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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 48m
    €301–605

  2. Train #2

    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 train from Ljubljana to Rijekatrain train 481
    22h
    €91–255

  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
    €133–194

  5. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Utrecht Centraal to Woergl Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the nighttrain from Woergl Hbf to Ljubljananighttrain night train En
    3. Take the train from Ljubljana to Rijekatrain train 481
    24h 41m
    €217–382

  6. 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
    7h 54m
    €340–713

  7. 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 47m
    €365–753

  8. Train to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    2. Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane plane RTM - TRS
    3. Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus bus
    7h 35m
    €296–923

  9. Train, bus to Weeze Airport, fly to Pula Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Nijmegentrain train
    2. Take the bus from Nijmegen Centraal Station to Weeze Airport Terminal 1bus bus
    3. Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane plane NRN - PUY
    4. Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus stationbus bus
    9h 33m
    €158–464

  10. 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 Cervignano-Aquil.-Grtrain train
    5. Take the train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Trieste Centraletrain train
    6. Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus bus
    10h 26m
    €210–506

  11. Train

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf 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 1m
    €152–480

  12. Train via Stuttgart

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 47 / ...
    3. Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain train 963 / ...
    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
    19h 7m
    €170–485

  13. Drive  1,289.3 km

    1. Drive from Utrecht to Rijekacar car 1,289.3 km
    12h 1m
    €236–341

Utrecht to Rijeka by night train and train

Calendar14Weekly Services
Duration24h 41mAverage Duration
Ticket€217Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,315.8 km
  • Duration: 7h 48m

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 Duesseldorf Hbf, Düsseldorf Hbf, München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, Villach Hbf, and Ljubljana in around 18h 1m.

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