FERRY RAB
Ferry to Rab departs from Valbiska (Ferry Krk Rab) or from Stinica (Ferry Stinica Rab). Rent a boat and find a holiday apartment for a vacation on Croatia’s most beautiful beaches!
On this link you can check if ferry lines are operating or not, in case of bad weather: FERRY LINES NOT IN OPERATION. Ferries that are not operating are on the list.
HOW TO GET TO ISLAND RAB?
Ferry to Rab from Krk or Stinica, nearest airports and links to schedules for buses from Zagreb or Rijeka. Also information about the schedule of catamarans from Rijeka and Novalja on island Pag are included in the section about traveling to this region. You will also find some answers about car rental on the airports you may be visiting on the way to the Croatian Adriatic island. Coast of Croatia is specific in that way that there are many islands and most of them have local routes and means of transportation. One way to start is to check the main routes and ways of transport starting from major towns on the Adriatic coast likes Rijeka, Pula or Zadar. Travellers for holidays to Croatia from towns in Europe are probably wondering if travelling to islands is overly demanding compared to coast. Well there is not a big difference except for a route that must obviously bring one to the island by boat. All major islands of Croatia, Dalmatian or inside bay Kvarner, are connected to the land by ferry lines (locally “trajekt”).
FERRY TO RAB SCHEDULE AND PRICES
Rab connects with Croatian land in land port “Stinica” (ferry Stinica Misnjak), and with island Krk through ferry Krk Rab in port “Valbiska” on Krk (ferry Valbiska Lopar). Ferries operating along the Adriatic coast are on average able to carry 30 to a 100 cars and there is generally not a very long waiting time involved as in the summer their schedules are adjusted to the large number of tourists. Prices vary according to length of the voyage, number of persons and type of vehicle.
FERRY KRK RAB (VALBISKA – LOPAR) OR STINICA RAB (STINICA – MISNJAK) ?
Ferry Krk Rab (Valbiska – Lopar) is an alternative to main ferry line Stinica Rab (Stinica – Misnjak). However ferry from Krk to Rab has only a couple of voyages per day, so you have to do your planning in advance. Ferry Stinica – Misnjak has a busier schedule that operates about every 30 minutes during the summer season.
HOW TO GET TO RAB CROATIA BY CAR
If you’re driving from the direction of GERMANY, ITALY or Western AUSTRIA
Probably the shortest and fastest travel route from this direction goes through LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), after which you enter Croatia, and then continue to town RIJEKA. From Rijeka take the exit to “Island Krk” or “Split” and continue driving along the sea in direction of “Split” for 70 km until you reach the town SENJ. Continue straight along the coast through the town (don’t turn left to Split/Zagreb highway), and after 38 km turn right to island Rab ferry port (“trajekt”) “STINICA”.
If you’re driving from the direction of Eastern AUSTRIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, HUNGARY or SERBIA
From entry into Croatia go to ZAGREB and exit in direction of ZADAR or SPLIT. At 138 km from Zagreb when in ZUTA LOKVA turn right to SENJ. After 24 km when you are in in Senj, turn left in direction of Zadar, and then after 38 km turn right for the ferry to Rab from port “STINICA”.
KATAMARAN RIJEKA RAB
There is also a fast boat from Rijeka to Rab – “katamaran”, very convenient for those who are not going by car or with lots of luggage. From island Rab catamaran goes to town Rijeka and to island Pag once a day. Other Croatian destinations like Zadar, Split or Dubrovnik in Dalmatia, and Pula in Istria, are reachable only by land as there is currently no boat lines that connect these regions through Rab. If you have found another way to Rijeka and plan to go to the island there is a direct catamaran (fast boat – not car ferry !) from Rijeka to the island (the main port in town Rab). Voyage takes place at 17:00h every day from the port of Rijeka “Terminal” and lasts for 1h 45min. Rijeka catamaran returns to town Rijeka every day early in the morning.
BUS RIJEKA RAB AND ZAGREB RAB
There is not a big choice of international connections by bus directly to Rab, except for organized bus excursions. The best option is to arrive to the nearest large transit point like town Rijeka or Zagreb. There are regular daily bus lines Rijeka-Rab and Zagreb-Rab.
FLIGHTS TO CROATIA AIRPORTS NEAREST TO ISLAND RAB
Island Rab’s nearest Croatia airports start with island Krk RJK (Rijeka airport). Krk is about 50 km away (25 km by Rab ferry Croatia, 105 km by road). Then there are Croatia airports PUY (Pula airport) – 70 km away (177 km by road). ZAD (Zadar airport) is 73 km away (141 km by road). ZAG (Zagreb airport) is 225 km by road away. There are also SPU (Split airport) 250 km by road, and DBV (Dubrovnik airport) 350 km by road away.
KRK RIJEKA AIRPORT CROATIA
Krk airport is near the town Rijeka and flights to/from this airport are increasing every year. Some of the regular flights are from: London, Oslo, Bristol, Innsbruck, Stuttgart, Stockholm, Barcelona, Moscow, Kiev, Tel Aviv, Munich, Berlin, Bonn/Koln, Goteborg, Hannover, Kosice, Bern, Vilnius etc.
Car rentals – At airport Rijeka you can find Avis, Budget, Sixt and seven more car-hire companies who offer cars for rent. Prices start from about 280 EUR per week for a car in the mid season. Fastest option is to take the car ferry directly from Krk ferry port “Valbiska” to ferry Rab port “Lopar” on Rab (second ferry port). However this line has only four voyages per day, so you have to do your planning in advance. So if you wish to avoid the pressure of time going to Rab for your travel in Croatia it is better to go with Stinica to Misnjak ferry.
ZAGREB AIRPORT CROATIA – FRANJO TUĐMAN
Zagreb airport is the largest of Croatia airports so the number of connections is big.
PULA AIRPORT CROATIA
Pula airport in Istra hosts a large number of flights to Croatia. Some of them are from Paris, Amsterdam, Charletoi, Lyon, Dubrovnik, Hahn, Limoges, Frankfurt, Rygge etc.
ZADAR AIRPORT CROATIA
Zadar airport in Dalmatia is loacated near the North Dalmatian town of Zadar. Flights operate from european towns like Paris, Brussels, Frankfurt, Zagreb, Dublin, London, Manchester etc.
Bus from Zadar directly to island Rab travel option is unfortunately not available. If your travel in Croatia is without a car advice is to go to nearest town Senj as Senj has busses to Rab.
- Resources: itravelnet.com – Travel directory.
- Town Rijeka (120 km)
- Airport Rijeka, Krk (70 km)
- Pula, Rovinj, Porec – Istra (200 km)
- Island Krk, Pag, Cres (25 km)
- Town Zagreb, airport (220 km)
- Plitvice lakes nat. park (150 km)
- Zadar, North Dalmatia (140 km)
- Sibenik, Central Dalmatia (190 km)
- Split, Central Dalmatia (220 km)
- Island Hvar, Brac, Korcula (320 km)
- Dubrovnik, South Dalmatia (450 km)
- Venice – Italy (320 km)
- Ljubljana – Slovenia (200 km)
- Graz – Austria (380 km)
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