There are 9 ways to get from Rome 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 Roma Tiburtina to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus stationbus 406 / ...
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
10h 24m€115–240Bus, line 323 ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Baška, Autobusna kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Baška port to Rab portferry 323
22h 44m€80–131Train, ferry, line 9309 ferry
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Pesarotrain Fa
- Take the ferry from Pesaro to Novaljaferry
- Take the ferry from Novalja to Rabferry
13h 33m€129–338Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Triestebus 540
- Take the bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus stationbus 406 / ...
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
14h 14m€89–145Fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane FCO - TRS
- Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
8h 36m€86–236Train, bus, ferry via Venice
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airporttrain Re
- Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
11h 34m€113–218Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane FCO - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
10h 23m€173–911Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane FCO - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
10h 21m€270–743Fly to Split Airport, bus, line 9309 ferry
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Split Airport (SPU)plane FCO - SPU
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Novalja to Rabferry
12h 34m€88–246
Rome to Rab by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rome to Rab is to bus and line 323 ferry which costs €75 - €140 and takes 22h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Rome to Rab is to fly and bus and ferry which takes 8h 36m and costs €85 - €240.
The distance between Rome and Rab is 791 km.
The best way to get from Rome to Rab without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 10h 24m and costs €110 - €240.
It takes approximately 10h 24m to get from Rome to Rab, including transfers.
There are 4550+ hotels available in Rab.
What companies run services between Rome, Italy and Rab, Croatia?
There is no direct connection from Rome to Rab. However, you can 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 train from Roma Termini to Rab via Pesaro, Pesaro Stazione FF.SS., Trieste, Pesaro, Novalja, and Novalja in around 13h 33m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €25–110
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Pesaro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Roma Termini to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Pesaro
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Baška, Autobusna kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/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
- €96–700
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €96
- Private
- €223
Shuttle from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +385 91 616 0990
- antonio.tours@zd.t-com.hr
- Website
- antoniotours.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–65
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Novalja to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Baška port to Rab port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Novalja to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Phone
- +39 0721.21332
- info@gomoviaggi.com
- Website
- gomoviaggi.com
Ferry from Pesaro to Novalja
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Schedules at
- gomoviaggi.com
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