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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
    €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 36m
    €103–261

  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 17m
    €217–303

  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
    €263–380

  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 42m
    €380–763

  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 4m
    €355–713

  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 54m
    €212–380

  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 45m
    €218–463

  10. Train, bus to Weeze Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle

    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 Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane NRN - ZAG
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijekashuttle bus
    9h 32m
    €262–688

  11. 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 4m
    €349–679

  12. Train

    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 Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbftrain train Re / ...
    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
    17h 57m
    €150–393

  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
    24h 41m
    €229–383

Utrecht to Rijeka by train

Calendar28Weekly Trains
Duration17h 57mAverage Duration
Ticket€150Cheapest 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 Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, Salzburg Hbf, Villach Hbf, and Ljubljana in around 17h 57m.

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