There are 12 ways to get from Heidelberg to Rijeka by train, plane, bus, night train, shuttle, or car
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane FRA - TRS
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
7h 10m€204–593Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus 108 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Rijeka bus stationbus N948
13h 59m€64–107Train
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof 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 Rijekatrain 481
13h 50m€151–531Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Stuttgart Hbf to Udinenighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Udine to Trieste Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
15h 16m€157–466Train to Frankfurt, fly to Rijeka Airport
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane FRA - RJK
6h 7m€141–446Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane FRA - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
7h 53m€302–858Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Rijeka Airport
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane STR - RJK
6h 18m€76–419Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane FRA - 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
7h 59m€341–936Train to Frankfurt, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane FRA - 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
8h 52m€381–1,106Train to Frankfurt, fly to Pula Airport, bus
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane FRA - PUY
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus stationbus
8h 9m€168–353Train, bus
- Take the train from Kirchheim/Rohrbach, Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain S3
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhoftrain Re2
- Take the train from Konstanz to St. Gallen(Ch)train Re / ...
- Take the bus from Sankt Gallen to Rijekabus
19h 49m€223–272Drive 838.9 km
- Drive from Heidelberg to Rijekacar 838.9 km
8h 17m€119–172
Heidelberg to Rijeka by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heidelberg to Rijeka is to bus which costs €60 - €110 and takes 13h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Heidelberg to Rijeka is to train and fly which takes 6h 7m and costs €140 - €450.
No, there is no direct bus from Heidelberg to Rijeka station. However, there are services departing from Heidelberg Post Waypoint and arriving at Rijeka bus station via Karlsruhe central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Heidelberg to Rijeka. However, there are services departing from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Rijeka via Salzburg Hbf, Villach Hbf and Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 50m.
The distance between Heidelberg and Rijeka is 790 km. The road distance is 838.9 km.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Rijeka without a car is to train which takes 13h 50m and costs €150 - €550.
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Heidelberg to Rijeka, including transfers.
Heidelberg to Rijeka bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Heidelberg Post Waypoint station.
Heidelberg to Rijeka train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Rijeka is to train which takes 13h 50m and costs €150 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €110 and takes 13h 59m.
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 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Rijeka bus station via Karlsruhe central train station in around 13h 59m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Rijeka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Pula Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Rijeka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Rijeka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- *
- €29–45
Train from Udine to Trieste Centrale
- *
- €17–26
- 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
- €35–70
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Udine to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Ljubljana to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Udine to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kirchheim/Rohrbach, Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- Thurbo
Train from Konstanz to St. Gallen(Ch)
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €6–9
- 1st Class Ticket
- €11–14
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–600
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–390
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–600
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- GoOpti
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–11
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- [email protected]
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- [email protected]
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Sankt Gallen to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €144
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
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More Questions & Answers
Heidelberg to Rijeka bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Heidelberg to Rijeka train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Salzburg Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Heidelberg to Rijeka is 839 km. It takes approximately 8h 17m to drive from Heidelberg to Rijeka.
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