There are 12 ways to get from Rijeka to Basel by bus, plane, train (Trenitalia), night train, train, shuttle, car, or car train
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Bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Basel
best- Take the bus from Ban J. Jelačić Square to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Basel (BSL)ZAG - BSL
6h 5mCHF 72–244Bus via Venice
cheapest- Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)N406 / ...
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Basel SBBN401
14h 50mCHF 58–95Bus
- Take the bus from Rijeka to Basel SBB
10h 25mCHF 92Train
- Take the train from Rijeka to Pivka480 / ...
- Take the train from Pivka to Trieste CentraleEc
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia MestreFr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Arth-GoldauEc
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBBEc
14h 36mCHF 128–272Night train, train
- Take the night train from Rijeka to LjubljanaEn
- Take the night train from Ljubljana to Zuerich HbEn
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBTgv / ...
17h 27mCHF 72–242Fly Rijeka Airport to Basel
- Fly from Rijeka Airport (RJK) to Basel (BSL)RJK - BSL
7hCHF 166–466Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Basel
- Take a shuttle bus from Rijeka to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Basel (BSL)VCE - BSL
7h 46mCHF 87–476Bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ban J. Jelačić Square to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)ZAG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
7h 14mCHF 122–278Train, shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Rijeka to Postojna
- Take a shuttle bus from Postojna to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)LJU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
8h 14mCHF 161–365Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Rijeka to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)VCE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
9hCHF 122–540Drive 784.1 km
- Drive from Rijeka to Basel784.1 km
8h 22mCHF 125–180Drive, car train
- Drive from Rijeka to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Drive from München Ost to Basel
8h 44mCHF 171–239
Rijeka to Basel by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rijeka to Basel is to bus via Venice which costs SFr 55 - SFr 95 and takes 14h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Rijeka to Basel is to bus and fly which takes 6h 5m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 250.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Rijeka and arriving at Basel SBB. Services depart twice a week, and operate Thursday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 10h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Rijeka to Basel. However, there are services departing from Rijeka and arriving at Basel SBB via Pivka, Trieste Centrale, Venezia Mestre and Arth-Goldau. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 36m.
The distance between Rijeka and Basel is 854 km. The road distance is 784.1 km.
The best way to get from Rijeka to Basel without a car is to bus which takes 10h 25m and costs SFr 92.
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Rijeka to Basel, including transfers.
Rijeka to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rijeka bus station.
Rijeka to Basel train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Rijeka station.
The best way to get from Rijeka to Basel is to bus which takes 10h 25m and costs SFr 92. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 120 - SFr 280 and takes 14h 36m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 160 - SFr 470 and takes 7h.
What companies run services between Rijeka, Croatia and Basel, Switzerland?
Zelic Reisen operates a bus from Rijeka to Basel SBB twice a week. Tickets cost CHF 92 and the journey takes 10h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rijeka to Basel SBB via Pivka, Trieste Centrale, Venezia Mestre, and Arth-Goldau in around 14h 36m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–220
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–250
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–410
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–550
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–160
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–370
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–1,500
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–170
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Rijeka to Pivka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Night train from Ljubljana to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Rijeka to Postojna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Rijeka to Pivka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Night train from Rijeka to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Night train from Ljubljana to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–170
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Rijeka to Postojna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–17
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Pivka to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–21
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–27
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–24
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 100–140
- 2nd Class
- CHF 90–120
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–70
- 2nd Class
- CHF 29–40
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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
- CHF 24–30
- Schedules at
- plesoprijevoz.hr
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- info@zelicreisen.ch
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Rijeka to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 92
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Rijeka to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–300
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- CHF 30–90
- Private
- CHF 160–300
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Postojna to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–60
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- CHF 50–60
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–30
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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Rijeka to Basel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) station.
Rijeka to Basel train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Pivka station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rijeka to Basel is 784 km. It takes approximately 8h 22m to drive from Rijeka to Basel.
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