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How to get fromUtrecht to Rijekaby train, plane, shuttle, car, car train, bus, or night train

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There are 13 ways to get from Utrecht to Rijeka by train, plane, shuttle, car, car train, bus, or night train

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

    best
    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain 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 52m
    €311–605

  2. Train, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain train Drf
    3. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain train 19 / ...
    4. Take the nighttrain from Ljubljana to Rijekanighttrain night train En
    22h 34m
    €106–287

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Utrecht to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Rijekacar car
    15h 35m
    €208–290

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Utrecht Centraal station to Essen Hbfbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Rijeka bus stationbus bus N261
    22h 59m
    €133–204

  5. Drive  1,289.3 km

    1. Drive from Utrecht to Rijekacar car 1,289.3 km
    12h 1m
    €238–343

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

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain 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 46m
    €380–783

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

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain 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
    8h 8m
    €355–723

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

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain 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 58m
    €172–370

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

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain 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 49m
    €216–483

  10. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to 's-Hertogenboschtrain train
    2. Take the train from 's-Hertogenbosch to Bredatrain train
    3. Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    4. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane BRU - LJU
    5. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centraleshuttle bus
    6. Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus bus
    10h 2m
    €349–689

  11. Train via Cologne

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12train train Ice
    2. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    3. Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train 90 / ...
    4. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain train Ic
    5. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain train 19 / ...
    6. Take the train from Ljubljana to Rijekatrain train 481
    18h 6m
    €149–457

  12. Train

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Ulm Hbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train 62 / ...
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain train Ic
    4. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain train 19 / ...
    5. Take the train from Ljubljana to Rijekatrain train 481
    18h 44m
    €162–384

  13. Train, night train via Wörgl

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Wörgl Hbftrain train
    2. Take the nighttrain from Woergl Hbf to Ljubljananighttrain night train En
    3. Take the train from Ljubljana to Rijekatrain train 481
    25h 5m
    €237–413

Utrecht to Rijeka by train

Calendar28Weekly Trains
Duration18h 6mAverage Duration
Ticket€149Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,315.8 km
  • Duration: 7h 52m

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

You can take a bus from Utrecht Centraal station to Rijeka bus station via Essen Hbf and Essen central train station in around 22h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Utrecht Centraal to Rijeka via Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, Villach Hbf, and Ljubljana in around 18h 6m.

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