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There are 11 ways to get from Rotterdam to Istria by car, car train, bus, train, plane, shuttle, or night train

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  1. Drive, car train

    best
    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Düsseldorf Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Pulacar car
    11h 31m
    €182–1,124

  2. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane AMS - VCE
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Novigradshuttle bus
    8h 1m
    €107–678

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Ljubljana bus stationbus bus N885
    2. Take the bus from Ljubljana - Avtobusna Postaja to Pula Airportbus bus
    24h 26m
    €269–603

  4. Drive 1,331.2 km

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Pulacar car 1,331.2 km
    14h 18m
    €234–338

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schwarzach-St.Veittrain train Drf
    3. Take the night train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Ljubljananighttrain night train En
    4. Take the train from Ljubljana to Pulatrain train
    25h 47m
    €161–454

  6. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane AMS - LJU
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centraleshuttle bus
    4. Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    7h 24m
    €196–693

  7. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane BRU - VCE
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Novigradshuttle bus
    9h 9m
    €120–711

  8. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane BRU - LJU
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centraleshuttle bus
    4. Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    8h 27m
    €214–706

  9. Train, bus to Weeze Airport, fly to Pula Airport

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Bredatrain train
    2. Take the train from Breda to Nijmegentrain train
    3. Take the bus from Nijmegen Centraal Station to Weeze Airport Terminal 1bus bus
    4. Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane plane NRN - PUY
    7h 40m
    €125–1,257

  10. Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Treviso Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Treviso Airport (TSF)plane plane CRL - TSF
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Treviso, Aeroporto to Novigradshuttle bus
    9h 56m
    €114–670

  11. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle, bus

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane AMS - ZAG
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Trieste Centraleshuttle bus
    4. Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    9h 35m
    €192–975

Rotterdam to Istria by train and night train

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration25h 47mAverage Duration
Ticket€161Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Istria, Croatia?

You can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Giardini 3 P&R via Ljubljana bus station, Ljubljana - Avtobusna Postaja, Pula Airport, and Zracna Luka in around 24h 26m.

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