How to get to Opatija by plane?
 Find out more about airports around Opatija, flyghts to Rijeka, transport from Rijeka airport, Croatian air traffic regulations and companies that offer flight services.
Distances:
Bigger cities near Opatija with international airports are: 
Rijeka (city 15 min., airport 45 min. away)
Pula on the Istrian peninsula (~1.5 hour)
Trieste in Italy (~1.5 hour)
Ljubljana in Slovenia (~2 hours)
Zagreb, Croatia's capital (~2.5 hours)
Flyghts:
Croatia Airlines is the official Croatian airline. It organizes flights between Croatian airports. There are flights from all airports to Zagreb and from Zagreb to all the capitals in Europe.
Web reference:
If you're looking for other low fare flights and different options to get to Opatija by air, check out these pages and find the perfect flight for you.
 www.whichbudget.com
find out which companies like Ryanair, Tuifly, Germanwings, Easyjet and Wizzair provide low fare flights to airports close to Opatija (Rijeka, Trieste, Pula, Ljubljana, Zadar, Zagreb) and if there is a direct connection to an airport near you.
www.dohop.com
searches flight tables of more than 600 airlines and offers the best airplane connection and the fastest way to reach your desired destination – Opatija
Airport of Rijeka is actually located on the nearest island to Rijeka, it's named Krk and it has name Airport Rijeka.
www.rijeka-airport.hr
Flight table, exact location and other info
Distances:
Distance from airport to the centre of Rijeka: 27 km – 30 - 35 minutes
Distace from airport to Opatija: 42 km – 45 - 50 minutes
Local transport from Rijeka Airport to Opatija:
Rijeka Airport provides transportation by Autotrans buses for each flight, from the city of Rijeka to Rijeka Airport and from Rijeka Airport to the city of Rijeka.
The journey takes about 30 minutes. (Arrival and departure from Rijeka of this bus to and from airport check on www.rijeka-airport.hr)
Single ticket is 30,00 kn (cca 4 €) From Rijeka you can take bus no. 32 that goes every 20 minutes until 12 p.m. ticket costs about 2.5 euros. The ride takes 30 min approximetaly, or you can take taxi which is also not very expensive.
Car transport from Rijeka airport to Opatija:
Opatija is easily reachable by car. It is located 13 km southwest of Rijeka, and Opatija's nearest airport Rijeka Airport is about 40 km away. CLICK HERE!
From Rijeka airport on the island Krk you’ll need to follow the directions to Rijeka. You will first pass a bridge to the mainland (no toll in that direction). Continue to Rijeka along the coast and just continue to Opatija. Once you arrive just follow directions to your apartment.
 Opatija is an elegant tourist destination located at the north coast of
the Adriatic, on the northeastern coast of the Istrian peninsula, in
the heart of KVARNER GULF, at the foot of mountain UCKA.
Built at the turn of 19th and 20th century, Opatija maintained to
this day the harmony with nature. Parks, illuminated coastal walkway
(Lungomare 12 km), swimming areas and fountains are frameworks for
villas and a relaxing spa holiday.
Pula airport is situated in Ližnjan 11 km south-east of Pula
www.airport-pula.hr
Flight table, exact location and other info
Direct flights to Berlin, Bristol – Exeter, London, Vienna, Zagreb,
Stockholm, Zürich, Stutgart, Dresden, Friedrichshofen, Köln / Bonn,
Leipzig, München, Oslo, Warsaw, London
Distances:
Distance to the centre of Opatija: 101 km – 1h 30 minutes
Bus lines:
There is organized bus connection from Pula airport to the central bus station in Pula. The ticket in one direction is 29 kn (4,2 €), it takes about 30 minutes and you can check the time table here.
And from Pula there are direct bus lines to Opatija, for time table check here.
The drive takes little less than 2 hours and the price is about 78kn (~11 €).
Car rent:
You can rent a car or we can organise a transfer to Opatija directly from the airport to your apartment. CLICK HERE!
Local transport from Pula Airport to Opatija:
From Pula airport take the Istirian „Y“ motorway and follow directions
to Opatija and Rijeka, or go along the coast and enjoy the scenary
driving on a slightly more curvier road. We reccomend taking the Učka
tunel rather than driving over the mountain Ucka. The tunel toll is 28
kn (4 €).
Car transport from Pula airport to Opatija:
Opatija is easily reachable by car. Pula is located 101 km south - west of Opatija. CLIKC HERE!
From Pula airport you can take the coastal road and follow directions to Opatija and Rijeka, on your way you'll be able to see all the natural splendour coastal Croatia has to offer or take the motorway and follow the signs to Rijeka and than to Opatija.
Pula is the biggest town in Istria, the most western croatian county. The Istrian county is billingual, the inhabitants speak both croatian and italian, and some are also fluent in slovenian.
It is also one of the most economically developped counties with many interesting places to visit, such as: the roman Amphitheatre in Pula, the UNESCO protected Bisantin basilica in Porec and the National park on the islands Brijuni.
www.zadar-airport.hr
Flight table, exact location and other info
Direct flights to: Stockholm, Dublin, Stutgart, Frankfurt, Friedrichshafen, Hamburg, Köln / Bonn, Düsseldorf, Edingurgh, London.
