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How to get fromRotterdam to Rijekaby car, car train, bus, train, plane, train (Eurostar), night train or shuttle

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There are 12 ways to get from Rotterdam to Rijeka by car, car train, bus, train, plane, train (Eurostar), night train, or shuttle

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  1. Drive, car train

    best
    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Rijekacar
    10h 44m
    €167–1,104

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Ljubljana bus stationbusN885
    2. Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Rijeka bus stationbusN948 / ...
    23h 36m
    €72–157

  3. Drive 1,315 km

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Rijekacar1,315 km
    12h 50m
    €231–334

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

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)planeAMS - ZAG
    3. Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvorbus
    7h 31m
    €131–304

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen FernbftrainIce
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain41 / ...
    4. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Villach HbftrainRj
    5. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain19 / ...
    6. Take the train from Ljubljana to Rijekatrain481 / ...
    19h 45m
    €195–558

  6. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schwarzach-St.VeittrainDrf
    3. Take the night train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to LjubljananighttrainEn
    4. Take the night train from Ljubljana to RijekanighttrainEn
    24h 13m

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

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)planeAMS - VCE
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijekashuttle
    8h 53m
    €120–559

  8. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Ljubljana (LJU)planeAMS - LJU
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Postojnashuttle
    4. Take the train from Postojna to Rijekatrain
    8h 27m
    €169–367

  9. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam CS to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)planeBRU - ZAG
    3. Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvorbus
    8h 34m
    €126–260

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

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam CS to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)planeBRU - VCE
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijekashuttle
    10h 1m
    €115–555

  11. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam CS to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Ljubljana (LJU)planeBRU - LJU
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Postojnashuttle
    4. Take the train from Postojna to Rijekatrain
    9h 20m
    €179–363

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

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    2. Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Treviso Airport (TSF)planeCRL - TSF
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Treviso, Aeroporto to Rijekashuttle
    10h 36m
    €134–595

Rotterdam to Rijeka by bus

Calendar7Weekly Buses
Duration23h 36mAverage Duration
Ticket€72Cheapest Price
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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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt, München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf, Villach Hbf, and Ljubljana in around 19h 45m.

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