There are 10 ways to get from Athens to Rab by plane, shuttle, ferry, bus, busferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Zadar Airport, shuttle, line 9309 ferry
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane ATH - ZAD
- Take a shuttle bus from Zadar Airport to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Take the ferry from Novalja to Rabferry
12h 52m€102–352Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
27h 44m€91–215Bus, ferry via Zagreb
- Take the bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to Zagrebbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Rijeka bus stationbus 972 / ...
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
27h 3m€160–227Bus and ferry, ferry, bus, line 9309 ferry
- Take the busferry from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Samibusferry
- Take the ferry from Sami to Bari M.maferry Asf
- Take the ferry from Bari to Splitferry 56
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Novalja to Rabferry
42h 10m€222–356Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane ATH - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
10h 54m€121–274Fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus, ferry
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane ATH - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
11h 23m€310–809Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane ATH - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
12h 46m€160–759Fly to Split Airport, bus, line 9309 ferry
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Split Airport (SPU)plane ATH - SPU
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Novalja to Rabferry
13h 17m€117–323Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelijabus
- Take the train from Gevgelija to Skopjetrain 632 / ...
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
30h 44m€132–213Bus, line 9309 ferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Lezhëbus
- Take the bus from Lezhë to Split Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Novalja to Rabferry
32h 38m€103–159
Athens to Rab by bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Rab is to bus and line 9309 ferry which costs €100 - €160 and takes 32h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Rab is to fly and bus and ferry which takes 10h 54m and costs €120 - €280.
The distance between Athens and Rab is 1138 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Rab without a car is to bus and ferry via Zagreb which takes 27h 3m and costs €160 - €230.
It takes approximately 12h 52m to get from Athens to Rab, including transfers.
Rab is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 11:12 PM in Athens and 10:12 PM in Rab.
There are 4471+ hotels available in Rab.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Rab, Croatia?
There is no direct connection from Athens to Rab. However, you can take the subway to Athens Airport, walk to Athens International Airport (ATH) airport, fly to Zadar Airport (ZAD), walk to Zadar Airport, take the shuttle to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor, walk to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor, take the bus to Punta Mira, walk to Novalja, then take the line 9309 ferry to Rab. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens to Rab via Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Belgrade bus station, Zagreb, Rijeka bus station, and Rijeka in around 27h 3m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Athens International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zakinthos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €29–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–270
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zadar Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zadar Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Athens International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Athens International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Athens International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zadar Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zadar Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ljubljana via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–370
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Gevgelija to Skopje
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +385 01/6331-933
- plesoprijevoz@plesoprijevoz.hr
- Website
- 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
Bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Schedules at
- plesoprijevoz.hr
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Split Bus Station to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–55
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- brioni@brioni.hr
- Website
- brioni.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–50
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- polet@polet.hr
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
- Phone
- +30 26710 22281
- info@ktelkefalonias.gr
- Website
- ktelkefalonias.gr
Busferry from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–29
- Website
- https://ktelkefalonias.gr/en
- Phone
- +385 91 616 0990
- antonio.tours@zd.t-com.hr
- Website
- antoniotours.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–300
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €204
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €96–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €96
- Private
- €223
- Phone
- 011 761-4693
- bstours@verat.net
- Website
- bstours.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://bstours.rs/en/
- Phone
- + 385 (0)52 383 000
- fils@fils.hr
- Website
- fils.hr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Schedules at
- fils.hr
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- +389 44 371 066
- hafet-tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- hafettours.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Schedules at
- hafettours.mk
- Phone
- +386 41520943
- info@hisarturizam.com
- Website
- hisarturizam.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- hisarturizam.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Lezhë
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 119 284
- info@vectortravelgroup.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lezhë to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Jadrolinija
Contact Details
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Novalja to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Bari to Split
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Ferry from Sami to Bari M.ma
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
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