Rab is placed between 44° 41' and 44° 51' of northern latitude and between 14° 40' and 14° 53' eastern longitude.
Depending on the means of transportation on your way to the island, we’ve prepared information possibly helpful to you, especially if you chose Croatia and Rab as your vacation destination for the first time.
BY CAR
The most common road ways to the island of Rab are:
- through Slovenia:
Ljubljana - Postojna (Pivka) -
border crossing Rupa (Jelšane) - Rijeka - Senj - Jablanac - Mišnjak (Rab)
- through Italy:
Trst - border crossing Kozina - Rijeka -
Senj - Jablanac - Mišnjak (Rab)
- from Austria:
Salzburg-Ljubljana-Rijeka-Rab
IslandlRabCroatia Graz-Maribor-Zagreb-Rab
- from Zagreb:
Zagreb - Karlovac - Senj - Jablanac
(highway Zagreb-Split, exit Žuta lokva -Senj - Jablanac).
For more thorough information and itinerary we recommend you use viamichelin.
When traveling by car, the island is approached by ferryboat.
BY BOAT AND FERRYBOAT
The island of Rab is connected to the coast through ferryboat lines:
IslandlRabCroati- Mišnjak (Rab Island) - Jablanac and
IslandlRabCroati- Valbiska (Krk Island) - Lopar (Rab Island).
The main line Jablanac - Mišnjak by Rapska plovidba travels throughout the year 8 - 20 times a day or more if necessary. Trip duration is 10 to 15 minutes.
The Valbiska - Lopar line by LNP travels only few times a day, connecting the islands Rab and Krk (approached using the Krk bridge).
Rab is connected to Rijeka by an everyday Jadrolinija's catamaran, traveling from and to Rijeka the same day.
BY PLANE
Closest airport in Croatia are:
..............Airport Rijeka (on the island Krk)
..............Airport Pleso - Zagreb
..............Airport Pula
The biggest island Rab hotel firm “Imperial” is offering a passenger transfer service from Rab to Rijeka airport and in reverse direction as well as to other airports in Croatia. All information you will find here.
The closest airports out of Croatia:
..............Airport Ronchi dei Legionari, Trst (Trieste), Italy
..............Airport Marco Polo, Venezia, Italy
..............Airport Brnik - Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
BY BUS
Buses from Rijeka and Zagreb, connected to major cities in Europe, drive to Rab.
More information on bus rides can be found on following sites:.....................Bus station Zagreb
..............Bus station Rijeka
BY TRAIN
Train stations closest to Rab are Rijeka and Zagreb.
The timetable can be found on the official site Hrvatske željeznice.












