--- title: "Rijeka – what to see, and every way to get there | Mixroutes" description: "How to get to Rijeka from Pula, Zadar and Velika Gorica: every way compared, with today's quickest and its fare. Rijeka is the principal seaport and the…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/places/rijeka" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/places/rijeka.md" image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Rijeka_Riva_promenade_aerial.jpg" --- ![Rijeka](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. [Plan a trip to Rijeka](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Rijeka) [From Pula](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Pula&to=Rijeka) ## Every way there - 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) - 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) - 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) The field note What is in and around Rijeka, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move. [Read the note on Rijeka](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/rijeka) What Rijeka has - Yes Scheduled flights Rijeka(Omišalj) (RJK), 16 km as the crow flies - Yes Trains and coaches Transitous carries 21 timetable feeds for this country, 7 with real-time; whether a train or coach stops here shows when you plan - Yes Ferries Rijeka, 0 km, Jadrolinija; sailings estimated - Yes Driving and taxi OpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band - No Bike and scooter share no share feed known - No Cruises no open itinerary source anywhere Yes: you can plan it here today · Not yet: we know a source but do not plan with it yet · No: no source we know of. 45.327°, 14.441° 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. Get in ## Getting to Rijeka Travellers heading from Zagreb (165 km (103 mi)) should take the A1 to Bosiljevo and then take the A6 to Rijeka. The A6 is a 4-6 lane motorway over hilly terrain with many tunnels, bridges and viaducts. Travellers from Trieste (76 km (47 mi)) should take A7 upon entering Croatia at Pasjak or Rupa border crossing. 1. Rijeka Airport See ## Worth seeing 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. 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. 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 How locals move ## Getting around Rijeka the local way - 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. Last edited 2026-09. Text adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rijeka) and [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Rijeka), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons. --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/places/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. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt