There are 10 ways to get from Zakynthos to Rijeka by plane, bus, busferry, ferry, train, car ferry, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)ZTH - TRS
- Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
9h 15m€74–331Bus and ferry, bus via Belgrade
- Take the busferry from Zakynthos to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
26h 45m€75–193Bus and ferry, ferry, train, bus via Venice
- Take the busferry from Zakynthos to Patras
- Take the ferry from Patras to Ancona M.MaAbs
- Take the train from Ancona to Venezia MestreFr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste AirportRe
- Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
35h 47m€148–343Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Zakynthos Agios Nikolaos to Pesáda
- Take the car ferry from Poros to Killini
- Drive from Killini to Rijeka
23h 22m€270–401Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Fly from Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)ZTH - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
9h 55m€122–256Fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, train
- Fly from Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) to Ljubljana (LJU)ZTH - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Postojna
- Take the train from Postojna to Rijeka
16h 46m€166–459Fly to Rijeka Airport
- Fly from Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)ZTH - RJK
21h 15m€161–601Bus and ferry, train, bus
- Take the busferry from Zakynthos to Lamia
- Take the train from Lianokladi to ThessalonikiIc
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
29h 37m€108–160Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Zakynthos to Patras
- Take the bus from Patras to Fier
- Take the bus from Fier to Trieste, Autostazione
- Take the bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station406 / ...
33h 16m€135–144Bus and ferry, ferry, train, bus
- Take the busferry from Zakynthos to Patras
- Take the ferry from Patras to Ancona M.MaAbs
- Take the train from Falconara Marittima to Trieste CentraleIc
- Take the bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station406 / ...
37h 47m€119–242
Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zakynthos to Rijeka is to bus and ferry and bus which costs €135 - €145 and takes 33h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Zakynthos to Rijeka is to fly and bus which takes 9h 15m and costs €70 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Zakynthos to Rijeka. However, there are services departing from Zakynthos and arriving at Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station and Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 45m.
The distance between Zakynthos and Rijeka is 1196 km.
The best way to get from Zakynthos to Rijeka without a car is to bus and ferry and bus via Belgrade which takes 26h 45m and costs €75 - €200.
It takes approximately 9h 15m to get from Zakynthos to Rijeka, including transfers.
Zakynthos to Rijeka bus services, operated by KTEL Zakythos, depart from Zakynthos station.
Zakynthos to Rijeka bus services, operated by KTEL Zakythos, arrive at Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station.
Rijeka is 1h behind Zakynthos. It is currently 4:01 PM in Zakynthos and 3:01 PM in Rijeka.
There are 6424+ hotels available in Rijeka.
What companies run services between Zakynthos, Greece and Rijeka, Croatia?
Airbus France, Croatia Airlines, and Eurowings fly from Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) to Rijeka Airport (RJK) twice a week.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–430
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Ljubljana via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Rijeka Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €15–21
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Falconara Marittima to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- €30–40
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Postojna to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- €5–8
- Regional Train Ticket
- €7–9
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- €11–13
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Lianokladi to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +302695022255
- info@ktel-zakynthos.gr
- Website
- ktel-zakynthos.gr
Busferry from Zakynthos to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
Busferry from Zakynthos to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
Busferry from Zakynthos to Lamia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–36
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–55
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- 011 761-4693
- bstours@verat.net
- Website
- bstours.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- http://bstours.rs/en/
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- 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 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Postojna
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €50–65
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +389 44 371 066
- hafet-tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- hafettours.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Schedules at
- hafettours.mk
- Phone
- +386 41520943
- info@hisarturizam.com
- Website
- hisarturizam.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70
- Website
- https://www.hisarturizam.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Patras to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €36
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Fier to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €86
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Ferry from Patras to Ancona M.Ma
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €70–110
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €100–130
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €110–140
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €140–170
- Phone
- +30 26740-22111
- ionionplines@gmail.com
- Website
- ionionpelagos.com
Car ferry from Zakynthos Agios Nikolaos to Pesáda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Ionion P. Lines
- Phone
- +30 210 94 99 400
- info@levanteferries.gr
- Website
- levanteferries.com
Car ferry from Poros to Killini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.levanteferries.com/en/
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