--- title: "Rijeka – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Rijeka, Croatia: Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia. Nearby: University of Rijeka, Stadion Rujevica, Stadion Kantrida.…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/rijeka" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/rijeka.md" image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Rijeka_Riva_promenade_aerial.jpg" --- City in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia # Rijeka Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia. ![Rijeka](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Rijeka_Riva_promenade_aerial.jpg) Rijeka · Wikimedia Commons The place Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia. It is located in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and in 2021 had a population of 107,964 inhabitants. Historically, because of its strategic position and its excellent deep-water port, the city was fiercely contested, especially between the Holy Roman Empire, the Republic of Venice, the Kingdom of Italy and Yugoslavia, changing rulers and demographics many times over centuries. According to the 2021 census data, 85% of its citizens are Croats, along with small numbers of Serbs, Bosniaks and Italians. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rijeka), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Rijeka 10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. University of Rijeka The University of Rijeka is a public university located in the city of Rijeka, Croatia, with faculties in cities throughout the regions of Primorje, Istria and Lika. The University of Rijeka is composed of eleven faculties, one art academy, two departments, university libraries, and the Student Centre Rijeka. 1 km · Croatian university · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Rijeka) 2. Stadion Rujevica Stadion Rujevica, officially known as Stadion HNK Rijeka, is a stadium in the city of Rijeka, Croatia. The stadium is commonly referred to as Rujevica after its location. 3.9 km · football stadium in Rijeka, Croatia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadion_Rujevica) 3. Stadion Kantrida Kantrida Stadium is a football stadium in the Croatian city of Rijeka. It is named after the Kantrida neighbourhood in which it is located, in the western part of the city. 4.9 km · Croatian football stadium · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadion_Kantrida) 4. Rijeka Cathedral The St. Vitus Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Rijeka, Croatia. 300 m · Roman Catholic cathedral in Rijeka, Croatia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rijeka_Cathedral) 5. Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajc in Rijeka The Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajc in Rijeka (Croatian: Hrvatsko narodno kazalište Ivana pl. 400 m · theater in Rijeka, Croatia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Zajc_Croatian_National_Theatre) 6. Saint Nicholas Church The Church of St. Nicholas is a Serbian Orthodox church in Rijeka, Croatia. 200 m · Orthodox church in Rijeka, Croatia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St._Nicholas,_Rijeka) 7. Trsat Castle Trsat Castle is a castle in Trsat, Croatia. It is thought that the castle lies at the exact spot of an ancient Illyrian and Roman fortress. 1.2 km · castle in Trsat, Croatia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trsat_Castle) 8. Rijeka Orthodox Synagogue The Rijeka Orthodox Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, located on Ivan Filipović Street, formerly Galvani Street, in Rijeka in Croatia. The synagogue was built in a Rationalist style in 1931. 700 m · synagogue in Rijeka, Croatia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rijeka_Orthodox_Synagogue) 9. Mosque of Rijeka The Rijeka Mosque is a mosque, located in Rijeka, Croatia. The mosque was built between 2009 and 2013. 4 km · Mosque in Croatia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rijeka_Mosque) 10. Stadion Krimeja Stadion Krimeja is a football stadium in the Croatian city of Rijeka. It is named after the Krimeja neighbourhood where it is located. 2.2 km · football stadium in Rijeka, Croatia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadion_Krimeja) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. See ## What Wikivoyage says to see The best way to see Rijeka’s cultural and historical monuments is to follow the tourist path that gathers all of the most important sights for this town and its history. Most of them are accessible by foot, as they are mostly located in or near the city centre, but to see Trsat Castle you will need to take a short car/bus ride. 1. Trsat Castle It represents a strategically embossed gazebo on a hill 138 meters above sea level that dominates Rijeka. 2. City Tower A symbol of Rijeka and a good example of a typical round tower access-point, which leads into the fortified town. 3. Our Lady of Trsat's Sanctuary This is the largest centre of pilgrimage in western Croatia. 4. Rijeka Tunnel The tunnel open for visitors has an entrance next to the Cathedral of St. 5. Marina Here you can see yachts. 6. Torpedo – launching ramp The launching ramp from 1930s is an item belonging to the closed torpedo production factory. From [Wikivoyage: Rijeka](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Rijeka), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Do ## Things to do Theatres: You can choose from those suitable for adults or for children, go either at the Croatian National theatre or at one of Rijeka’s smaller independent theatres. When it comes to cinema, in Rijeka you can find art cinema and multiplex. Kantrida pools. Complex of five pools by the sea with an amazing view over the nearby islands and Istria. Diving around the coast of Rijeka. 1. Marco Polo Diving Center 2. Plaža Sablićevo One of the nicest beaches close to Rijeka. From [Wikivoyage: Rijeka](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Rijeka), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Eat ## Where to eat Restaurants. There are numerous restaurants offering domestic and international food. Try some of their local fish specialties and also meat and vegetarian dishes as well as exotic specialties. If you didn’t walk into one of the more exclusive restraints in Rijeka, such as Zlatna školjka, Kamov or Municipium, you will find the prices to be mostly moderate. Taverns. 1. Makrovega 2. Buffet Nostalgija 3. Index 4. Restaurant Capote y Ole. 5. Taiyo From [Wikivoyage: Rijeka](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Rijeka), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Go there ## Getting to Rijeka **Airports:** Rijeka (RJK), 16 km · Pula (PUY), 63 km · Trieste (TRS), 94 km\ **Stations:** Port of Rijeka, 200 m · Rijeka railway station, 900 m · Grobnik Aerodrome, 7.6 km\ - Pula → Rijeka Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/pula-to-rijeka) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Pula&to=Rijeka) - Velika Gorica → Rijeka Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/velika-gorica-to-rijeka) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Velika+Gorica&to=Rijeka) - Zadar → Rijeka Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/zadar-to-rijeka) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Zadar&to=Rijeka) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Rijeka) Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Rijeka Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Rijeka. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get in Of best use to travellers from Rijeka is the Jadrolinija ferry service. - Get in Car-carrying ferries down the Adriatic Coast to Split and Dubrovnik have been cancelled. - Go next Until 2014, Jadrolinija Ferry travelled to Dubrovnik, Split, Stari Grad, Korčula, and Bari in Italy. From [Wikivoyage: Rijeka](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Rijeka), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Hvar](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/hvar) HR 8 ways of moving, 27 sources 291 km 2. [Korčula](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/korcula) HR 9 ways of moving, 33 sources 340 km 3. [Mljet](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mljet) HR 9 ways of moving, 28 sources 379 km 4. [Cinque Terre](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/cinque-terre) IT 7 ways of moving, 23 sources 397 km 5. [Zermatt](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/zermatt) CH 8 ways of moving, 26 sources 525 km If you know how people move in Rijeka – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Crijeka&title=Rijeka&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Frijeka), and the note gets an entry. Around it ## Next door to Rijeka - [Trsat](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/trsat) neighbourhood of Rijeka, Croatia 1.6 km - [Corpus separatum](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/corpus-separatum) City of Fiume under the Kingdom of Hungary (1779–1918) 900 m - [Volosko](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/volosko) town in Croatia 9.8 km - [Sveti Kuzam](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/sveti-kuzam) neighbourhood of Rijeka, Croatia 6.6 km - [Drenova, Rijeka](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/drenova-rijeka) neighbourhood of Rijeka, Croatia 3 km [The place page for Rijeka](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/rijeka) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on Croatia](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-HR) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/rijeka, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. 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