rijeka, including transfers.
Basel to Rijeka bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Rijeka train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Rijeka is to bus which takes 11h 40m and costs €99. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €120 - €600 and takes 6h 40m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Rijeka, Croatia?
Zelic Reisen operates a bus from Basel SBB to Rijeka twice a week. Tickets cost €99 and the journey takes 11h 40m. Alternatively, Lufthansa flies from Basel (BSL) to Rijeka Airport (RJK) twice a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Basel to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–440
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €210–380
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Ljubljana to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- €9–13
- Regional Train Ticket
- €12–14
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- €18–21
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Ljubljana to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +385 01/6331-933
- plesoprijevoz@plesoprijevoz.hr
- Website
- plesoprijevoz.hr
Bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Schedules at
- plesoprijevoz.hr
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- info@zelicreisen.ch
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Basel SBB to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €99
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €31–170
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €31–34
- Private
- €95–170
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €34–250
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €34–38
- Private
- €140–250
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Rijeka bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) station.
Basel to Rijeka train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Rijeka is 784 km. It takes approximately 8h 27m to drive from Basel to Rijeka.
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