There are 10 ways to get from Utrecht to Rijeka by car, car train, bus, train, plane, night train, or shuttle
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Drive, car train
best- Drive from Utrecht to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Rijekacar
10h 12m€163–1,097Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 62 / ...
- Take the bus from Salzburg Lastenstrasse to Ljubljana Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Rijekatrain 481
16h 31m€106–501Bus
- Take the bus from Utrecht Leidsche Rijn Centrum to Essen central train stationbus 056
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Rijeka bus stationbus N261
23h 20m€110–170Drive 1,276.9 km
- Drive from Utrecht to Rijekacar 1,276.9 km
12h 21m€225–325Train, fly to Rijeka Airport
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane AMS - RJK
7h 27m€259–493Train
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 62 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Rijekatrain 481
18h 23m€133–562Train, night train
- 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
22h 5mTrain, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- 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 37m€120–308Train, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- 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
8h 4m€169–563Train, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- 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 42m€144–593
Utrecht to Rijeka by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Utrecht to Rijeka is to bus which costs €110 - €170 and takes 23h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Utrecht to Rijeka is to train and fly which takes 7h 27m and costs €250 - €500.
No, there is no direct bus from Utrecht to Rijeka station. However, there are services departing from Utrecht Leidsche Rijn Centrum and arriving at Rijeka bus station via Essen central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Utrecht to Rijeka. However, there are services departing from Utrecht Centraal and arriving at Rijeka via Düsseldorf Hbf, München Hbf, Salzburg Hbf, Villach Hbf and Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 23m.
The distance between Utrecht and Rijeka is 1294 km. The road distance is 1276.9 km.
The best way to get from Utrecht to Rijeka without a car is to bus which takes 23h 20m and costs €110 - €170.
It takes approximately 10h 12m to get from Utrecht to Rijeka, including transfers.
Utrecht to Rijeka bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Utrecht Leidsche Rijn Centrum station.
Utrecht to Rijeka train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Utrecht Centraal station.
The best way to get from Utrecht to Rijeka is to bus which takes 23h 20m and costs €110 - €170. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €130 - €600 and takes 18h 23m.
What companies run services between Utrecht, Netherlands and Rijeka, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Utrecht Leidsche Rijn Centrum to Rijeka bus station via Essen central train station in around 23h 20m. 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 23m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rijeka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–850
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–490
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rijeka Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–750
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–490
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- 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 Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–13
- 1st Class
- €14–23
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €90–140
- 1st Class
- €190–320
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €10–12
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- 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
Night train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €29–45
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Night train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Night train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Utrecht Leidsche Rijn Centrum to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Essen central train station to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Salzburg Lastenstrasse to Ljubljana Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- €31–170
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €31–34
- Private
- €95–170
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- 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
- €34–250
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €34–38
- Private
- €140–250
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More Questions & Answers
Utrecht to Rijeka bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Essen central train station.
Utrecht to Rijeka train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Duesseldorf Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Utrecht to Rijeka is 1277 km. It takes approximately 12h 21m to drive from Utrecht to Rijeka.
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