There are 6 ways to get from Plovdiv to Rijeka by bus, car, train, plane, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Plovdiv Train station to Zagrebbus N981
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Rijeka bus stationbus 972 / ...
17h 59m€127–177Train, fly to Rijeka Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane SOF - RJK
12h 1m€83–255Drive 1,087.6 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Rijekacar 1,087.6 km
10h 6m€154–222Train, bus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Triestebus
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
20h 10m€180–322Train, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane SOF - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
11h 58m€259–707Train, fly to Vienna International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane SOF - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Klagenfurt Hbftrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof to Trieste Centrale
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
15h 14m€390–1,050
Plovdiv to Rijeka by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Rijeka is to bus which costs €120 - €180 and takes 17h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Rijeka is to drive which takes 10h 6m and costs €150 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Plovdiv station to Rijeka station. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv Train station and arriving at Rijeka bus station via Zagreb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 59m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Rijeka is 1099 km. The road distance is 1087.6 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Rijeka without a car is to bus which takes 17h 59m and costs €120 - €180.
It takes approximately 17h 59m to get from Plovdiv to Rijeka, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Rijeka bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Plovdiv Train station.
Plovdiv to Rijeka bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Rijeka is 1h behind Plovdiv. It is currently 3:34 AM in Plovdiv and 2:34 AM in Rijeka.
Yes, the driving distance between Plovdiv to Rijeka is 1088 km. It takes approximately 10h 6m to drive from Plovdiv to Rijeka.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Rijeka, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Plovdiv Train station to Rijeka bus station via Zagreb in around 17h 59m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rijeka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–470
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rijeka Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rijeka Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €2–4
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €3–4
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €2–4
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €2–4
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €50–75
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Wien Hbf to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Plovdiv Train station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- [email protected]
- Website
- brioni.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–50
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- [email protected]
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- [email protected]
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- 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/
Shuttle from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- 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/
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