There are 12 ways to get from Rotterdam to Rijeka by car, car train, bus, train, plane, night train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car train
best- Drive from Rotterdam to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Rijekacar
10h 46m€168–1,104Bus
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€96–166Drive 1,315 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Rijekacar 1,315 km
12h 53m€233–336Train 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 Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvorbus
7h 31m€117–298Train, night train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schwarzach-St.Veittrain Drf
- Take the night train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Ljubljananighttrain En
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Rijekatrain 481
23h 42m€136–429Train 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€201–713Train 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€291–793Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BRU - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvorbus
8h 34m€135–311Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane BRU - 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
8h 51m€219–726Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Treviso Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Treviso Airport (TSF)plane CRL - TSF
- Take a shuttle bus from Treviso, Aeroporto to Rijeka
10h 36m€177–714Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane AMS - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
11h 9m€187–508Train, bus to Weeze Airport, fly to Pula Airport, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Nijmegentrain
- Take the bus from Nijmegen Centraal Station to Weeze Airport Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane NRN - PUY
- Take the bus from Labin, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijekabus
9h 35m€143–1,279
Rotterdam to Rijeka by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Rijeka is to bus which costs €95 - €170 and takes 23h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Rijeka is to train and fly and bus which takes 7h 31m and costs €110 - €300.
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, Schwarzach-St.Veit and Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 42m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Rijeka is 1320 km. The road distance is 1315 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Rijeka without a car is to bus which takes 23h 36m and costs €95 - €170.
It takes approximately 10h 46m 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.
Rotterdam to Rijeka bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ljubljana bus station.
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.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–750
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–440
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Treviso Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–120
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Treviso Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €28–120
Flights from Weeze Airport to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–440
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Nijmegen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–100
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Night train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Night train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Ljubljana to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Night train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- 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 Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- 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
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 01/6331-933
- plesoprijevoz@plesoprijevoz.hr
- Website
- plesoprijevoz.hr
Bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Schedules at
- plesoprijevoz.hr
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €31–270
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €31
- Private
- €138
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- 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
- €150–390
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Treviso, Aeroporto to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €96–490
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €96
- Private
- €223
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- 01806 607085
- dbregiobusnrw@deutschebahn.com
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Nijmegen Centraal Station to Weeze Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- bahn.de
- Phone
- +31-383394700
- Website
- transdev.nl
Bus from Nijmegen Centraal Station to Weeze Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- Transdev Netherlands
- Phone
- +385 60 300 300
- info@ap.hr
- Website
- ap.hr
Bus from Labin, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–15
- Schedules at
- ap.hr
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Rotterdam to Rijeka train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Utrecht Centraal station.
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