There are 11 ways to get from Amsterdam to Istria by plane, car, car train, train, bus, night train, 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 Pula Airport
best- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane AMS - PUY
5h 18m€122–318Night train, train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Amsterdam Centraal to Salzburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- 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 Pulatrain
24h 6m€102–281Drive, car train
- Drive from Amsterdam to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Pulacar
16h 46m€230–325Train, bus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12train Ice
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich Hbf to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljanabus
- Take the bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus
16h 51m€878–1,564Fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane AMS - TRS
- Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
6h 21m€167–578Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- 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 Novigrad
7h 46m€108–683Fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus
- 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 Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
7h 24m€297–788Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane AMS - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Trieste Centrale
- Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
9h 25m€173–960Train
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Duisburg 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 Pulatrain
21h 55m€198–484Bus
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Ljubljana bus stationbus N885
- Take the bus from Ljubljana - Avtobusna Postaja to Pula Airportbus
25h 24m€411–657Drive 1,355 km
- Drive from Amsterdam to Pulacar 1,355 km
13h 35m€250–360
Amsterdam to Istria by night train and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to Istria is to night train and train which costs €100 - €290 and takes 24h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Amsterdam to Istria is to fly which takes 5h 18m and costs €120 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Amsterdam to Istria. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Sloterdijk and arriving at Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor via Ljubljana - Avtobusna Postaja and Pula Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Amsterdam to Istria. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Centraal and arriving at Pula via Salzburg Hbf, Villach Hbf and Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 6m.
The distance between Amsterdam and Istria is 1087 km. The road distance is 1355 km.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Istria without a car is to train and bus which takes 16h 51m and costs €850 - €1600.
It takes approximately 5h 18m to get from Amsterdam to Istria, including transfers.
Amsterdam to Istria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Amsterdam Sloterdijk station.
Amsterdam to Istria train services, operated by Nightjet, depart from Amsterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Istria is to fly which takes 5h 18m and costs €120 - €320. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €190 - €490 and takes 21h 55m, you could also bus, which costs €410 - €700 and takes 25h 24m.
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Istria, Croatia?
easyJet, Transavia Holland, and three other airlines fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Pula Airport (PUY) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Amsterdam Centraal to Pula via Duisburg Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, Villach Hbf, and Ljubljana in around 21h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Pula Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Pula Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–450
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Pula Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–430
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–100
- Seating Carriage
- €55–65
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- *
- €29–45
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- *
- €29–45
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–27
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–27
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Ljubljana to Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Ljubljana to Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Munich Hbf to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €490–800
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €300–490
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Trieste Airport to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €69–280
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €69
- Private
- €206
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Novigrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €33–410
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €33
- Private
- €182
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
Bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–215
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €35–110
- Private
- €205–215
Shuttle from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–490
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €170
Bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–215
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €35–110
- Private
- €205–215
Bus from Ljubljana - Avtobusna Postaja to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €260–430
- Website
- GoOpti
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Amsterdam to Istria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ljubljana bus station.
Amsterdam to Istria train services, operated by Nightjet, arrive at Salzburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Amsterdam to Istria is 1355 km. It takes approximately 13h 35m to drive from Amsterdam to Istria.
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