There are 10 ways to get from Arad to Rijeka by train, bus, car, plane, 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.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Arad to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to Zagrebbus 976 / ...
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
11h 29m€99–116Night train, train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Arad to Budapest-Kelenfoeldnighttrain
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ic
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Rijekatrain Re / ...
17h 44m€54–59Train
- Take the train from Arad to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Deli to Ljubljanatrain Ic
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Rijekatrain 481
16h 44m€57–63Drive 648 km
- Drive from Arad to Rijekacar 648 km
8h 24m€95–137Train to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, fly to Rijeka Airport
- Take the train from Arad to Timisoara Nordtrain
- Fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane TSR - RJK
12h 42m€117–277Bus
- Take the bus from Arad, Autogara Transdara to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Zagrebbus 976 / ...
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
12h 37m€100–141Bus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Arad to Belgrade bus stationbus
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BEG - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
11h 18m€297–573Train to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Arad to Timisoara Nordtrain
- Fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane TSR - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
13h 53m€348–609Bus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus
- Take the bus from Arad to Belgrade bus stationbus
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane BEG - 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
11h 39m€341–601Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Arad to Belgrade bus stationbus 1896
- Take a shuttle bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Rijeka, Autobusni KolodvorDoor to door Shuttle
12h 36m€65–100
Arad to Rijeka by train, foot, subway, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Arad to Rijeka is to night train and train which costs €54 - €59 and takes 17h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Arad to Rijeka is to drive which takes 8h 24m and costs €90 - €140.
No, there is no direct bus from Arad to Rijeka. However, there are services departing from Arad, Autogara Transdara and arriving at Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 37m.
No, there is no direct train from Arad to Rijeka. However, there are services departing from Arad and arriving at Rijeka via Keleti pályaudvar, Budapest-Deli and Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 44m.
The distance between Arad and Rijeka is 758 km. The road distance is 648 km.
The best way to get from Arad to Rijeka without a car is to train and bus which takes 11h 29m and costs €95 - €120.
It takes approximately 11h 29m to get from Arad to Rijeka, including transfers.
Arad to Rijeka bus services, operated by Express Busline, depart from Arad, Autogara Transdara station.
Arad to Rijeka train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Arad station.
The best way to get from Arad to Rijeka is to train which takes 16h 44m and costs €55 - €65. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €150 and takes 12h 37m.
What companies run services between Arad, Romania and Rijeka, Croatia?
You can take a train from Arad to Rijeka via Budapest-Keleti, Keleti pályaudvar, Déli pályaudvar, Budapest-Deli, and Ljubljana in around 16h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Arad, Autogara Transdara to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar, Zagreb, and Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor in around 12h 37m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–650
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Rijeka Airport via Rome, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Ljubljana via Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Arad to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–22
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Arad to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–22
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Arad to Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Arad to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–22
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Arad to Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Deli to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–19
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Ljubljana to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Ljubljana to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Arad to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Arad to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Arad to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–12
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–12
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cazmatrans NOVA d.o.o.
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25
- Website
- Cazmatrans NOVA d.o.o.
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25
- Website
- Cazmatrans NOVA d.o.o.
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- [email protected]
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- Express Busline
Bus from Arad, Autogara Transdara to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Express Busline
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–350
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–350
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +381 64 80 266 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- Terra Travel d.o.o.
Shuttle from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Terra Travel d.o.o.
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Booking & Getting There
Arad to Rijeka bus services, operated by Express Busline, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Rijeka is 1h behind Arad. It is currently 12:48 AM in Arad and 11:48 PM in Rijeka.
Arad to Rijeka train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Arad to Rijeka is 648 km. It takes approximately 8h 24m to drive from Arad to Rijeka.
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