There are 11 ways to get from Rijeka to Athens by bus, plane, train, ferry, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Ban J. Jelačić Square to Zagreb Airportbus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ZAG - ATH
7h 1m€100–281Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus Arriva
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
26h 25m€65–157Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
25h 18m€111–140Bus, train, line 2 ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain Re
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrasferry
- Take the bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
45h 52m€219–336Drive 1,467 km
- Drive from Rijeka to Athenscar 1,467 km
19h 35m€260–375Bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane TRS - ATH
9h 35m€133–367Fly from Rijeka Airport
- Fly from Rijeka Airport (RJK) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane RJK - ATH
9h 1m€176–397Bus, shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VCE - ATH
9h 1m€114–540Bus, shuttle to Ljubljana, fly
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LJU - ATH
7h 59m€149–520Bus to Split Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SPU - ATH
11h 27m€103–316Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Beograd, Autobuska stanicaDoor to door Shuttle
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
28h 37m€125–145
Rijeka to Athens by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rijeka to Athens is to bus which costs €65 - €160 and takes 26h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Rijeka to Athens is to bus and fly which takes 7h 1m and costs €100 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Rijeka to Athens. However, there are services departing from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor and arriving at Athens via Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 25m.
The distance between Rijeka and Athens is 1283 km. The road distance is 1467 km.
The best way to get from Rijeka to Athens without a car is to bus and train which takes 25h 18m and costs €110 - €140.
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Rijeka to Athens, including transfers.
Rijeka to Athens bus services, operated by Arriva Croatia, depart from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
The best way to get from Rijeka to Athens is to fly which takes 9h 1m and costs €170 - €400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €160 and takes 26h 25m.
Rijeka to Athens bus services, operated by Arriva Croatia, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Rijeka. It is currently 7:22 PM in Rijeka and 8:22 PM in Athens.
What companies run services between Rijeka, Croatia and Athens, Greece?
Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Rijeka Airport (RJK) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Athens via Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 26h 25m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–210
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–190
Flights from Ljubljana to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Split Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–260
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–190
Flights from Split Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–260
Flights from Split Airport to Athens International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Ljubljana to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Split Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +385 01/6331-933
- plesoprijevoz@plesoprijevoz.hr
- Website
- plesoprijevoz.hr
Bus from Ban J. Jelačić Square to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Schedules at
- plesoprijevoz.hr
- Phone
- +389 44 371 066
- hafet-tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- hafettours.mk
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Schedules at
- hafettours.mk
- Phone
- +386 41520943
- info@hisarturizam.com
- Website
- hisarturizam.com
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70
- Schedules at
- hisarturizam.com
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €34–260
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €34–38
- Private
- €140–260
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €31–170
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €31–34
- Private
- €95–170
- Phone
- +30 2610 623 888
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–55
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- 011 761-4693
- bstours@verat.net
- Website
- bstours.rs
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- http://bstours.rs/en/
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +381 64 80 266 80
- info@terratravel.rs
- Website
- terratravel.rs
Shuttle from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €70
- Website
- https://terratravel.rs/en/
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- (+39) 041 041
- direzione@actv.it
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–150
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
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