Getting to the Kvarner Riviera

Here are the best ways of getting to the Kvarner Riviera from the UK, Ireland and Europe, with flights, bus and train options.

Flights from the UK to Rijeka

There are two direct connections from the UK to Rijeka.Ryanair operates twice-weekly flights from June to the end of October.

Easyjet operates a route from London Gatwick to Rijeka, which also operates twice a week – from late March to the end of October.

Other than that, you may like to instead fly to Pula, Zagreb or even Zadar airports and transfer to Rijeka/the Kvarner Riviera by bus. See our Getting to Istria, Getting to Zagreb and Getting to North Dalmatia sections for details of flights to these regions.

Note: Rijeka Airport is actually near Omisalj on the island of Krk. However, it is an easy transfer to Rijeka and other places in the Kvarner Riviera. See the airport website for bus timetables (under the “How to Find Us” heading). See our guide on Getting to and from Rijeka Airport to the best ways of transferring once you land.

If you want a few more options for reaching this part of Croatia if you’re travelling from the UK, the best idea would be to fly to Trieste in Italy (see below) and travel to Rijeka from there. Alternatively, you could fly to Zagreb itself and then utilise the daily Croatia Airlines bus which transfers passengers directly from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka (no need to go to Zagreb Bus Station!). See Flying via Zagreb.

If you’re travelling during spring/summer, you can also fly to Pula Airport, transfer to the main bus station in town and then take one of the numerous daily buses from there to Rijeka. See our Getting to Istria page for details of flights from the UK and Europe to Pula, and search for bus timetables on the Arriva website.

Getting to the Kvarner Riviera

Getting to the Kvarner Riviera via Italy

If you fly from the UK to Trieste with Ryanair – which operates year-round, near-daily services on this route – there are regular bus services from the main bus station in downtown Trieste to Rijeka. The journey takes between 2 to 3 hours, depending on which bus you take. See our Travelling from Trieste page for full details.

Flights from Europe to Rijeka

Flights from Austria to Rijeka

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Getting to the Kvarner Riviera via Zagreb

You can take advantage of the year-round, daily flights to Zagreb and then get a bus direct from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka – there is a daily bus that departs the airport at 3.30pm. A one-way ticket is €26.54 and a return is €39.82; journey time is about 3 hours. See details at Pleso Prijevoz.

Getting to the Kvarner Riviera by Bus or Train from Europe

There are train services from several major European cities to Rijeka, including direct services from Munich and Ljubljana. See the Die Bahn website for timetable details.

Getting to the Kvarner Riviera by Ferry from Europe

Unfortunately, there are no international ferry services to Rijeka!

Getting to the Kvarner Riviera from elsewhere in Croatia

Rijeka is pretty well connected by train and bus from other parts of Croatia. Arriva Autotrans, one of the main bus operators in Croatia, are based in Rijeka and operate numerous routes from the city. For train timetables, check the Croatian Railways website.

Trade Air fly once a week to Rijeka from Split, Dubrovnik and Zagreb (and vice versa, of course) during summer – these flights can also be booked on the Croatia Airlines website. As mentioned at the top of the page, there is also a Croatia Airlines flight once a week on Wednesdays from Zagreb to Rijeka.