There are 8 ways to get from Nice 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 Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain Re
- 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
17h 17m€83–180Bus, 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€70–105Fly 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€79–481Bus, shuttle, ferry
- Take the bus from Sanremo-P.zza Colombo to Bologna Centralebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bologna Centrale to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
21h 14m€84–621Fly 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 3m€129–501Fly 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€101–192Fly 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 43m€115–286Fly 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€154–551
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 €70 - €110 and takes 19h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Rab is to fly and ferry which takes 11h 3m and costs €120 - €500.
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 17h 17m and costs €80 - €180.
It takes approximately 17h 17m to get from Nice to Rab, including transfers.
There are 3360+ 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 Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rijeka Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rijeka Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €29–120
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–210
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €350–700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rijeka Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ljubljana via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- 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
- €17–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- 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
- €40–100
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- 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
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nice to Sanremo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sanremo to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
Shuttle from Bologna Centrale to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €45–49
- Private
- €290–550
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €31–170
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €31–34
- Private
- €95–170
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Sanremo-P.zza Colombo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–23
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 0871 344976
- satam@gruppolapanoramica.it
- Website
- satambus.it
Bus from Sanremo-P.zza Colombo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- satambus.it
- 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
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €5–7
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