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

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

    best
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain 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 Rijekashuttle bus
    7h 39m
    €316–644

  2. Train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlotrain train
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain train Drf
    4. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain train 19 / ...
    5. Take the train from Ljubljana to Rijekatrain train 481
    24h 48m
    €104–257

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Rijekacar car
    16h 5m
    €218–304

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Ljubljana bus stationbus bus N885
    2. Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Rijeka bus stationbus bus N948 / ...
    23h 36m
    €119–177

  5. Drive  1,314.9 km

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Rijekacar car 1,314.9 km
    12h 50m
    €242–349

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

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain 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, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus bus
    7h 45m
    €360–742

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

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain 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 Trieste Centraleshuttle bus
    4. Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus bus
    8h 38m
    €390–792

  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, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus bus
    8h 51m
    €345–678

  9. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Pula Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane plane AMS - PUY
    3. Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus stationbus bus
    7h 45m
    €127–429

  10. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train, bus

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane AMS - BLQ
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain train
    4. Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain train
    5. Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus bus
    9h 37m
    €221–512

  11. Train, train 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 train from Bruxelles-Midi to Charleroi-Centraltrain train
    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 Rijekashuttle bus
    10h 57m
    €190–771

Rotterdam to Rijeka by bus

Calendar7Weekly Buses
Duration23h 36mAverage Duration
Ticket€119Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,324.5 km
  • Duration: 7h 39m

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

You can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Rijeka bus station via Ljubljana bus station in around 23h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rotterdam Blaak to Rijeka via Venlo, Duesseldorf Hbf, Düsseldorf Hbf, Villach Hbf, and Ljubljana in around 24h 48m.

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