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There are 12 ways to get from Heidelberg to Rijeka by train, plane, bus, night train, shuttle, or car

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane plane FRA - TRS
    3. Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus bus
    7h 12m
    €199–584

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Karlsruhe central train stationbus bus FlixBus 108 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Rijeka bus stationbus bus N948
    13h 59m
    €64–107

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train 62
    2. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain train Ic
    3. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain train 19 / ...
    4. Take the train from Ljubljana to Rijekatrain train 481
    13h 48m
    €140–495

  4. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 55 / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Stuttgart Hbf to Udinenighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Udine to Trieste Centraletrain train Re
    4. Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus bus
    15h 16m
    €148–455

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Rijeka Airport

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane plane FRA - RJK
    6h 9m
    €141–397

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane FRA - ZAG
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijekashuttle bus
    7h 55m
    €292–799

  7. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Rijeka Airport

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane plane STR - RJK
    6h 18m
    €72–412

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane FRA - LJU
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centraleshuttle bus
    4. Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus bus
    8h 1m
    €336–927

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, bus

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane FRA - VCE
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centraleshuttle bus
    4. Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus bus
    8h 54m
    €376–1,097

  10. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Pula Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane plane FRA - PUY
    3. Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus stationbus bus
    8h 11m
    €168–354

  11. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Heilbronn Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Re / ...
    3. Take the nighttrain from Stuttgart Hbf to Ljubljananighttrain night train En
    4. Take the train from Ljubljana to Rijekatrain train 481
    18h 6m
    €164–259

  12. Drive  838.9 km

    1. Drive from Heidelberg to Rijekacar car 838.9 km
    8h 17m
    €121–174

Heidelberg to Rijeka by train

Calendar19Weekly Trains
Duration13h 48mAverage Duration
Ticket€140Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 790.4 km
  • Duration: 7h 12m

What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Rijeka, Croatia?

You can take a train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Rijeka via Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, Villach Hbf, and Ljubljana in around 13h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Rijeka bus station via Karlsruhe central train station in around 13h 59m.

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