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Rijeka and Opatija train stations

Trains have been used to reach Kvarner since the early beginnings of tourism in this area, i.e. since the 19th century. The two were so closely connected that it is difficult to say whether it is the train that brought tourism to Kvarner or trains were brought to Kvarner by tourism.

Although cars are used much more nowadays, he who decides to travel by train, will make a good decision – the railway connects Kvarner with all parts of the Europe, and it is a comfortable and cheap way of transport.

Opatija / Matulji train station

Tel: +385 51 274 102

is located just outside Matulji, a village about 10 km uphill from Opatija. In the 19th century there was a tram connecting the train station with the center of Opatija.

Nowdays, you can take a bus to Opatija (cca 15 minutes), but the train station is somewhat dislocated from the center of Matulji where the bus station is.

It might be better to take a taxi (you can prebook it on here) or to go to Rijeka and then take bus no. 32 to Opatija. The bus station for bus no. 32 to Opatija is just accross the road from the train station.

Rijeka train station

is just outside of the city centre, heading west along the coast road.

Bus numbers 1, 1A, 2, 6, 7, 7A (local Rijeka buses – zone 1) and bus number 32 (to Opatija - zone 3) have stops directly in front of the train station and the bus station for the bus no. 32 to Opatija is just across the street.

Trains connect Rijeka with Budapest (via Zagreb), Ljubljana and Ilirska Bistrica in Slovenia (via Opatija-Matulji) and Osijek in east Croatia. The new HŽ - Croatian Railways website has good English pages featuring ticket prices and connections for domestic and international routes.

Rijeka train station Ticket office: International office in the central lobby, open 09:00 - 20:45 and domestic open 05:15 - 17:10.

Information: on Platform 1 (Ljubljana direction), open 08:30 - 15:30. Sundays and public holidays closed. The staff speak English, German and Italian.

Left luggage (lockers): open 00:00 - 24:00, costs: 15 - 20kn per day.

International train lines

Since Hungary had no exit to the sea, when Rijeka fell under their rule, they decided to make it their main sea port in the Kvarner bay. The best way to transport the goods to and from the port in the first half of the 19th century was the railways. At the same time, the tourists enjoyed train travel and Matulji train station was much more frequented then today. Before you start to plan your Opatija train vacation, check timetables fro trains coming from Austria, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia and Switzerland.

From Rijeka train station to Ljubljana

There are three trains daily from Ljubljana to Rijeka via Opatija/Matulji.

Saturdays there are only two trains to and from Ljubljana (the 16:53 from Ljubljana and 18:15 to Ljubljana do not go.) The price for return ticket is about 20 Euro.

From Rijeka train station via Opatija/Matulji to Vienna and Zürich