There are 5 ways to get from Rimini to Istria by car, car ferry, train, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Rimini to Port of Venicecar
- Take the carferry from Port of Venice to Port of Pulacarferry
7h 9m€111–124Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Rimini to Venezia, Tronchettobus N433
- Take the carferry from Port of Venice to Port of Pulacarferry
10h 20m€98–110Train, bus
- Take the train from Rimini to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
7h 27m€138–548Bus
- Take the bus from Rimini - Via Annibale Fada to Verona Porta Nuova Stationbus
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
9h 36mFerry
- Take the ferry from Cesenatico Port to Port of Rovinjferry
7h 30m€137–206
Rimini to Istria by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rimini to Istria is to bus and car ferry which costs €95 - €110 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Rimini to Istria is to drive and car ferry which takes 7h 9m and costs €110 - €130.
No, there is no direct bus from Rimini to Istria. However, there are services departing from Rimini - Via Annibale Fada and arriving at Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor via Verona Porta Nuova and Rovinj bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 36m.
No, there is no direct ferry from Rimini to Istria. However, there are services departing from Cesenatico Port and arriving at Port of Rovinj via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 30m.
The distance between Rimini and Istria is 339 km.
The best way to get from Rimini to Istria without a car is to train and bus which takes 7h 27m and costs €130 - €550.
It takes approximately 7h 9m to get from Rimini to Istria, including transfers.
Rimini to Istria bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Rimini - Via Annibale Fada station.
Rimini to Istria bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Verona Porta Nuova Station.
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What companies run services between Rimini, Italy and Istria, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Rimini - Via Annibale Fada to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor via Verona Porta Nuova and Rovinj bus station in around 9h 36m. Alternatively, Gomo Viaggi operates a ferry from Cesenatico Port to Port of Rovinj twice a week. Tickets cost €85–100 and the journey takes 3h.
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–40
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Rimini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Trieste Centrale to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €69–320
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €69
- Private
- €206
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €440–1,200
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Rimini - Via Annibale Fada to Verona Porta Nuova Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Onebus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rimini to Venezia, Tronchetto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- [email protected]
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €79
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €79
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
- Phone
- +39 0721.21332
- [email protected]
- Website
- gomoviaggi.com
Ferry from Cesenatico Port to Port of Rovinj
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–100
- Schedules at
- gomoviaggi.com
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