There are 7 ways to get from Novi Sad to Rab by bus, ferry, train, shuttle, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, ferry via Rijeka
best- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
11h 47m€117–155Bus, line 323 ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Loparbus
- Take the ferry from Lopar port to Rab portferry 323
14h 22m€41–68Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica (Нови Сад, Aутобуска Cтаница) to Vinkovci bus stationbus
- Take the train from Vinkovci to Rijekatrain 210
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
17h 17m€94–118Shuttle, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BEG - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
10h 44m€361–752Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica (Нови Сад, Aутобуска Cтаница) to Zagrebbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Crikvenicabus
- Take the ferry from Crikvenica port to Rab portferry 323
15h 9m€80–128Shuttle, fly to Ljubljana, bus, ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane BEG - 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 43m€407–804Shuttle, fly to Zadar Airport, bus, line 9309 ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane BEG - ZAD
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Novalja to Rabferry
10h 32m€153–414
Novi Sad to Rab by bus, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Novi Sad to Rab is to bus and line 323 ferry which costs €40 - €70 and takes 14h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Novi Sad to Rab is to shuttle and fly and bus and line 9309 ferry which takes 10h 32m and costs €150 - €420.
The distance between Novi Sad and Rab is 615 km.
The best way to get from Novi Sad to Rab without a car is to bus and ferry via Rijeka which takes 11h 47m and costs €110 - €160.
It takes approximately 11h 47m to get from Novi Sad to Rab, including transfers.
There are 2699+ hotels available in Rab.
What companies run services between Novi Sad, Serbia and Rab, Croatia?
There is no direct connection from Novi Sad to Rab. However, you can take the bus to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor, take the bus to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor, walk to Rijeka, then take the ferry to Rab. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica (Нови Сад, Aутобуска Cтаница) to Rab via Vinkovci bus station, Vinkovci, Rijeka, Željeznički kolodvor, Tržnica, and Rijeka in around 17h 17m.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Vinkovci to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €42
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- Cazmatrans NOVA d.o.o.
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Cazmatrans NOVA d.o.o.
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25
- Website
- Cazmatrans NOVA d.o.o.
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Cazmatrans NOVA d.o.o.
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–12
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Lopar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica (Нови Сад, Aутобуска Cтаница) to Vinkovci bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica (Нови Сад, Aутобуска Cтаница) to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Crikvenica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- brioni@brioni.hr
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- polet@polet.hr
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
- Phone
- +381 21 523 863
- autoturist.ns@gmail.com
- Website
- autoturist-ns.com
Shuttle from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Schedules at
- autoturist-ns.com
- Private Transfer
- €180
- Shared Transfer
- €60
Shuttle from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Schedules at
- autoturist-ns.com
- Private Transfer
- €180
- Shared Transfer
- €60
Shuttle from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Schedules at
- autoturist-ns.com
- Private Transfer
- €180
- Shared Transfer
- €60
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €200–350
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- GoOpti
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
Rome2Rio's guide to Jadrolinija
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Lopar port to Rab port
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Crikvenica port to Rab port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Novalja to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Jadrolinija
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