Rab Island

The island of Rab is an island located in Croatia. It covers the surface of 93.60 km² and it has the population of approximately 9328 people. The island Rab has 5 larger and more picturesque towns worth visiting. Not all of them have ferry ports of course, so to be specific - the island of Rab has 3 ferry ports offering daily departures to and from the island of Rab. It is reachable from mainland cities such as Rijeka, Zadar and Stinica.

Ferry ports on the island of Rab

There are 3 ferry ports on the island of Rab. The island ferry ports are generally smaller in size, but they can accommodate the ferries sailing from the mainland according to the departure schedule that you can see on our website. The island ferry ports are the following ones:


How to get to Rab by ferry

Rab currently has 26 daily arrivals by ferry, coming from a few ferry ports in Croatia. The most popular way to get to Rab by ferry is by taking one of the ferry lines departing from Novalja, Valbiska and Zadar. The quickest way to get to Rab is from Zadar, where the travel time by ferry is 15:41. Below you'll see a list of the most popular ways to get to Rab where you can find out more, and book your tickets!


Ferry lines from the island of Rab

There are 4 daily outbound ferry lines from Rab going to domestic destinations such as Novalja, Valbiska and Zadar in Croatia. The most popular ferry lines departing Rab in terms of number of travellers are Rab - Rijeka, Lopar - Valbiska and Lopar - Zadar. Below you will see the most popular ferry lines departing from Rab.


Ferry companies sailing to and from the island of Rab

There are 2 companies operating ferry lines to and from the island of Rab, Croatia. These ferry companies have ferry, fast ferry and car ferry in their active fleet of vessels. The average user rating for the ferry companies operating to and from Rab is 8.7. The largest ferry company is Rapska plovidba d.d. with more than 69 ferry lines to and from Rab while Jadrolinija is the smallest with 9 ferry lines in comparison. Below we have listed some of the most popular ferry companies when travelling to or from Rab. A full list of ferry companies and more information can be found here.


Getting around the island of Rab

When it comes to transportation while you're staying on Rab, there are up to 1 bus routes offering connections between the island towns, such as Barbat and Rab.


Nearby Islands

While you're staying on the island of Rab, you can also take some time to visit some of the other islands in Croatia, such as Hvar, Brac or Krk. The smallest island in terms of its size is the island Obonjan with the surface area of only 0.55 km², while the largest island would be Krk covering 405.78 km². You can find a list of islands in Croatia below and click on them for more information!


Island Hopping

Since the island of Rab is well connected not only to the mainland, but to the other islands as well, it would be a waste of time not to visit some of them like Krk, Pag and Silba too. The cheapest and easiest way is booking a ticket for the catamaran or car ferry. Below we have composed a list of the most popular island hopping destinations when departing from Rab.


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