There are 8 ways to get from Bucharest to Rab by plane, ferry, bus, train, or shuttle
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 Rijeka Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane OTP - RJK
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
10h 50m€198–462Bus, train, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ljubljana bus stationbus
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Rijekatrain 481
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
29h 43m€62–145Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Rijeka bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
18h 36mTrain, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Siofoktrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Siófok to Rijeka bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
27h 23m€105–128Fly to Treviso Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Treviso Airport (TSF)plane OTP - TSF
- Take a shuttle bus from Treviso, Aeroporto to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
12h 5m€131–552Fly to Zadar Airport, shuttle, line 9309 ferry
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane OTP - ZAD
- Take a shuttle bus from Zadar Airport to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Take the ferry from Novalja to Rabferry
9h 18m€166–399Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane OTP - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
10h 5m€159–337Bus, train, ferry via Udine
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Udinebus
- Take the train from Udine to Trieste Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
27h 57m
Bucharest to Rab by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Rab is to bus and train and ferry which costs €60 - €150 and takes 29h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Rab is to fly and shuttle and line 9309 ferry which takes 9h 18m and costs €160 - €400.
The distance between Bucharest and Rab is 1031 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Rab without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 18h 36m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 50m to get from Bucharest to Rab, including transfers.
Rab is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 2:50 PM in Bucharest and 1:50 PM in Rab.
There are 3260+ hotels available in Rab.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Rab, Croatia?
There is no direct connection from Bucharest to Rab. However, you can take the shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni Airport, walk to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) airport, fly to Rijeka Airport (RJK), walk to Rijeka Airport, take the shuttle to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor, walk to Rijeka, then take the ferry to Rab. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucharest to Rab via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar, Rijeka bus station, and Rijeka in around 18h 36m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Treviso Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Treviso Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €23–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Rijeka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–800
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Rijeka Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Rijeka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–800
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Rijeka Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Treviso Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €64–69
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Siofok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Udine to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Udine to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €17–26
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Ljubljana to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- €9–13
- Regional Train Ticket
- €12–14
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- €18–21
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Ljubljana to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Siófok to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Treviso, Aeroporto to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–320
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €35–100
- Private
- €170–320
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- 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
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Bucharest to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to Jadrolinija
Contact Details
- 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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