Cheap flights from London to Rijeka

July and August are the expensive stretch: school holidays and the Croatian summer season fall on the same weeks, and that is when fares climb hardest. Step back a month and June is the cheapest month in the calendar, ahead of the peak. The price calendar here covers May through September and then October, November and December, so you can set an autumn break against a summer one. If you plan to travel around Christmas, compare the December dates early rather than late.

Ryanair is the carrier to start with here: the base fare covers little more than a small personal item, and a cabin bag or checked case is a paid extra. Wizz Air works the same way, and Eurowings sits in the same low-cost camp. Croatia Airlines, Air Serbia, Lufthansa, Lufthansa City Airlines, Austrian, ITA Airways and Air Dolomiti form the full-service side, and their tickets generally include a hold bag, which narrows the gap once you add the extras. Direct flights exist on this route; the full-service names mostly sell it as a connection with a change of plane, so weigh the saving against the inconvenience before you book.

Every arrival lands at Rijeka airport, which sits outside the city, so the trip into the centre means a bus, a shuttle, a taxi or a hire car rather than a doorstep transfer — leave a proper chunk of time for it and check the return timetable if you fly out late. The airport is compact, so you are outside quickly after landing. One thing to watch: this is the only airport serving the city, so if your inbound flight slips there is no nearby alternative — keep some slack in evening plans and in anything booked for the same day.

Currency

EUR (€)

Power sockets

Type C, F · 230 V

Language

Croatian

Emergency number

112, 93, 94

Driving side

right

Calling code

+385

Internet domain

.hr

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Rijeka

108 k (2021)

Time zone

UTC+02 (Europe/Zagreb)

Country facts: Wikidata

• If you stitch two separate tickets together, leave plenty of time between them so a delay on the first flight does not sink the second.
• On Ryanair and Wizz Air, add the cost of a cabin bag or a checked case to the base fare before you compare it with a full-service ticket.
• Check which of London's airports your ticket uses — London City, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton or Stansted — before you plan the way there.
• Look up the passport and entry rules that apply between the United Kingdom and Croatia for your nationality before you pay.
• June is the cheapest month in the calendar, so weigh it against July and August before you lock in peak summer dates.