There are 7 ways to get from Santander to Rijeka by plane, shuttle, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Santander Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)SDR - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
8h 42m€100–511Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander to Padova
- Take the bus from Padua to Rijeka bus stationN406 / ...
31h 24m€73–119Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santander to Bordeaux
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to StrasbourgTgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to München Hbf83
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Villach HbfRj
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana19 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Rijeka481 / ...
28h 48m€235–521Bus via Donostia / San Sebastián
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Take the bus from San Sebastian Central Bus Station to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Rijeka bus station406 / ...
30h 30m€84–143Drive 1,807.6 km
- Drive from Santander to Rijeka1,807.6 km
18h 53m€282–408Fly Santander Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)SDR - TRS
- Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
9h 45m€98–301Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)BIO - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
11h 9m€89–508
Santander to Rijeka by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Rijeka is to bus which costs €70 - €120 and takes 31h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Rijeka is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 42m and costs €100 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Rijeka station. However, there are services departing from Santander E.A. and arriving at Rijeka bus station via San Sebastian Central Bus Station and Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 30m.
The distance between Santander and Rijeka is 1518 km. The road distance is 1807.6 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Rijeka without a car is to bus and train which takes 28h 48m and costs €230 - €550.
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from Santander to Rijeka, including transfers.
Santander to Rijeka bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Santander E.A. station.
Santander to Rijeka bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Rijeka is 1808 km. It takes approximately 18h 53m to drive from Santander to Rijeka.
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What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Rijeka, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Santander E.A. to Rijeka bus station via San Sebastian Central Bus Station and Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) in around 30h 30m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Santander Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Santander Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Santander Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Santander Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Santander Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–450
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €45–75
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- 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
- €9–21
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- €9–13
- Regional Train Ticket
- €12–14
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- €18–21
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Ljubljana to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–320
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- €35–100
- Private
- €170–320
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Santander to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Padua to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from San Sebastian Central Bus Station to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Padua to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Santander to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
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