Rijeka airport

Rijeka Airport is situated on the island of Krk, which is linked to the mainland by the Krk Bridge. The airport is about 27 km from Rijeka city centre, and you can reach the city in around 45 minutes by bus operated by Croatia Airlines. For flight availability, you can visit their website. Once you make your ESNcard you will have a discount on Ryanair flights.

Zagreb airport

There are also other airports near Rijeka, one of the most popular ones being in Zagreb. There are multiple ways to reach Rijeka from the Zagreb airport:

1. Direct bus to Rijeka

You can go directly from the Zagreb airport to Rijeka. You can check the busses here and here.

    2. Shuttle bus to Zagreb

From the Zagreb airport you can take a shuttle bus to the Zagreb bus terminal. You can find the time table here. Then from the Zagreb bus terminal you can go by bus from Zagreb to Rijeka. 

    3. Public Transport to Zagreb

There is also a bus going from the Zagreb airport to the centre of Zagreb, but not directly to the bus terminal. The one-way ticket costs only 0,53 euros. It is bus number 290. You can find the time table here. Then you can get off the bus at Kvaternikov trg and take the tram number 5 or 7 to the main bus station. There are also other options by public transport that you can find here. 

You can reach Rijeka from Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, in less than 3 hours. There are also daily direct trains to Rijeka from Ljubljana, Budapest, Munich and Vienna. For travelling to Rijeka from a different country by train you can check the schedule here. For travelling to Rijeka from inside of Croatia you can buy the tickets online and find the schedule here.

For international travel Flixbus is the most popular option. Flixbus offers a discount when you first make your account so make sure to use it. You can also get a discount on Flixbus tickets with your ESNcard once you make it. For travelling to Rijeka from inside of Croatia the most popular busses are by Arriva and Brioni. Here is a time table of all the busses. You can buy your ticket online. Arriva often has first and last minute discounts so keep an eye out for that. Brioni and Arriva also often offer promotional discount codes on their website and social media pages so keep an eye out for that as well. 

Rijeka is easily accessible by car via Croatia's well-maintained road network. If you are travelling within Croatia (or even from places near the border like Trieste and Ljubljana) you can check out BlaBlacar for ride sharing options (under the carpool category).