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{{Infobox Location|country = Croatia|state = Primorje-Gorski Kotar|map = <map lat='45.32801318215748'lng='14.430885314941406'Rijekazoom='11'view=' is a city in 3' float='right' />|pop = 144,000|plate = RI|motorways = [[A6 (Croatia)|A6]]., [[A7 (Croatia)|A7]]}}

'''Rijeka''' (Italian/Hungarian: Fiume; also known as ''Rika'' or ''Reka'' by locals) is a city in the west of [[Croatia]]. == Hitching Hitchhiking out ==

Crodux petrol station / Mcdonalds / parking You have to take bus number #2 and travel to last the stop Diračje near motorway junction 5 on the west side of the city. Then go straight by along the main road and on . On the left you'll recognize a sing for Pula, Trieste, Ljubljana. You can hitchhike there by the signs (ignore "NO AUTOSTOP" ''no autostop'' signs, its it's very hard to have problems with police) on the beginning of highway the motorway or you can go to Crodux petrol station 1 km direction Italy, walk to Andrije Mohorovičića street cross it by tunnel and walk a gravel road on shoulder opposite side of highway and than cross it back by petrol stations bridge) It is a good road to Italy, Ljubljana and also to Austria. Note: it is a dangerous spot, I do not recommend walking along the motorway. === Direction [[Zagreb]], [[Zadar]] and [[Split]] === If you want to go to Dalmatia ([[Zadar]], [[Split]] etc.), you can try it directly from Rijeka, but it is easier to first get to Zagreb (to the Lučko ramp) and continue to Dalmatia from there.    '''Option 1''' Crodux petrol station OMV / Mcdonalds / parking You have to take bus #2 and travel to the stop Diračje near motorway junction 5 on the west side of the city. Then go straight along the main road. On the left you'll recognize a sing for around Pula, Trieste, Ljubljana. You can hitchhike there by the signs (ignore ''no autostop'' signs, it's very hard to have problems with police) on the beginning of the motorway or you can go to Crodux petrol station 1 km BACKWAY direction Italy, walk to Andrije Mohorovičića street cross it by tunnel and you can ask people walk a gravel road on opposite side of highway) '''Option 2''' From the on-ramp near ''Soboli'' and the ''Grobnik'' airport and racetrack (''Automotodrom''), or the tollbooth which is next to it. There are two ways to get there: '''Option 2/A''' Going there with a local bus. This is a bit tricky, it is difficult to see which bus goes where. Your purpose is to get as close to the "Main statue" as possible. This is a huge monument next to the highway, 2 km before the on-ramp and the tollbooth. Go to the Delta bus terminal, which is in this placethe centre of Rijeka, 500m away from the theatre ''HNK Ivana pl. Zajca''. Take bus #12, #14 or #16. It is a good road idea to check timetables before (see below at the section about public transport). Ask the driver to leave you near the main statue or the tollbooth. With bus #16, he can leave you directly at the statue. With bus #12, it is not sure - ask the driver to bring you as close to to Italy the statue and Ljubljana the highway as possible. [[User:Onmyown]] says it takes 3 km from the stop of bus #12 to the hitching spot. With bus #14, get off in Cavle, and change to bus #15, which also passes by the statue. You can also get off in Cavle and change to Austriabus #15 with buses #12 and #16. Bus #15 takes quite a long time to get from Cavle to the main statue - first it makes some detours to go into some beautiful Croatian villages.{{IsIn[[File:Main_statue_rijeka.jpg|thumb|Croatia}}200px|The main statue close to the option 1 hitching spot]] From the statue, you have to walk 2 km along the local road, but you can already start hitchhiking here, sometimes locals help and pick you up. At the on-ramp, you can choose to hitchhike directly, or walk 200m forward on the highway to get to the toll gate. On the ramp waiting time will be max. 20 min. but in general you wait there for a few minutes. '''Option 2/B''' Go to the main bus station in Rijeka and catch a bus going to Zagreb. Just tell the driver to drop you off at the tollbooth (about 20km from Rijeka). Offer him about 15 or 20 Kuna.

Hitchhiking to Zagreb is very easy === Direction [[Pula]] and a really good experience. The main spot is ramp on Grobnik and from there you can easy get a ride. The full profile of the highway is almost done so ride from Rijeka to Zagreb is very short. The max. time is hour and a half. But first[[Istria]] in general ===So, to get the ramp on Grobnik you have to take a bus number 16 again but on Delta another bus terminal, which is 500m from theatre across the ''HNK Ivana pl. Zajca'' theatre. So its a center of RijekaYou have to catch bus #22 or #23 (direction ''Matulji''). On the bus Of course ask the bus driver to leave you on a bus stop near the main statue which is 2km before the ramppetrol station ''Euro Petrol'' in ''Matulji''. To get On the ramp left side of petrol station you have to walk by local will see the road and even there which guides you can hitchhike to the rampmain spot. Sometimes locals help Name of the spot is ''Dina restaurant'' and pick there you uphave a really good place for hitchhiking. On the ramp In case of rain or something like that you can wait max. for 20 min. but always refresh yourself in general you wait there for a few minutesthe restaurant. From there the petrol station to the spot you can hitchhike have to Dalmacija ([[Zadar]], [[Split]] etc.) but its easier walk for about 10 to get the Zagreb (Lučko ramp) and from there continue to Dalmacija..15 minutes.

