Venice To Rovinj Ferry

The city of Venice, with it's beautiful St Mark's Square and numerous canals, is among the most visited destinations in the whole Europe. The ferry services make it easy to cross from Venice to one of Croatian coastal towns in Istria.

These ferries makes also a favourite day trip option from Croatia to the beautiful Venice.

Travellers can choose from the following routes: Venice to Pula, Venice to Rovinj and Venice to Porec. Besides these, there are currently a wide range of ferry services that run from Italy to different destinations in Croatia.

We recommend checking out our helpful fare finder tool to find the best route for the best price for you.

Check also our complete guide for getting from Venice to Croatia.

Venetian gondolas

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Taking a direct high-speed catamaran from Venice to Rovinj, the port on the western coast of Istrian Peninsula, could be the most pleasant way of travelling. This service is run by two ferry companies: Kompas and Venezia Lines, but only seasonaly. The journey from Venice to Rovinj takes around 3 hours 45 minutes.

Direct Ferries make it simple to find sailing timetables, check prices and book your catamaran rides online (easy and secure booking with instant confirmation).

Another option would be taking a bus ride from Venice to Rovinj operated by Fils (once a day) which takes 4 hours 25 minutes.

About Rovinj...

Brightly painted buildings, twisting streets, and a baroque hilltop church clustered together on a small peninsula make the ancient fishing port of Rovinj a highlight of Croatia's Istrian peninsula.

Sample just-hauled-in-from-the-Adriatic sardines, famous local truffles, and wine from indigenous Istrian grapes. The national park spread over the Brijuni islands is an excellent day trip, with boat connections from the nearby village of Fažana.

How to travel from Rovinj to other destinations in Croatia

Prince of Venice - a foot passenger ferry/catamaran connecting Venice with Rovinj

Once you get to Rovinj, reaching other destinations within Croatia is pretty easy. From Rovinj central bus station, you can take frequent buses to Pula, Porec, Pazin, Vodnjan, Novigrad, Labin, Umag, Rijeka, Opatija, Zagreb and other cities.

Use Bookaway to find all available routes, check bus timetables and book easily your bus ride.

There is also an option of taking a bus from Rovinj to Pula and from there catching KRILO high-speed catamaran to Zadar (in northern Dalmatia).

From Zadar you can reach other cities on the coast (Sibenik, Split, Makarska, Dubrovnik) as well as the capital city of Zagreb.