There are 4 ways to get from Florence to Rab by train, bus, ferry, or shuttle
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Train, bus, ferry
best- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus stationbus 406 / ...
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
8h 58m€86–170Bus, 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€69–108Train, ferry, line 9309 ferry
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Cesenatrain Re
- Take the ferry from Cesenatico Port to Novaljaferry
- Take the ferry from Novalja to Rabferry
13h 59m€119–324Train, shuttle, ferry
- Take the train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Bologna centraletrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Bologna Centrale to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
10h 56m€492–1,268
Florence to Rab by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Florence to Rab is to bus and ferry which costs €65 - €110 and takes 11h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Florence to Rab is to train and bus and ferry which takes 8h 58m and costs €85 - €170.
The distance between Florence and Rab is 538 km.
The best way to get from Florence to Rab without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 8h 58m and costs €85 - €170.
It takes approximately 8h 58m to get from Florence to Rab, including transfers.
There are 4515+ 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 Centrale, walk to Trieste, 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.
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Italo Treno
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- 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
- €450–1,200
- 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
- €30–45
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Novalja to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Jadrolinija
- Phone
- +39 0721.21332
- [email protected]
- Website
- gomoviaggi.com
Ferry from Cesenatico Port to Novalja
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Schedules at
- gomoviaggi.com
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