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There are 10 ways to get from Rotterdam to Rab by plane, bus, ferry, train, night train, or shuttle

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

    best
    1. Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane plane RTM - PUY
    2. Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry ferry
    8h 17m
    €330–778

  2. Bus, line 323 ferry

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Zagrebbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Loparbus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Lopar port to Rab portferry ferry 323
    30h 17m
    €118–190

  3. Train, bus, ferry via Paris

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain train
    2. Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train Tgv
    3. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Rijeka bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry ferry
    22h 18m
    €313–789

  4. Train, night train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the nighttrain from Utrecht Centraal to Wien Meidlingnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Rijekatrain train Ic
    4. Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry ferry
    32h 40m
    €186–548

  5. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle, ferry

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane AMS - ZAG
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijekashuttle bus
    4. Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry ferry
    10h 40m
    €345–872

  6. Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Zadar Airport, bus, line 9309 ferry

    1. Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane plane RTM - ZAD
    2. Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvorbus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Novalja to Rabferry ferry
    8h 12m
    €281–760

  7. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, ferry

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane AMS - VCE
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijekashuttle bus
    4. Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry ferry
    11h 57m
    €219–1,020

  8. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane AMS - LJU
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centraleshuttle bus
    4. Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus bus
    5. Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry ferry
    10h 49m
    €389–1,000

  9. Train, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlotrain train
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    3. Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Rijeka bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry ferry
    27h 50m
    €163–288

  10. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam to Prijedorbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Prijedor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry ferry
    32h 24m
    €169–225

Rotterdam to Rab by train, foot, bus, and ferry

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration22h 18mAverage Duration
Ticket€313Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,236.2 km
  • Duration: 8h 17m

What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Rab, Croatia?

There is no direct connection from Rotterdam to Rab. However, you can fly to Pula Airport (PUY), walk to Zračna Luka B, take the bus to Koparska Ulica A, walk to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor, take the bus to Rijeka bus station, 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 18m.

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