There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Rab by bus, ferry, train, night train, plane, or shuttle
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Bus, ferry
best- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Rijekabus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry 9309
14h 37m€129–145Fly Basel to Split Airport, bus, line 9309 ferry
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Split Airport (SPU)plane BSL - SPU
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Novalja to Rabferry
12h 45m€92–304Train, night train, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Ljubljananighttrain En
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Rijekatrain 481
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
19h 28m€322–971Fly Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BSL - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
10h 22m€278–811Bus, ferry via Venice
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Venice Mestrebus
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Rijeka bus stationbus 406 / ...
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
17h 44m€98–156Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane ZRH - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
11h 10m€359–910Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane ZRH - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
12h 18m€238–1,068Fly Basel to Pula Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane BSL - PUY
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
10h 9m€144–326Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane ZRH - 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 15m€390–1,022
Basel to Rab by bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Rab is to bus and ferry via Venice which costs €95 - €160 and takes 17h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Rab is to fly and bus and ferry which takes 10h 9m and costs €140 - €330.
The distance between Basel and Rab is 878 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Rab without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 14h 37m and costs €120 - €150.
It takes approximately 14h 37m to get from Basel to Rab, including transfers.
There are 4515+ hotels available in Rab.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Rab, Croatia?
There is no direct connection from Basel to Rab. However, you can take the bus to Rijeka, walk to Rijeka, then take the ferry to Rab. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Rab via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Rijeka, Željeznički kolodvor, Tržnica, and Rijeka in around 19h 28m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Basel to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Basel to Pula Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–500
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Basel to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €240–750
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Ljubljana to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Ljubljana to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Ljubljana to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–80
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- info@zelicreisen.ch
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Basel SBB to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €101
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–550
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–550
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €96–700
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €96
- Private
- €223
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–380
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Venice Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–11
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- polet@polet.hr
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
- Phone
- +385 91 616 0990
- antonio.tours@zd.t-com.hr
- Website
- antoniotours.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–65
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
Rome2Rio's guide to Jadrolinija
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Novalja to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Jadrolinija
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