There are 8 ways to get from Nice to Rab by train, bus, ferry, plane, or shuttle
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Train, bus, ferry
best- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain Ic
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus stationbus 406 / ...
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
16h 44m€122–267Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Nice to Sanremobus
- Take the bus from Sanremo to Rijeka bus stationbus 406
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
19h 39m€82–141Fly to Rijeka Airport, ferry
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane NCE - RJK
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
11h 8m€135–543Bus, shuttle, ferry
- Take the bus from Piazza Colombo - Sanremo to Bologna - Piazza Xx Settembrebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bologna Centrale to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
19h 54m€391–952Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane NCE - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
11h 25m€155–693Fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane NCE - TRS
- Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
11h 33m€101–285Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane NCE - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
12h 23m€126–308Fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus, ferry
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane NCE - 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
12h 23m€200–743
Nice to Rab by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Rab is to bus and ferry which costs €80 - €150 and takes 19h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Rab is to fly and ferry which takes 11h 8m and costs €130 - €550.
The distance between Nice and Rab is 931 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Rab without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 16h 44m and costs €120 - €270.
It takes approximately 16h 44m to get from Nice to Rab, including transfers.
There are 4040+ hotels available in Rab.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Rab, Croatia?
There is no direct connection from Nice to Rab. However, you can take the train to Ventimiglia, take the train to Genova P.Za Principe, take the train to Venezia Mestre, take the train to Trieste Centrale, walk to Trieste, take the bus to Rijeka bus station, walk to Rijeka, then take the ferry to Rab. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nice to Rab via Sanremo, Rijeka bus station, and Rijeka in around 19h 39m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rijeka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rijeka Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–410
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rijeka Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–210
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €370–850
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–410
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nice to Sanremo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sanremo to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0871 344976
- satam@gruppolapanoramica.it
- Website
- satambus.it
Bus from Piazza Colombo - Sanremo to Bologna - Piazza Xx Settembre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- satambus.it
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Bologna Centrale to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €330–850
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
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
- €31–270
- 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/
- 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
- +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
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