There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Rab by plane, shuttle, ferry, train, bus, or night 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 Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, ferry
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)EDI - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
12h 48m€111–518Train, bus, ferry via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe HbfTgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Rijeka bus station
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
27h 10m€283–852Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to München Hbf83
- Take the train from München Hbf to Venezia Santa Lucia Station89
- Take the bus from Venezia, Tronchetto fermata dell'autobus to Rijeka Central Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
30h 23m€280–792Fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)EDI - TRS
- Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
14h 21m€113–216Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)EDI - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
12h 51m€117–263Fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, train, ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ljubljana (LJU)EDI - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Postojna
- Take the train from Postojna to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
12h 11m€170–346Fly to Zadar Airport, shuttle, line 9309 ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)EDI - ZAD
- Take a shuttle bus from Zadar Airport to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Take the ferry from Novalja to Rab
10h 34m€144–405Fly to Rijeka Airport, ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)EDI - RJK
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
12h 1m€111–408Train, night train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg HbfNj
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach HbfIc
- Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Rijeka bus station944
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
32h 1m€240–852Train, bus, shuttle, ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take a shuttle bus from Praha ÚAN Florenc to Ljubljana
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Rijeka481 / ...
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
41h 50m€183–484Bus, line 9309 ferry
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Nuremberg central bus station
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Gospić
- Take the bus from Gospić, Autobusni kolodvor to Novalja
- Take the ferry from Novalja to Rab
47h 15m
Edinburgh to Rab by train, foot, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Rab is to fly and bus and ferry which costs €110 - €220 and takes 14h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Rab is to fly and shuttle and line 9309 ferry which takes 10h 34m and costs €140 - €410.
The distance between Edinburgh and Rab is 1902 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Rab without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Karlsruhe which takes 27h 10m and costs €280 - €850.
It takes approximately 12h 48m to get from Edinburgh to Rab, including transfers.
Rab is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 12:59 AM in Edinburgh and 1:59 AM in Rab.
There are 3100+ hotels available in Rab.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Rab, Croatia?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Rab. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE), walk to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia, take the shuttle to Rijeka, walk to Rijeka, then take the ferry to Rab. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Rab via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Karlsruhe Hbf, Karlsruhe central train station, Rijeka bus station, and Rijeka in around 27h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zadar Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rijeka Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–950
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rijeka Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paris l'Est to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Venezia Santa Lucia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Postojna to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- €5–8
- Regional Train Ticket
- €7–9
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- €11–13
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 Postojna to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Ljubljana to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €70–90
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €29–45
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- €35–320
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €35–100
- Private
- €170–320
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Villach Hbf to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Gospić
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Venezia, Tronchetto fermata dell'autobus to Rijeka Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +385 01/6331-933
- plesoprijevoz@plesoprijevoz.hr
- Website
- 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
Shuttle from Zadar Airport to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19
- Schedules at
- plesoprijevoz.hr
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Postojna
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €50–65
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Praha ÚAN Florenc to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 66 06 60
- reklamacije@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- likaline.hr
Bus from Gospić, Autobusni kolodvor to Novalja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- likaline.hr
- 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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