There are 6 ways to get from Florence to Rab by train, bus, ferry, plane, 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.
Train, bus, ferry
best- Take the train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airporttrain Re
- Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
9h 54m€85–138Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Rijeka bus stationbus N544 / ...
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry 9309
11h 9m€79–114Fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane FLR - TRS
- Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
10h 12m€166–246Train, shuttle, ferry
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take a shuttle bus from Bologna Centrale to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
10h 55m€495–869Fly to Rijeka Airport, ferry
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane FLR - RJK
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
10h 42m€167–602Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane FLR - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
12h 52m€333–714
Florence to Rab by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Florence to Rab is to bus and ferry which costs €75 - €120 and takes 11h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Florence to Rab is to train and bus and ferry which takes 9h 54m and costs €85 - €140.
The distance between Florence and Rab is 539 km.
The best way to get from Florence to Rab without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 9h 54m and costs €85 - €140.
It takes approximately 9h 54m to get from Florence to Rab, including transfers.
There are 2681+ hotels available in Rab.
What companies run services between Florence, Italy and Rab, Croatia?
There is no direct connection from Florence to Rab. However, you can take the train to Venezia Mestre, take the train to Trieste Airport, walk to Trieste Airport, take the bus to Rijeka bus station, walk to Rijeka, then take the ferry to Rab. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Rab via Rijeka bus station and Rijeka in around 11h 9m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–230
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Rijeka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–230
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–230
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Rijeka Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–230
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Bologna Centrale to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €450–750
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–360
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- [email protected]
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Jadrolinija
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