There are 10 ways to get from Málaga to Rab by plane, bus, ferry, train, or shuttle
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Fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus, ferry
best- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)AGP - TRS
- Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
13h 30m€90–289Train, bus, ferry via Barcelona
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAve
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Take the bus from Lyon to Rijeka bus station
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
30h 55m€176–496Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAve
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to LausanneTgv
- Take the train from Lausanne to BellinzonaIc
- Take the bus from Bellinzona to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
33h 30m€449–720Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)AGP - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
11h 25m€93–254Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)AGP - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
14h 32m€92–499Fly to Rijeka Airport, ferry
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)AGP - RJK
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
13h 20m€102–339Fly to Treviso Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Treviso Airport (TSF)AGP - TSF
- Take a shuttle bus from Treviso, Aeroporto to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
12h 35m€107–509Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)AGP - BGY
- Take a shuttle bus from Orio al Serio Airport to Treviso
- Take a shuttle bus from Treviso to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
15h 34m€122–819Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train, bus, ferry
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)AGP - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airport
- Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
15h 6m€109–312Bus, shuttle, ferry
- Take the bus from Malaga Central Bus Station to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Take a shuttle bus from Stazione Mestre to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
43h 24m€132–467
Málaga to Rab by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Málaga to Rab is to fly and bus and ferry which costs €90 - €290 and takes 13h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Málaga to Rab is to fly and bus and ferry which takes 11h 25m and costs €90 - €260.
The distance between Málaga and Rab is 2000 km.
The best way to get from Málaga to Rab without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Barcelona which takes 30h 55m and costs €170 - €500.
It takes approximately 13h 30m to get from Málaga to Rab, including transfers.
There are 3639+ hotels available in Rab.
What companies run services between Málaga, Spain and Rab, Croatia?
There is no direct connection from Málaga to Rab. However, you can take the train to Málaga-Aeropuerto, walk to Málaga Airport (AGP) airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS), walk to Trieste Airport, take the bus to Rijeka bus station, walk to Rijeka, then take the ferry to Rab. Alternatively, you can take a train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Rab via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Lyon Perrache, Lyon, Rijeka bus station, and Rijeka in around 30h 55m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Málaga Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Málaga Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Málaga Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Málaga Airport to Rijeka Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
Flights from Málaga Airport to Treviso Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Málaga Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Málaga Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Málaga Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Málaga Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Málaga Airport to Rijeka Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Rijeka Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Málaga Airport to Rijeka Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–90
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lausanne to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €15–21
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- info@zelicreisen.ch
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Bellinzona to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €114
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- 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
- 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
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- €35–100
- Private
- €170–320
Shuttle from Treviso, Aeroporto to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–320
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- €35–100
- Private
- €170–320
Shuttle from Orio al Serio Airport to Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €38–350
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- €38–41
- Private
- €190–350
Shuttle from Treviso to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–310
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- €35–100
- Private
- €170–310
Shuttle from Stazione Mestre to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–330
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- €35–100
- Private
- €180–330
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Malaga Central Bus Station to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
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