There are 11 ways to get from Rotterdam to Rijeka by train, plane, shuttle, car, car train, bus, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane AMS - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
7h 43m€315–634Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 19 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Ljubljana to Rijekanighttrain En
25h 21m€119–289Drive, car train
- Drive from Rotterdam to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Rijekacar
16h 5m€218–304Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Ljubljana bus stationbus N885
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Rijeka bus stationbus N948 / ...
23h 36m€124–182Drive 1,314.9 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Rijekacar 1,314.9 km
12h 50m€243–351Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane AMS - 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
8h 37m€384–812Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane AMS - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
7h 59m€359–752Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BRU - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
8h 50m€311–630Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane BRU - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
8h 51m€345–688Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Pula Airport, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane AMS - PUY
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus stationbus
7h 49m€176–389Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Treviso Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Treviso Airport (TSF)plane CRL - TSF
- Take a shuttle bus from Treviso, Aeroporto to Rijeka
10h 52m€190–763
Rotterdam to Rijeka by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Rijeka is to bus which costs €120 - €190 and takes 23h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Rijeka is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 7h 43m and costs €310 - €650.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam station to Rijeka station. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Central Station and arriving at Rijeka bus station via Ljubljana bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Rijeka. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Blaak and arriving at Rijeka via Venlo, Düsseldorf Hbf, Villach Hbf and Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 21m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Rijeka is 1324 km. The road distance is 1314.9 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Rijeka without a car is to bus which takes 23h 36m and costs €120 - €190.
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Rotterdam to Rijeka, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Rijeka bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Rijeka train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Rotterdam Blaak station.
Rotterdam to Rijeka bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ljubljana bus station.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Rijeka, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Rijeka bus station via Ljubljana bus station in around 23h 36m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–260
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Pula Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Treviso Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–190
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Treviso Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–450
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–350
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Pula Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–440
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Ljubljana to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–27
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–360
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–360
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–360
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Treviso, Aeroporto to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €96–460
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €96
- Private
- €223
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–11
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- [email protected]
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
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Booking & Getting There
Rotterdam to Rijeka train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Venlo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Rijeka is 1315 km. It takes approximately 12h 50m to drive from Rotterdam to Rijeka.
Book your Rotterdam to Rijeka bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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