There are 12 ways to get from Rijeka to Zurich by bus, train, car, shuttle, or plane
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 Rijeka to Zürich Hbfbus
9h 55mCHF 132Drive 665.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Rijeka to Zurichcar 665.4 km
8h 50mCHF 128–185Bus, train via Milan
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
10h 28mCHF 188–317Shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Rijeka to Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ZAG - ZRH
6h 48mCHF 291–542Bus, train
- 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 Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
12h 24mCHF 206–322Bus via Venice
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Stazione Mestrebus
- Take the bus from Venice Mestre to Zurich Bus Stationbus
14h 42mCHF 313–507Bus, shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LJU - ZRH
6h 51mCHF 326–603Bus, shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- 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 Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VCE - ZRH
7h 43mCHF 366–703Fly Rijeka Airport to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Rijeka Airport (RJK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane RJK - ZRH
4h 33mCHF 140–319Bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane TRS - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain
8h 43mCHF 203–402Bus, shuttle to Graz Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Graz Airport
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GRZ - ZRH
8h 56mCHF 561–1,273Bus to Pula Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Vodnjan, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Pula Airport (PUY) to Basel (BSL)plane PUY - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
7h 56mCHF 146–342
Rijeka to Zurich by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rijeka to Zurich is to bus which costs SFr 132 and takes 9h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Rijeka to Zurich is to fly which takes 4h 33m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 320.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Rijeka and arriving at Zürich Hbf. Services depart four times a week, and operate Thursday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 9h 55m.
The distance between Rijeka and Zurich is 760 km. The road distance is 665.4 km.
The best way to get from Rijeka to Zurich without a car is to bus which takes 9h 55m and costs SFr 132.
The bus from Rijeka to Zürich Hbf takes 9h 55m including transfers and departs four times a week.
Rijeka to Zurich bus services, operated by Zelic Reisen, depart from Rijeka station.
The best way to get from Rijeka to Zurich is to bus which takes 9h 55m and costs SFr 132. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs SFr 140 - SFr 320 and takes 4h 33m.
Rijeka to Zurich bus services, operated by Zelic Reisen, arrive at Zürich Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rijeka to Zurich is 665 km. It takes approximately 8h 50m to drive from Rijeka to Zurich.
What companies run services between Rijeka, Croatia and Zurich, Switzerland?
Zelic Reisen operates a bus from Rijeka to Zürich Hbf 4 times a week. Tickets cost CHF 132 and the journey takes 9h 55m. Alternatively, Swiss and Lufthansa fly from Rijeka Airport (RJK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) twice a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–470
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–400
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–490
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–340
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–340
Flights from Pula Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–650
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–290
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–390
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–450
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–370
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–450
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–370
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–140
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Pula Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–95
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–70
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 100–150
- 2nd Class
- CHF 95–130
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–95
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–70
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- [email protected]
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Rijeka to Zürich Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 132
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- 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
- CHF 85–140
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Rijeka to Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–320
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–140
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–140
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Stazione Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–300
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–140
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–220
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- CHF 187
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–140
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–330
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–140
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–140
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–733
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- CHF 733
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Venice Mestre to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Vodnjan, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–15
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Vodnjan, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–15
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- [email protected]
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Vodnjan, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 43
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
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