There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Rab by train, bus, ferry, plane, 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.
Train, bus, ferry
best- 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 39m€176–488Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zadar Airport, bus, line 9309 ferry
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane CGN - ZAD
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Novalja to Rabferry
10h 16m€55–252Train, bus, ferry via Tarvisio
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Tarvisio Boscoverdetrain Rj
- Take the train from Tarvisio Boscoverde to Trieste Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus stationbus 406 / ...
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
19h 39m€210–568Fly 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 Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijekabus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
10h 43m€278–807Train, bus, ferry #2
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centraletrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus stationbus 406 / ...
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
21h 20m€115–256Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Rijeka bus stationbus N261
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry 9309
22h 15m€122–211Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Pula Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane DUS - PUY
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
10h 56m€164–401Train 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 47m€368–994Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Pula Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane CGN - PUY
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
10h 16m€149–362Train to Weeze Airport, fly to Zadar Airport, bus, 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 the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Novalja to Rabferry
12h 16mTrain to Weeze Airport, fly to Pula Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Krefeld Hbftrain
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane NRN - PUY
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
12h 21m
Cologne to Rab by train, foot, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Rab is to fly and bus and line 9309 ferry which costs €55 - €260 and takes 10h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Rab is to fly and bus and line 9309 ferry which takes 10h 16m and costs €55 - €260.
The distance between Cologne and Rab is 1182 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Rab without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 16h 39m and costs €170 - €490.
It takes approximately 16h 39m to get from Cologne to Rab, including transfers.
There are 4611+ 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 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 Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Rab via München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf, Tarvisio Boscoverde, Trieste Centrale, Trieste, Rijeka bus station, and Rijeka in around 19h 39m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Pula Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Weeze Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from Weeze Airport to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Pula Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Tarvisio Boscoverde
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €50–80
Train from Tarvisio Boscoverde to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €27–40
Train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €30–45
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Tarvisio Boscoverde to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Tarvisio Boscoverde to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Krefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Krefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- 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
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €190–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €130–360
- 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
- €80–220
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +385 91 616 0990
- antonio.tours@zd.t-com.hr
- Website
- antoniotours.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–11
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–11
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–11
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- polet@polet.hr
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Novalja to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Novalja to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
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