There are 10 ways to get from Aachen to Rab by train, bus, ferry, night train, plane, or shuttle
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Train, bus, ferry
best- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/DeutzRe
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf41 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Rijeka bus station944
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
18h 4m€104–386Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Aachen station west to Cologne Airport CGNN79 / ...
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Rijeka bus station
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
22h 59m€58–115Train, night train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/DeutzRe
- Take the night train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Villach Hbf
- Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Rijeka bus station944
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
19h 53m€128–661Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)BRU - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
11h 19m€141–298Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)FRA - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
11h 4m€163–354Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, train, ferry
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Ljubljana (LJU)BRU - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Postojna
- Take the train from Postojna to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
12h 9m€195–411Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, train, ferry
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)FRA - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Postojna
- Take the train from Postojna to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
11h 49m€192–437Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zadar Airport, shuttle, line 9309 ferry
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)CGN - ZAD
- Take a shuttle bus from Zadar Airport to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Take the ferry from Novalja to Rab
10h 7m€71–317Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airport
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)CRL - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
12h 27m€82–322Train to Weeze Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Aachen West to Krefeld Hbf
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)NRN - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
12h 45m€134–238
Aachen to Rab by train, foot, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aachen to Rab is to bus and ferry which costs €55 - €120 and takes 22h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Aachen to Rab is to train and fly and shuttle and line 9309 ferry which takes 10h 7m and costs €70 - €320.
The distance between Aachen and Rab is 1253 km.
The best way to get from Aachen to Rab without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 18h 4m and costs €100 - €390.
It takes approximately 18h 4m to get from Aachen to Rab, including transfers.
There are 3631+ hotels available in Rab.
What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Rab, Croatia?
There is no direct connection from Aachen to Rab. However, you can take the train to Koeln Messe/Deutz, walk to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, take the train to München Hbf, walk to Munich central bus station, take the bus to Rijeka bus station, walk to Rijeka, then take the ferry to Rab. Alternatively, you can take a train from Aachen Hbf to Rab via Koeln Messe/Deutz, Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, Villach Hbf, Villach Hbf, Rijeka bus station, and Rijeka in around 19h 53m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–180
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €29–180
Flights from Weeze Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Weeze Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen West to Krefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €85–130
- 1st Class
- €180–300
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Night train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–600
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Single Bed
- €95–180
- Compartment
- €360–600
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Postojna to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- €5–8
- Regional Train Ticket
- €7–9
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- €11–13
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €29–45
- Comfort
- €30–45
- Premium
- €45–65
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- 1st Class
- €10–15
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl
- 2nd Class
- €11–13
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Villach Hbf to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Aachen station west to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 01/6331-933
- plesoprijevoz@plesoprijevoz.hr
- Website
- plesoprijevoz.hr
Bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Schedules at
- plesoprijevoz.hr
Shuttle from Zadar Airport to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19
- Schedules at
- plesoprijevoz.hr
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Aachen station west to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–10
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Postojna
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €50–65
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €5–7
Ferry from Novalja to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €3–4
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