There are 6 ways to get from Cagliari to Rijeka by plane, bus, car ferry, shuttle, train, ferry, or car
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 Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane CAG - TRS
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
5h 33m€144–458Bus, car ferry, shuttle, train
- Take the bus from Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNO to Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCAbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livornocarferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Livorno via Cogorano to Florence Piazza Montelungo
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the bus from Stazione Mestre to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
22h 18m€386–938Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Cagliari to Porto Torres M.Matrain Re
- Take the ferry from Porto Torres to Genoaferry
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
27h 41m€249–534Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cagliari to Port of Arbataxcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Arbatax to Port of Civitavecchiacarferry
- Drive from Port of Civitavecchia to Rijekacar
18h 48m€159–239Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane CAG - 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
7h 10m€341–951Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane CAG - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
7h 58m€157–471
Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cagliari to Rijeka is to drive and car ferry which costs €150 - €240 and takes 18h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Cagliari to Rijeka is to fly and bus which takes 5h 33m and costs €140 - €460.
The distance between Cagliari and Rijeka is 926 km.
The best way to get from Cagliari to Rijeka without a car is to bus and car ferry and shuttle and train which takes 22h 18m and costs €380 - €950.
It takes approximately 5h 33m to get from Cagliari to Rijeka, including transfers.
There are 8559+ hotels available in Rijeka.
What companies run services between Cagliari, Italy and Rijeka, Croatia?
There is no direct connection from Cagliari to Rijeka. However, you can take the bus to Aeroporto Elmas Arrivi, walk to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS), walk to Trieste Airport, take the train to Trieste Centrale, walk to Trieste, Autostazione, then take the bus to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNO to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor via Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCA, Port of Olbia, Port of Livorno, Livorno via Cogorano, Florence Piazza Montelungo, Firenze S.M.N., Venezia Mestre, Stazione Mestre, and Trieste, Autostazione in around 22h 18m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–430
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–430
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cagliari to Porto Torres M.Ma
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Bus from Stazione Mestre to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €190–490
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- 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
- €210–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 0789 21487
- [email protected]
- Website
- gruppoturmotravel.com
Bus from Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNO to Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCA
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://gruppoturmotravel.com/en
- Phone
- +39 05861888623, +39 339 628 1382
- [email protected]
- Website
- tuscanybus.com
Shuttle from Livorno via Cogorano to Florence Piazza Montelungo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–30
- Schedules at
- tuscanybus.com
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livorno
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–100
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Only Passenger
- €70
- with added vehicle
- €100
Car ferry from Port of Arbatax to Port of Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- gnv.it
Ferry from Porto Torres to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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