There are 6 ways to get from Pula to Rijeka by plane, bus, ferry, train, car, car ferry, 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.
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
7h 35m€147–463Ferry, train, bus via Venice
- Take the ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Civitavecchiaferry
- Take the train from Montalto Di Castro to Roma Terminitrain Re
- Take the train from Roma Termini 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 34m€277–602Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Pula to Port of Arbataxcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Arbatax to Port of Civitavecchiacarferry
- Drive from Port of Civitavecchia to Rijekacar
19h 20m€164–247Fly 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
9h 12m€344–956Fly 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
10h€160–476Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Civitavecchiaferry
- Take the train from Montalto Di Castro to Roma Terminitrain Re
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
28h 4m€282–597
Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pula to Rijeka is to drive and car ferry which costs €160 - €250 and takes 19h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Pula to Rijeka is to fly and bus which takes 7h 35m and costs €140 - €470.
The distance between Pula and Rijeka is 965 km.
The best way to get from Pula to Rijeka without a car is to ferry and train and bus via Venice which takes 27h 34m and costs €270 - €600.
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from Pula to Rijeka, including transfers.
There are 8559+ hotels available in Rijeka.
What companies run services between Pula, Italy and Rijeka, Croatia?
There is no direct connection from Pula to Rijeka. However, you can take the bus to Cagliari Autostazione Arst, 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 Pula Via Corinaldi 34 to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor via Cagliari Autostazione Arst, Port of Cagliari, Port of Civitavecchia, Montalto Di Castro, Roma Termini, Venezia Mestre, Trieste Centrale, and Trieste, Autostazione in around 27h 34m.
- 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
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Montalto Di Castro to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- 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
Train from Montalto Di Castro to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- 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
Train from Roma Termini to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- 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
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
Train from Roma Termini to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- 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 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/
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
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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/
Ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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