There are 9 ways to get from Switzerland to Rab by bus, ferry, night train, train, 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.
Bus, ferry
best- Take the bus from Zürich Hbf to Rijekabus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry 9309
15h 10m€174–191Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Zadar Airport, bus, line 9309 ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane MXP - ZAD
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Novalja to Rabferry
11h 17m€42–199Night train, train, ferry
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Ljubljananighttrain En
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Rijekatrain 481
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
18h 18m€310–922Fly Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane ZRH - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
10h€325–810Bus, ferry via Venice
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Venice Mestrebus
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Rijeka bus stationbus 406 / ...
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
17h 32m€94–162Fly Zurich Airport to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus, ferry
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane ZRH - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
10h 4m€364–908Fly Basel to Pula Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane BSL - PUY
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry
10h€144–296Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Zadar Airport, bus, line 9309 ferry
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane BGY - ZAD
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Novalja to Rabferry
11h 52m€80–271Train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to Zadar Airport, bus, line 9309 ferry
- Take the train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to Memmingentrain
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane FMM - ZAD
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Novalja to Rabferry
12h 34m€66–378
Switzerland to Rab by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Switzerland to Rab is to train and fly and bus and line 9309 ferry which costs €40 - €200 and takes 11h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Switzerland to Rab is to fly and shuttle and ferry which takes 10h and costs €320 - €850.
The distance between Switzerland and Rab is 836 km.
The best way to get from Switzerland to Rab without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 15h 10m and costs €170 - €200.
It takes approximately 15h 10m to get from Switzerland to Rab, including transfers.
There are 4563+ hotels available in Rab.
What companies run services between Switzerland and Rab, Croatia?
There is no direct connection from Switzerland to Rab. However, you can take the train to Zürich HB, walk to Zürich Hbf, take the bus to Rijeka, walk to Rijeka, then take the ferry to Rab. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Rab via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Rijeka, Željeznički kolodvor, Tržnica, and Rijeka in around 18h 18m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €24–140
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–250
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Saturday, Thursday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €260–800
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Ljubljana to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Ljubljana to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Ljubljana to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- [email protected]
- 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
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–370
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €204
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Venice Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–11
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- [email protected]
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
- Phone
- +385 91 616 0990
- [email protected]
- Website
- antoniotours.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
- [email protected]
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
Rome2Rio's guide to Jadrolinija
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- [email protected]
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Rijeka to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Novalja to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Novalja to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Novalja to Rab
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
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