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There are 11 ways to get from Rotterdam to Rab by train, plane, bus, ferry, 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
    €131–309

  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
    €71–149

  3. Train, bus, ferry via Karlsruhe

    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 41m
    €224–475

  4. Train, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schwarzach-St.VeittrainDrf
    3. Take the train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach HbftrainIc
    4. Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Rijeka bus stationbus944
    5. Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
    25h 59m

  5. 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
    €120–574

  6. 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
    €170–372

  7. 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 4m
    €148–337

  8. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Anvers-Centraltrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Ljubljana (LJU)planeBRU - 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 53m
    €202–450

  9. Train, bus 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 bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus
    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
    13h 29m
    €131–614

  10. Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Pula Airport, bus, ferry

    1. Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Pula Airport (PUY)planeRTM - PUY
    2. Take the bus from Labin, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
    3. Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
    7h 55m
    €146–738

  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 41mAverage Duration
Ticket€224Cheapest 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 41m.

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