My wife and I will be in Rovinj Croatia on May 8,2023. We plan on going to Venice Italy. Can anyone recommend a bus service that will take us to the Venice bus station? I have tried Rome2Rio website. Their site has a schedule for May 9th which is ideal, unfortunately, we are unable to continue the booking process stating that " no busses found" Is this because we are too far in advance? Thank you
Posted by
SE Pennsylvania
2661 posts
You might want to see if this transfer service works for you.
https://www.goopti.com/en
A number of us on the forum have used them in that area of Europe and been happy with the convenience and reasonable price.
Posted by
Land of La
9222 posts
Your posting is a bit confusing.
Are you asking if there is bus service from Rovinj to Venice? That’s nearly 170 miles. Not a short distance.
Posted by
OP
4 posts
Correct. we will be in Croatia for 10 days ending in the Istria peninsula, from there we plan on heading into
Italy. with our first stop Venice.
Posted by
Brooklyn, NY
4259 posts
There are catamarans that go from Rovinj to Venice, I think it takes about 3.5 hours. Go to Croatiaferries.com and on the left click on ferries to/from mainland. There is a Croatian line and Venetian line. They start at 7:00 am.
Posted by
Irving
3226 posts
You can take a direct ferry instead on May 10 departing at 7a arriving at 11a: https://www.venezialines.com/.
Posted by
Brooklyn, NY
4259 posts
The difference in price between the two lines is only about $7 so pick one depending on the time best for you.
Posted by
WA State
3961 posts
Another vote for the highly recommended GoOpti transfer. We found them to be affordable, comfortable and reliable. We would definitely use this service again. Enjoy Croatia & Venice!
Posted by
Brooklyn, NY
4259 posts
I just rechecked and there is only one ferry on Monday and none on Tuesday which you need. Sorry I didn’t really read your post. And yes, it might be too early. Most Croatians travel by bus, as we have, and they are fine. Plug in a Tuesday in feb or March to get a price pp to compare with goopti.
Posted by
Chicago, IL, USA
487 posts
You might be too early. Or it might not run everyday. Looking at schedules through Rome 2 Rio the next two weeks there is bus service from Rovinj to Venice leaving 12:45 arriving 17:55 but only Thursdays and Saturdays The bus company is Flixbus. We used them in Italy, Slovenia and Croatia but not on that route. Were nice new coach buses. Very comfortable. Easy to book online. If you have to go on May 8 you might consider looking at alternatives in two segments, for example Rovinj to Trieste and then Trieste to Venice. You might do in one day or make the connection city an overnight.
Posted by
OP
4 posts
Thanks everyone for all your timely replies. We decided to book the ferry on May 10th from Rovinj to Venice. Thanks for the advice