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There are 13 ways to get from Rotterdam to Rab by train, plane, shuttle, ferry, or bus

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

    best
    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 38m
    €351–675

  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
    €133–196

  3. Train, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain train
    2. Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Rijeka bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry ferry
    22h 16m
    €364–601

  4. Train, bus, ferry via Vienna

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain train 90N
    4. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Trieste Centraletrain train Rjx / ...
    5. Take the bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus stationbus bus 406 / ...
    6. Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry ferry
    29h 28m
    €414–692

  5. 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 50m
    €215–773

  6. 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 57m
    €397–787

  7. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle, ferry

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane BRU - ZAG
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijekashuttle bus
    4. Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry ferry
    11h 48m
    €347–682

  8. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Pula Airport, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane plane AMS - PUY
    3. Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry ferry
    10h 46m
    €252–450

  9. Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Treviso Airport, shuttle, ferry

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Charleroi-Centraltrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Treviso Airport (TSF)plane plane CRL - TSF
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Treviso, Aeroporto to Rijekashuttle bus
    5. Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry ferry
    13h 51m
    €229–797

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

    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 12m
    €329–706

  11. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane AMS - BLQ
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain train
    4. Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airporttrain train
    5. Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus stationbus bus
    6. Take the ferry from Rijeka to Rabferry ferry
    13h 27m
    €173–388

  12. Train, bus, ferry #2

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlotrain train
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf 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 49m
    €178–287

  13. 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
    €175–230

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

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration22h 16mAverage Duration
Ticket€364Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,401.5 km
  • Duration: 10h 38m

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

There is no direct connection from Rotterdam to Rab. However, you can take the train to Schiphol Airport, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG), walk to Stari terminal, take the line 290 bus to Zračna luka, walk to Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport, take the shuttle to Rijeka, 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 16m.

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