Distances:
Zadar airport is located in Zemunik 17 km south – east of Zadar
Distance from Zadar to Novalja is 80 km.
Distance from Zadar to Opatija: 317 km – cca 3h 30 minutes
Bus lines:
 There is a direct bus line from Zadar airport to Zadar central bus station and to Zadar center. The price is 25 kn (3.5 €) and the ride takes about 25 minutes.
From Zadar central bus station there are direct bus lines to Opatija or Rijeka (from Rijeka you can take a local bus no. 32 to Opatija). It takes 4,5 hours by bus from Zadar to Rijeka and the bus ticket costs about 179 kn (26 €) and to Opatija it takes 30 minutes longer and costs about 186 kn (27 €).
Car rent:
You can rent a car or we can organise a transfer for you directly from the airport to your apartment. CLICK HERE!
Car transport from Zadar airport to Opatija:
Opatija is easily reachable by car. Zadar is located 317 km south - east of Opatija in the Dalmatia region. CLIKC HERE!
Zadar is the capital of North Dalmatia county, a centuries old town with strong marine tradition, trading with Venice and Dubrovnik Republic. Zadar today is a modern tourist place with friendly people, the old city core with St Donat's cathedrale from the 8th century and original attraction – the sea organs.
www.zagreb-airport.hr
Flight table, exact location and other info
Direct flights to and from most od European capitals.
Distances:
Zagreb airport is situated in Pleso only 17 km from Zagreb center.
Distance from Zagreb Airport to Opatija is 175 km, and it can be reached in 2 hours.
Bus lines:
There is a direct bus line from Zagreb airport to Rijeka (at Ban Jelačić square).
For time table and price information look here. From Ban Jelačić square drives the bus no. 32 to Opatija.
You can also rent a car or we can organize a transfer for you directly from the airport to your apartment.
Car transport from Zagreb to Opatija:
Opatija is easily reachable by car. Zagreb is located 175 km north - east of Opatija in the continental region of Croatia. CLIKC HERE!
Take the motorway Zagreb – Rijeka and just follow the directions to Rijeka/Pula/Trieste and then to Pula/Opatija. Take the exit to Opatija. Follow the signs in the direction of Opatija. The drive will take about 1 hour 45 minutes and the toll is 60 kuna (~ 8,6 €).
Zagreb is the capital of Croatia, with 1,5 million inhabitants. It is
the biggest town, comercial, cultural and political center of Croatia.
As such it is also very well conected with the rest of the country – by
road and by air.
http://www.aeroporto.fvg.it/
Flight table, exact location and other info
Direct flights from Trieste Airport to Tirana, Brussels, Cagliari (Sardinia), Pisa, Birmingham, Bristol, London and many more.
Distances:
Distance from Opatija to Trieste airport is 69km and it takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Bus lines:
There are regular bus lines from Trieste airport to Trieste center, Udine, Gorizia, Monfalcone and Grado. The price of the ticket is 2,60 Euros and you can find the time tables here.
Train lines:
In Trieste, the train station and the bus station are located right next to each other. Buses depart from the main bus station in Trieste, situated at Piazza della Liberta 11. There are five buses per day from Trieste to Opatija (Rijeka). The buses leave Trieste at 08:30, 12:30, 13:30 (every day except Sunday and Monday), 17:30 and the last at 19:15 (except Sunday and Monday).
The priece is approximately 7 Euros and the ride takes approximately 2 hours.
Car rent:
You can also rent a car (link na rent a car koji ima poslovnicu na Zagreb aerodromu ili baner) or we can organise a transfer for you directly from the airport to your apartment (link na transfer ili baner). CLICK HERE!
Car transport from Trieste to Opatija:
Opatija is easily reachable by car from Trieste airport. It is located 69 km west of Opatija on the western side of the north adriatic bay and it takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes by car to Opatija. Take the following route:
Triest – Basovizza – Podgrad – Pasjak – Matulji – Opatija CLIKC HERE!
Trieste is situated on the northern coast of the Adriatic sea. Over the
centuries it was a part of differnt countries, finnaly in 1954.
becomming a part of Italy. Trieste's port is one of the most developed
in the north Adriatic and the town is very international.
www.lju-airport.si
Flight table, exact location and other info
Direct flights from Ljubljana Airport to Prag, Brussels, London, Moscow, Kiev, Frankfurt, München
Distances:
Ljubljana Airport is 28 km from the center of town.
Distance from Opatija to Ljubljana Airport in Brnik is 137 km and it takes about 2 hours.
Bus lines:
There are regular bus lines from Ljubljana airport to Ljubljana center. You can find prices and time tables here
You can take the bus or atrain from Ljubljana to Rijeka or Opatija. For details check out How to reach Opatija by bus and by train.
Car transport from Ljubljana to Opatija:
Opatija is easily reachable by car from Ljubljana airport. It is located 137 km north - east of Opatija and it takes about 1,5 hours by car to Opatija. Just follow the road signs for Rijeka and Opatija. CLIKC HERE!
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia, a small central-european country,
both on the Apls and the Adriatic sea. It is cultural, economical,
educational and political center of Slovenia.
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