There are 6 ways to get from Rijeka to Wels by bus, train, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Zagrebbus 972 / ...
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Welsbus 951
8h 35m€29–67Train
- Take the train from Rijeka to Ljubljanatrain 480
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbftrain 318 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain Drf / ...
9h 13m€32–343Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Villach Hbfbus N947 / ...
- Take the night train from Villach Hbf to Wels Hbfnighttrain Nj
10h 10m€51–288Drive 418.2 km
- Drive from Rijeka to Welscar 418.2 km
5h 6m€67–97Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Udinetrain Re
- Take the night train from Udine to Wels Hbfnighttrain Nj
11h 10m€98–409Bus, fly, train
- Take the bus from Ban J. Jelačić Square to Zagreb Airportbus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ZAG - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbftrain
6h 56m€106–287
Rijeka to Wels by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rijeka to Wels is to bus which costs €28 - €70 and takes 8h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Rijeka to Wels is to drive which takes 5h 6m and costs €65 - €100.
No, there is no direct bus from Rijeka station to Wels. However, there are services departing from Rijeka bus station and arriving at Wels via Zagreb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Rijeka to Wels. However, there are services departing from Rijeka and arriving at Wels Hbf via Ljubljana, Villach Hbf and Salzburg Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 13m.
The distance between Rijeka and Wels is 540 km. The road distance is 418.2 km.
The best way to get from Rijeka to Wels without a car is to bus which takes 8h 35m and costs €28 - €70.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Rijeka to Wels, including transfers.
Rijeka to Wels bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rijeka bus station.
Rijeka to Wels train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Rijeka station.
The best way to get from Rijeka to Wels is to bus which takes 8h 35m and costs €28 - €70. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €30 - €350 and takes 9h 13m.
What companies run services between Rijeka, Croatia and Wels, Austria?
You can take a bus from Rijeka bus station to Wels via Zagreb in around 8h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rijeka to Wels Hbf via Ljubljana, Villach Hbf, Salzburg Hbf, and Salzburg Hauptbahnhof in around 9h 13m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Rijeka to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Rijeka to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Trieste Centrale to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- €7–11
- Regional Train Ticket
- €9–11
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- €15–17
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €29–45
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €19–29
Train from Trieste Centrale to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €17–26
Train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €255–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €120–150
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
Night train from Villach Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €258–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–150
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
Night train from Udine to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–261
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–261
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €40–55
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Wels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–14
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- brioni@brioni.hr
- Website
- brioni.hr
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- polet@polet.hr
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
- 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
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/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
- €26–35
- Schedules at
- plesoprijevoz.hr
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More Questions & Answers
Rijeka to Wels bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Rijeka to Wels train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Ljubljana station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rijeka to Wels is 418 km. It takes approximately 5h 6m to drive from Rijeka to Wels.
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