• Opatija-Matulji 5 km
• Rijeka 12 km

Travel to Opatija from the airports:

Zagreb airport - A shuttle travels from the airport to the Zagreb main bus station every half an hour (see public transportation of Zagreb airport). From here, a bus can be taken to Rijeka or Opatija (see departures from Zagreb main bus station). Buses from Zagreb main bus station to Rijeka are very frequent, some of these buses proceed further to Opatija. Buses from Rijeka to Opatija are also very frequent.

Pula airport - A taxi or a bus can be taken to the Pula main bus station (see public transportation of Pula airport). From here, buses travel to Rijeka and Opatija (see departures from Pula main bus station).

Rijeka (Krk) airport - A shuttle can be taken to reach Rijeka or Opatija (see public transportation of Rijeka-Krk airport).

Ljubljana airport - A shuttle can be taken to Ljubljana main bus station (see shuttle connection of Ljubljana airport). Once in Ljubljana, a bus can be taken to travel to Rijeka (see departures from Ljubljana main bus station).

Trieste airport - A bus can be taken to Trieste (See public transportation of Trieste airport). Once in Trieste, a bus can be taken to travel to Rijeka or Opatija (See Trieste-Opatija-Rijeka bus connections).

Venice airport - A shuttle (Fly Bus) can be taken to reach Mestre railway station (See Fly Bus timetable). From Mestre railway station a train can be taken to travel to Trieste (See Mestre-Trieste train connections). Once in Trieste, a bus can be taken to travel to Rijeka or Opatija (See Trieste-Opatija-Rijeka bus connections).

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