There are 9 ways to get from Rab to Basel by ferry, bus, night train, 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.
Ferry, bus
best- Take the ferry from Rab to Rijekaferry 9309
- Take the bus from Rijeka to Basel SBBbus
13h 17mCHF 125–139Ferry, bus via Venice
cheapest- Take the ferry from Rab to Rijekaferry
- Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)bus 406 / ...
- Take the bus from Venice Mestre to Basel SBBbus
17h 44mCHF 101–155Ferry, night train, train
- Take the ferry from Rab to Rijekaferry
- Take the nighttrain from Rijeka to Ljubljananighttrain En
- Take the nighttrain from Ljubljana to Zuerich Hbnighttrain En
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
19h 16mCHF 126–325Ferry, shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the ferry from Rab to Rijekaferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Rijeka to Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Basel (BSL)plane ZAG - BSL
9h 11mCHF 266–612Ferry, shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Rab to Rijekaferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Rijeka to Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ZAG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
10h 15mCHF 347–671Ferry, shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Rab to Rijekaferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Rijeka to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VCE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
11h 28mCHF 221–779Ferry, bus, shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Rab to Rijekaferry
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LJU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
10h 24mCHF 382–743Ferry, bus to Pula Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the ferry from Rab to Rijekaferry
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Vodnjan, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Pula Airport (PUY) to Basel (BSL)plane PUY - BSL
8h 48mCHF 149–335Ferry, bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Rab to Rijekaferry
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane TRS - LIN
- Take the bus from Milano - Famagosta to Baselbus
11h 35mCHF 229–461
Rab to Basel by ferry, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rab to Basel is to ferry and bus via Venice which costs SFr 100 - SFr 160 and takes 17h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Rab to Basel is to ferry and bus and fly which takes 8h 48m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 340.
The distance between Rab and Basel is 880 km.
The best way to get from Rab to Basel without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 13h 17m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 140.
It takes approximately 13h 17m to get from Rab to Basel, including transfers.
There are 1309+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Rab, Croatia and Basel, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Rab to Basel. However, you can take the ferry to Rijeka, walk to Rijeka, then take the bus to Basel SBB. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Rab to Basel SBB via Rijeka, Palazzo Modello 1, Željeznički kolodvor, Rijeka, Ljubljana, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 19h 16m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–270
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–220
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–440
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–380
Flights from Pula Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–390
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–160
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–440
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Pula Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Rijeka to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Ljubljana to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–190
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Night train from Ljubljana to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 49
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- info@zelicreisen.ch
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Rijeka to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 93
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Rijeka to Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–350
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Rijeka to Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–350
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Rijeka to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 88–450
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- CHF 88
- Private
- CHF 205
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–150
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–240
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- CHF 187
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–150
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–29
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Venice Mestre to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- brioni@brioni.hr
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Vodnjan, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–14
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Vodnjan, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–15
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- polet@polet.hr
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Vodnjan, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 43
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Milano - Famagosta to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–80
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rab to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rab to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rab to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rab to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rab to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rab to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rab to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rab to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rab to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Jadrolinija
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