There are 8 ways to get from Zurich to Rab by bus, ferry, train, night train, plane, or shuttle
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Bus, ferry
best- Take the bus from Zürich Hbf to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab9309
14h 2m€149–151Bus, ferry via Venice
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)401
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Rijeka bus station406 / ...
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
16h 24m€51–120Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Zürich HB to LuganoIc2 / ...
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano CentraleEc
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Trieste CentraleFr
- Take the bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station406 / ...
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
14h 16m€103–192Night train, ferry
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to LjubljanaEn
- Take the night train from Ljubljana to RijekaEn
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
17h 32m€156–215Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)ZRH - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
11h 4m€122–565Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)ZRH - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
9h 47m€123–270Fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, train, ferry
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ljubljana (LJU)ZRH - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Postojna
- Take the train from Postojna to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rab
10h 32m€162–333Fly to Split Airport, bus, line 9309 ferry
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Split Airport (SPU)ZRH - SPU
- Take the bus from Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor to Šibenik, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the bus from Šibenik to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Take the ferry from Novalja to Rab
11h 51m€109–272
Zurich to Rab by bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Rab is to bus and ferry via Venice which costs €50 - €120 and takes 16h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Rab is to fly and bus and ferry which takes 9h 47m and costs €120 - €270.
The distance between Zurich and Rab is 823 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Rab without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 14h 2m and costs €149 - €151.
It takes approximately 14h 2m to get from Zurich to Rab, including transfers.
There are 3561+ hotels available in Rab.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Rab, Croatia?
There is no direct connection from Zurich to Rab. However, you can take the bus to Rijeka, walk to Rijeka, then take the ferry to Rab. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zürich HB to Rab via Lugano, Milano Centrale, Trieste Centrale, Trieste, Rijeka bus station, and Rijeka in around 14h 16m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Night train from Ljubljana to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Postojna to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- €5–8
- Regional Train Ticket
- €7–9
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- €11–13
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- info@zelicreisen.ch
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Zürich Hbf to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €144
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–50
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/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
- €35–320
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- €35–100
- Private
- €170–320
- Phone
- +385 01/6331-933
- plesoprijevoz@plesoprijevoz.hr
- Website
- plesoprijevoz.hr
Bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Schedules at
- plesoprijevoz.hr
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Postojna
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €50–65
- Phone
- +385 60 300 300
- info@ap.hr
- Website
- ap.hr
Bus from Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor to Šibenik, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–15
- Schedules at
- ap.hr
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- brioni@brioni.hr
- Website
- brioni.hr
Bus from Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor to Šibenik, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–7
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Šibenik to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
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
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