There are 10 ways to get from Rotterdam to Rab by plane, bus, ferry, train, night train, 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.
Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Pula Airport, bus, ferry
best- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane RTM - PUY
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
8h 17m€340–800Bus, line 323 ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Zagrebbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Loparbus
- Take the ferry from Lopar port to Rab portferry 323
30h 17m€123–201Train, bus, ferry via Paris
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Rijeka bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
22h 20m€331–793Train, night train, ferry
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the night train from Utrecht Centraal to Wien Meidlingnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Rijekatrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
32h 40m€185–528Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Zadar Airport, bus, line 9309 ferry
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane RTM - ZAD
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Novalja to Rabferry
8h 12m€253–1,210Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane AMS - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
10h 40m€357–885Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane AMS - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
11h 57m€226–1,013Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane AMS - 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 49m€396–983Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Rijeka bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
27h 50m€162–298Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Prijedorbus
- Take the bus from Prijedor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
32h 24m€168–225
Rotterdam to Rab by train, foot, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Rab is to bus and line 323 ferry which costs €120 - €210 and takes 30h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Rab is to fly and bus and line 9309 ferry which takes 8h 12m and costs €250 - €1300.
The distance between Rotterdam and Rab is 1236 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Rab without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Paris which takes 22h 20m and costs €330 - €800.
It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from Rotterdam to Rab, including transfers.
There are 4569+ hotels available in Rab.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Rab, Croatia?
There is no direct connection from Rotterdam to Rab. However, you can fly to Pula Airport (PUY), walk to Zračna Luka B, take the bus to Koparska Ulica A, walk to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor, take the bus to Rijeka bus station, walk to Rijeka, then take the ferry to Rab. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Rab via Paris Nord, Paris Est, Karlsruhe Hbf, Karlsruhe central train station, Rijeka bus station, and Rijeka in around 22h 20m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–460
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–270
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–750
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–340
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–460
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Utrecht Centraal to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €120–160
- Couchette Carriage
- €90–110
- Seating Carriage
- €65–80
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Wien Meidling to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- 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 Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–11
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Lopar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- polet@polet.hr
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
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/
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 Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–370
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €204
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0)7051 93 03 44
- info@prosicbus.com
- Website
- prosicbus.com
Bus from Rotterdam to Prijedor
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- http://www.prosicbus.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.prosicbus.com/#redvoznje-faq
- Phone
- +385 (0)98 610 311
- info@pepeks.hr
- Website
- pepeks.hr
Bus from Prijedor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €79
- Schedules at
- pepeks.hr
- Phone
- +387/(0)52-751-339
- toping@teol.net
- Website
- topingtrade.com
Bus from Prijedor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €79
- Schedules at
- topingtrade.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Jadrolinija
Contact DetailsContact Details
- 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 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
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 Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Lopar port to Rab port
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- 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
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