Welcome to Europe’s NEWEST international train!

Today I'm travelling on the newest of international trains in Europe, as I take the Slovenske Železnice (SŽ) Stadler FLIRT from Villa Opicina to Rijeka. It's an excellent collaboration of Slovenian Railways and Croatian Railways, allowing you to travel from Italy to Croatia by train in just a few hours, a welcome addition in an area sadly known for being poorly connected.

Join me on this Slovenian Stadler train, as I check out this new service, and all the surprises on this special service!

Thanks to Slovenske Železnice, the operator of this train, for inviting me along and providing a ticket.

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Journey Details:
Origin: Villa Opicina
Destination: Rijeka
Company: Slovenske Železnice (SŽ)
Train: SŽ 510 'Stadler FLIRT'
Accommodation: Second Class Seat
Distance: 97 kilometres / 60 miles
Price: €8.00 (£6.90 / $8.50)
Time: 2 hours 4 minutes, arrived 2 minutes late

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00:00 Introduction
00:48 Welcome to Villa Opicina station
01:48 Launch event on the platform
02:29 The new SŽ 510 Stadler FLIRT
03:15 Route map
03:34 Departing for the Italy to Slovenia border!
03:53 Looking around the interior
05:02 Divača - and the on-board entertainment
06:16 Pivka - the junction station where the train reverses
07:17 More entertainment and local food
07:58 Slovenian Railways First Class & Toilets
09:13 Crossing the border from Slovenia to Croatia by train!
09:39 More local delicacies and a goodie bag
10:43 Ticket prices!
11:23 Arriving at Željeznički Kolodvor Rijeka

[SuperalbsTravels]

I was slightly wrong about the cost of a bike reservation! Whilst a journey within Slovenia or there to/from Italy costs €1.50 or €3 for an e-bike, if you travel to Croatia, this costs €5 instead.

[johndsdevblogs]

Look at you getting sponsorships from train operators. Congrats

[studentjahodak]

9:50 "I was hesitant". but we can actually hear "yes please" in the vid xD

[isnitjustkit]

"I was hesitent"
"YES PLEASE 😃"

[memespert]

A train company as a sponsor? Now THAT'S a feat.

[schlollepop]

Although I am not Slovenian, I must say your pronunciation sounds extremely good. A far cry from the butchering of foreign words often heard in travel videos.

[computerfan]

In Western Europe, you might get a firm handshake from a man in a suit and a croissant on a train launch. In Slovenia, you get the full entertainment company, copious amounts of food and a babushka offering you some spirits. If that's not balkan enough, I don't know what is😂

[samuelpostiglione]

thank you so much for showing the world this piece of world. I live in Trieste and it's a shame that Italy, Slovenia and Croatia, despite being so close, are basically not connected at all. But finally something is seemingly changing.

[n.shadowbg.]

I love these videos so much. Aside from having a little liking to trains, the videos calm me so much for some reason. Your voice has always been so chill and relaxing to me, sometimes I just listen to the video without watching it and do gaming, and later I do the same but watch it too!

[falk]

Hearing international train and then 97km 2 hours long ride is kinda funny for me because in my area just city suburban trains are 2-3 hours to the farthest points. Btw, congrats on train company sponsorship, hoping it would develop for more partnerships and exclusive content!

[kieranstravels]

The local festivities were really cool to see! Its grest to see countries becoming better connected by rail across Europe and beyond.

[nikokolihno]

I love Stadler's trains so much, happy to see them spread in another region

[Eef-wgfg]

Wow, that was a successfull launch of this new connection! Congratulations to the Slovenian train operator and all connected areas involved. I think they did well to invite you (and undoubtedly some of your fellow itinerary reviewers) to make the train known to the rest of us, and to make everyone share in the happiness for its arrival. Something to be glad about indeed!

[Oivaras]

Oh boy, I am so jealous. These intro rides with all the free snacks and shots are the best, you're one lucky guy.

[shiraharataurus]

Speaking of regional trains crossing three countries, I would recommend the RE18 from Aachen via Maastricht to Liège. Though this have been delayed many times due to various reasons, like a lack of trains and staffs and even signalling systems, and FLOODING around the border crossing between the Netherlands and Belgium this time. Riding this train during normal operation could also be an adventure, mainly because of the only but critical single-track section around Eygelshoven. If you manage to pay a visit on that train I would really appreciate it.

[justmeajah]

A beautiful blue train! I really want that paper model train and the lanyard!! 😂😂

[HY-bzwi]

Congratulations on getting sponsorship from train operators :)

[finn]

Gotta say, that was a great review about an even better event and ride on this new train! Makes me really happy to see that public train operators put that much effort into gaining publicity :)

[cyberpunk.]

I love how you make a real effort to pronounce the local names correctly.

9:54 Hesitant? That "yes, please" came pretty quick 😄

[captainminecraft]

I’ve travelled on trains throughout the world for years, and I’ve never seen a train environment so lively before!