There are 4 ways to get from Rijeka to Pula by bus, plane, car, car ferry, shuttle, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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
7h 38m€157–503Bus, 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
10h 41m€155–500Drive, 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 Pulacar
19h 20m€164–254Bus, 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
9h 17m€344–1,016
Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rijeka to Pula is to drive and car ferry which costs €160 - €260 and takes 19h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Rijeka to Pula is to bus and fly which takes 7h 38m and costs €150 - €550.
The distance between Rijeka and Pula is 966 km.
It takes approximately 7h 38m to get from Rijeka to Pula, including transfers.
There are 1258+ hotels available in Pula.
What companies run services between Rijeka, Croatia and Pula, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Rijeka to Pula. 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, take the bus to Cagliari Autostazione Arst, then take the bus to Pula Via Corinaldi 34. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Rijeka to Pula via Port of Civitavecchia and Port of Arbatax in around 19h 20m.
- 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
- €60–220
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
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
- €35–140
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €25–460
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €25–460
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- 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
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
- 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
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 Civitavecchia to Port of Arbatax
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
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