Second option is to take the bus #32 to Opatija. You can find the schedule [http://www.autotrolej.hr/default.asp?ru=90&gl=200505190000003&sid= Direction [[Pula&jezik=1 here]] and . Ask a driver to drop you off the nearest possible to the BILLA supermarket in Opatija. When you see the supermarket, walk 3-4 minutes to the East. It seems illogical, but don't worry. [[Istra]] in general https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Nova+cesta+62,+51410,+Opatija,+Hrvatska&daddr=Nova+cesta+51,+Opatija,+Hrvatska&hl=hr&ll=45.344009,14.312857&spn=0.006002,0.006491&sll=45.343794,14.311951&sspn=0.003001,0.003245&geocode=FVjkswIdQ13aACnVQWI-fqhkRzEAYTA2edF71w%3BFa7qswIddmfaACmz9DFhgKhkRzEodJVubJJKmA&t=h&mra=ls&z=17 Map] is here. Point A is the supermarket, point B is the parking lot. The parking lot makes it easy for drivers to pull over. DON'T put a sign, because Istria is in the opposite direction. When someone pulls over, you have to ask if they are going towards the tunnel. (Croatian: prema tunelu.) That gets you on the way to the Istrian highway, famous Istrian Y. (Check the map of Istria and you'll see the Y. ;)) When you get dropped off, you can start using a sign.

So, you have [[User:Viniciuscastro]] (July 2015): I used the the first option and had to take bus again but on another bus terminal wait no more than 20 minutes (which is across the HNK Ivana pl. Zajca. You have really a record in my case) for a ride! The drivers was going to catch numbers 22 Porec and 23 left in Pazin (direction Matulji). Of course ask the bus driver to leave you on a bus stop near petrol station Euro Petrol in Matulji. On the left side of petrol station you will see the road town) which guides you was also fast to take another ride! When i was volunteering in Pula also meet another 2 hitch hickers that used the main spot. Name of the same spot is "Dina restaurant" and there you have a really good place for hitchhiking. In case of rain or something like that you can always refresh yourself in the restaurant. From petrol station to the spot you have to walk for a 10-15 minutesalso recommend.

One of the best solutions options to get to the border and in general towards Ljubljana is to take the a train from the main train station in Rijeka. You have to pay max. 3 euros Euro for a ticket for to ''Ilirska Bistrica '' ([[Slovenia]]) and after an one hour long drive with train ride you have to can walk from the train station to the main spot. Ask local people there and they will show you how to come get there. Its It's a 5-to 10 minute walk from the train station. When you reach the spot you can easy easily get a ride to ''[[Postojna ]]'' and then [[Ljubljana]].  Second solutionoption: see the "Direction Trieste and Italy". But the first one is much more better and easier. === Direction islands [[Krk]], [[Cres]] and [[Losinj]] === If you are going to islands [[Krk]], [[Cres]] or [[Losinj]], the best option is to take a bus #29 to Kraljevica and then take a walk for about 2 kilometers until the Krk bridge. There is very easy to catch a hike to the island [[Krk ]], as most of the people on the island are hichhiker friendly because of expensive bus ticket and bad connections within the cities. If you are going to the islands [[Cres]] or [[Losinj]], you can start your hichhike on the same position near the bridge, and ask for a hichhike until the [[Valbiska]], small port on the island from which ferries are going to [[Cres]]. [[Losinj]] is connected with the bridge with the island [[Cres]] so the procedure is the same for going there. Keep in mind that you can also take a cheap catamaran boat from Rijeka to islands [[Cres]] and [[Losinj]]. It is advisable to check the prices before. As of spring 2017, if you hithchike, you will pay 15 kuna for the bus to Kraljevica and 15 kuna for the ferry from Krk, so 30 kuna overall. The catamaran to Cres costs 35 kuna. ==Public transport== Public transport in Rijeka is organised with Autotrolej, and is based on bus services. Single ticket for 90 minutes of riding is around 10 kunas. Blackriding is possible, just enter the bus on back doors. It is usual that ticket is shown to the driver, so sometimes he could call you to show him ticket or validate it. In this case, you will have to buy a ticket, or you can pretend you dont understand him and sometimes he will leave you alone. Controls are not frequent, but happends. In this case, most probably they will force you to buy a ticket, and you will avoid penalty. Lot of people are using blackriding because Rijeka has one of the most expensive public transport in middle Europe, altough has one of the smallest bus network in same region. For timeable of buses and other informations go [http://www.autotrolej.hr/default.asp?ru=90&sid=&jezik=1 here]. ==Sleeping== It's good idea to sleep on beach. Spoken with locals, they said it's illegal to sleep in beach but nonone cares. Good place outside the city is near Pajol Bar Pecine coordinates: 45.312300, 14.473445 I asked bar staff, they said people sleeping here no problems at all (leave early at morning) ==Eating, drinking== One of the best options to get some cheap food is to go to student mensa (Index) and ask some student if you can borrow X-ica (student card). Probably best option is to arrange it in front by [Couchsurfing, since lot of couchsurfers in Rijeka are also students. There you can get the whole meal for as little as 5 kunas (around 0.60 eur). If you want to make your own food, market offers some cheap vegetables and fruits, as well as some good choice of fish in nearby fishmarket. Best option for buying there is to come around 11am. Most of the shops close after noon, so then is tendency for prices to go down. For drinking, very good option is [http://www.klubmladihrijeka.hr/ Klub Mladih], near Serbian embassy. You can get some very cheap drinks there and fast free internet. Keep in mind that you need to be member there (membership is free) so take your document to make your membership card. If you want just cheap coffee, check caffe bar Pin in the centre.  == Trashwiki & Nomadwiki == [[trash:Rijeka]] [[nomad:Rijeka]]  __NOTOC__