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There are 11 ways to get from Rotterdam to Rab by train, plane, bus, ferry, night train, or shuttle

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus, ferry

    best
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)planeAMS - ZAG
    3. Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvorbus
    4. Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
    10h 25m
    €136–300

  2. Bus, ferry

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Ljubljana bus stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Rijeka bus stationbus958
    3. Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
    26h 30m
    €70–128

  3. Train, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain
    2. Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe HbftrainTgv
    3. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Rijeka bus stationbus
    4. Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
    22h 31m
    €174–552

  4. Train, night train, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlotrain
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
    3. Take the night train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfnighttrain
    4. Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Rijeka bus stationbus944
    5. Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
    24h 1m
    €166–791

  5. Train, night train, bus, ferry via Vienna

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Bredatrain
    2. Take the train from Breda to 's-Hertogenboschtrain
    3. Take the night train from 's-Hertogenbosch to Wien MeidlingnighttrainNj
    4. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Trieste CentraletrainRjx
    5. Take the bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus stationbus406 / ...
    6. Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
    28h 6m
    €193–463

  6. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, ferry

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)planeAMS - VCE
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijekashuttle
    4. Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
    11h 47m
    €125–595

  7. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Pula Airport, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Pula Airport (PUY)planeAMS - PUY
    3. Take the bus from Labin, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
    4. Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
    10h 26m
    €145–291

  8. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Ljubljana (LJU)planeAMS - LJU
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Postojnashuttle
    4. Take the train from Postojna to Rijekatrain
    5. Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
    11h 25m
    €175–393

  9. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Anvers-Centraltrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)planeBRU - ZAG
    3. Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvorbus
    4. Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
    11h 5m
    €186–366

  10. Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Treviso Airport, shuttle, ferry

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    2. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Luttretrain
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Treviso Airport (TSF)planeCRL - TSF
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Treviso, Aeroporto to Rijekashuttle
    5. Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
    14h 3m
    €150–635

  11. Bus, ferry via Prijedor

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam to Prijedorbus
    2. Take the bus from Prijedor to Rijekabus
    3. Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
    32h 17m
    €137–179

Rotterdam to Rab by train, foot, bus, and ferry

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration22h 31mAverage Duration
Ticket€174Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Rab, Croatia?

There is no direct connection from Rotterdam to Rab. However, you can take the train to Schiphol Airport, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG), walk to Zagreb Airport, take the bus to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor, 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 31m.

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