There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Rab by bus, ferry, plane, 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.
Bus, ferry
best- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Zagreb Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
17h 9m€37–69Fly to Rijeka Airport, ferry
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)SOF - RJK
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
12h 47m€116–358Bus, ferry via Zagreb
- Take the bus from Sofia to Zagreb
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
17h 49m€37–83Bus, line 9309 ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Zagreb Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Gospić939
- Take the bus from Gospić, Autobusni kolodvor to Novalja
- Take the ferry from Novalja to Rab
20hBus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Ljubljana Central Bus Station
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Rijeka481 / ...
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
20h 41m€91–107Fly to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)SOF - BEG
- Take a shuttle bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Rijeka, Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
13h€133–245Fly to Zadar Airport, shuttle, line 9309 ferry
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)SOF - ZAD
- Take a shuttle bus from Zadar Airport to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Take the ferry from Novalja to Rab
9h 5m€94–315Fly to Federico Fellini Airport, ferry, line 9309 ferry
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Federico Fellini Airport (RMI)SOF - RMI
- Take the ferry from Pesaro to Novalja
- Take the ferry from Novalja to Rab
15h 40m
Sofia to Rab by bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Rab is to bus and ferry via Zagreb which costs €35 - €85 and takes 17h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Rab is to fly and shuttle and line 9309 ferry which takes 9h 5m and costs €90 - €320.
The distance between Sofia and Rab is 1020 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Rab without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 17h 9m and costs €35 - €70.
It takes approximately 17h 9m to get from Sofia to Rab, including transfers.
Rab is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 5:55 PM in Sofia and 4:55 PM in Rab.
There are 3079+ hotels available in Rab.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Rab, Croatia?
There is no direct connection from Sofia to Rab. However, you can take the bus to Zagreb Central Bus Station, take the bus to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor, walk to Rijeka, then take the ferry to Rab. Alternatively, you can take the line 84 shuttle to Terminal 1, walk to Sofia Airport (SOF) airport, fly to Rijeka Airport (RJK), walk to Rijeka Airport, take the shuttle to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor, walk to Rijeka, then take the ferry to Rab.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rijeka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rijeka Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Sofia Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Federico Fellini Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Federico Fellini Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Federico Fellini Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Ljubljana to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- €9–13
- Regional Train Ticket
- €12–14
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- €18–21
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Ljubljana to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Zagreb Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Ljubljana Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Gospić
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- brioni@brioni.hr
- Website
- brioni.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- polet@polet.hr
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
- Phone
- +387 33 770 889
- info@centrotrans.com
- Website
- centrotrans.com
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Website
- https://centrotrans.com/en
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
- Phone
- +385 21 612 005
- kontakt@promet-makarska.hr
- Website
- promet-makarska.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Gospić
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28
- Website
- https://www.promet-makarska.hr/en/
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 66 06 60
- reklamacije@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- likaline.hr
Bus from Gospić, Autobusni kolodvor to Novalja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- likaline.hr
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Ljubljana Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
Shuttle from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Rijeka, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €65
- Schedules at
- kombiprevozputnika.net
- Phone
- +385 01/6331-933
- plesoprijevoz@plesoprijevoz.hr
- Website
- plesoprijevoz.hr
Shuttle from Zadar Airport to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19
- Schedules at
- plesoprijevoz.hr
Rome2Rio's guide to Jadrolinija
Contact Details
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €5–7
Ferry from Novalja to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €3–4
- Phone
- +39 0721.21332
- Website
- gomoviaggi.com
Ferry from Pesaro to Novalja
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- gomoviaggi.com
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