There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Rab by train, plane, ferry, bus, night train, or shuttle
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Rijeka Airport, ferry
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane DUS - RJK
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
8h 47m€135–436Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Rijeka bus stationbus N261
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry 9309
22h 7m€107–186Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Rijeka bus stationbus 944
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
16h 35m€156–328Night train, bus, ferry
- Take the night train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Villach Hbfnighttrain
- Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Rijeka bus stationbus 944
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
17h 52m€137–663Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zadar Airport, shuttle, line 9309 ferry
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane CGN - ZAD
- Take a shuttle bus from Zadar Airport to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Take the ferry from Novalja to Rabferry
9h 8m€132–411Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane CGN - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
9h 56m€108–331Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane DUS - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
11h 54m€195–776Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Rijeka Airport, ferry
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane CGN - RJK
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
8h 16m€157–546Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane FRA - 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
10h 38m€244–807Train to Weeze Airport, fly to Zadar Airport, shuttle, line 9309 ferry
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Krefeld Hbftrain
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane NRN - ZAD
- Take a shuttle bus from Zadar Airport to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Take the ferry from Novalja to Rabferry
11h 15mTrain, night train, ferry
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Ljubljananighttrain En
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Rijekatrain 481
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
21h 2m€253–433
Cologne to Rab by train, foot, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Rab is to bus and ferry which costs €100 - €190 and takes 22h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Rab is to fly and ferry which takes 8h 16m and costs €150 - €550.
The distance between Cologne and Rab is 1040 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Rab without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 16h 35m and costs €150 - €330.
It takes approximately 8h 47m to get from Cologne to Rab, including transfers.
There are 4054+ hotels available in Rab.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Rab, Croatia?
There is no direct connection from Cologne to Rab. However, you can take the train to D-Flughafen Bf, walk to D-Flughafen Bf, take the vehicle to D-Flughafen Terminal A/B, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 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 train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Rab via München Hbf, Munich central bus station, Rijeka bus station, and Rijeka in around 16h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rijeka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rijeka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–390
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Rijeka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–480
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rijeka Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Weeze Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rijeka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Krefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Ljubljana to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- 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
- €28–45
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- 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
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Villach Hbf to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €96–500
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €96
- Private
- €223
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €31–280
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €31
- Private
- €138
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
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
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Novalja to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
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