There are 6 ways to get from Rijeka to Cagliari by bus, plane, train, shuttle, car ferry, ferry, or car
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Bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane TRS - CAG
6h€154–518Bus, train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Grtrain
- Take the train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane BLQ - CAG
9h 3m€152–505Bus, train, shuttle, car ferry
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Stazione Mestrebus
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
- Take a shuttle bus from Florence Piazza Montelungo to Livorno via Cogorano
- Take the carferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Olbiacarferry
- Take the bus from Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCA to Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNObus
22h 48m€382–1,008Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain Re
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Genova P.Za Principetrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Genoa to Porto Torresferry
- Take the train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliaritrain Re
31h 45m€257–544Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rijeka to Port of Civitavecchiacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Arbataxcarferry
- Drive from Port of Arbatax to Cagliaricar
18h 48m€162–250Bus, shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane VCE - CAG
7h 39m€341–1,021
Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rijeka to Cagliari is to drive and car ferry which costs €160 - €250 and takes 18h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Rijeka to Cagliari is to bus and fly which takes 6h and costs €150 - €550.
The distance between Rijeka and Cagliari is 927 km.
The best way to get from Rijeka to Cagliari without a car is to bus and train and shuttle and car ferry which takes 22h 48m and costs €380 - €1100.
It takes approximately 6h to get from Rijeka to Cagliari, including transfers.
There are 3150+ hotels available in Cagliari.
What companies run services between Rijeka, Croatia and Cagliari, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Rijeka to Cagliari. However, you can take the bus to Trieste, Autostazione, walk to Trieste Centrale, take the train to Trieste Airport, walk to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) airport, fly to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG), walk to Aeroporto Elmas Partenze, then take the bus to Cagliari Piazza San Michele-Lato Via Abruzzi. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNO via Trieste, Autostazione, Stazione Mestre, Venezia Mestre, Firenze S.M.N., Florence Piazza Montelungo, Livorno via Cogorano, Port of Livorno, Port of Olbia, and Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCA in around 22h 48m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Stazione Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €190–550
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–600
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Only Passenger
- €70
- with added vehicle
- €100
Car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Arbatax
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
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