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How to get fromUtrecht to Rijekaby train, plane, car, car train, bus, night train, or shuttle

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There are 12 ways to get from Utrecht to Rijeka by train, plane, car, car train, bus, night train, or shuttle

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Rijeka Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane plane AMS - RJK
    7h 56m
    €155–413

  2. Night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the nighttrain from Utrecht Centraal to Salzburg Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the nighttrain from Salzburg Hbf to Ljubljananighttrain night train En
    3. Take the nighttrain from Ljubljana to Rijekanighttrain night train En
    23h 22m
    €102–351

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Utrecht to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Rijekacar car
    15h 18m
    €208–291

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Utrecht Centraal station to Essen Hbfbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Rijeka bus stationbus bus N261
    22h 59m
    €133–204

  5. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane AMS - ZAG
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijekashuttle bus
    7h 52m
    €321–615

  6. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, bus

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane AMS - VCE
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Trieste Centraleshuttle bus
    4. Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus bus
    8h 46m
    €395–803

  7. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane AMS - LJU
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centraleshuttle bus
    4. Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus bus
    8h 8m
    €370–733

  8. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Pula Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane plane AMS - PUY
    3. Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus stationbus bus
    7h 58m
    €172–370

  9. Train, bus to Weeze Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Nijmegentrain train
    2. Take the bus from Nijmegen Centraal Station to Weeze Airport Terminal 1bus bus
    3. Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane NRN - ZAG
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijekashuttle bus
    9h 36m
    €272–698

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12train train Ice
    2. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    3. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain train Re / ...
    4. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain train Ic
    5. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centraletrain train Rjx / ...
    6. Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus bus
    17h 49m
    €253–635

  11. Train

    1. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Augsburg Hbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the train from Augsburg Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train 62 / ...
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain train Ic
    4. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain train 19 / ...
    5. Take the train from Ljubljana to Rijekatrain train 481
    18h 54m
    €157–368

  12. Drive  1,289.3 km

    1. Drive from Utrecht to Rijekacar car 1,289.3 km
    12h 1m
    €238–344

Utrecht to Rijeka by night train

Calendar6Weekly Night trains
Duration23h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket€102Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,135.4 km
  • Duration: 7h 56m

What companies run services between Utrecht, Netherlands and Rijeka, Croatia?

You can take a bus from Utrecht Centraal station to Rijeka bus station via Essen Hbf and Essen central train station in around 22h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Utrecht Centraal to Rijeka via Salzburg Hbf and Ljubljana in around 23h 22m.

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