There are 11 ways to get from Rotterdam to Rijeka by plane, bus, car, car train, train, night train, or shuttle
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Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Pula Airport, bus
best- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane RTM - PUY
- Take the bus from Labin, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
5h 1m€272–739Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Ljubljana bus stationbus N885
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Rijeka bus stationbus N948 / ...
23h 36m€102–169Drive, car train
- Drive from Rotterdam to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Rijekacar
16h 5m€216–302Train, night train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the night train from Utrecht Centraal to Salzburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the night train from Salzburg Hbf to Ljubljananighttrain En
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Rijekatrain 481
24h 26m€137–493Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane RTM - TRS
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
4h 26m€345–1,103Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane AMS - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
7h 48m€336–893Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane AMS - ZAG
- Take the bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijekabus
8h 12m€292–755Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane AMS - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
8h 41m€361–1,013Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 62
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 315 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Rijekatrain 481
20h 11m€229–713Train, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the bus from Hauptbahnhof to Trieste Autostazionebus
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
24h 6m€208–506Drive 1,314.9 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Rijekacar 1,314.9 km
12h 50m€238–344
Rotterdam to Rijeka by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Rijeka is to bus which costs €100 - €170 and takes 23h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Rijeka is to fly and bus which takes 4h 26m and costs €340 - €1100.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam station to Rijeka station. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Central Station and arriving at Rijeka bus station via Ljubljana bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Rijeka. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Rijeka via Utrecht Centraal, Salzburg Hbf and Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 26m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Rijeka is 1147 km. The road distance is 1314.9 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Rijeka without a car is to bus which takes 23h 36m and costs €100 - €170.
It takes approximately 5h 1m to get from Rotterdam to Rijeka, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Rijeka bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Rijeka train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Rijeka is to bus which takes 23h 36m and costs €100 - €170. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €220 - €750 and takes 20h 11m.
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 Centraal to Rijeka via Utrecht Centraal, Duisburg Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, Villach Hbf, and Ljubljana in around 20h 11m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–470
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–750
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–470
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–450
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Utrecht Centraal to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Ljubljana to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Ljubljana to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- service@govolta.nl
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://govolta.nl/nl?_fl=en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–470
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €29–45
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- brioni@brioni.hr
- Website
- brioni.hr
Bus from Labin, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €130–350
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €204
Bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €190–500
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €190–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 17 17
- service@postbus.at
- Website
- postbus.at
Bus from Hauptbahnhof to Trieste Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.postbus.at/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Rotterdam to Rijeka bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ljubljana bus station.
Rotterdam to Rijeka train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Utrecht Centraal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Rijeka is 1315 km. It takes approximately 12h 50m to drive from Rotterdam to Rijeka.
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