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There are 10 ways to get from Athens to Rize by plane, shuttle, bus, train, taxi, car, car ferry, or ferry

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  1. Fly to Trabzon Airport, shuttle

    best
    1. Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Trabzon Airport (TZX)plane plane ATH - TZX
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Trabzon Airport to Rizeshuttle bus
    9h 2m
    ₺7,015–16,730

  2. Fly to Rize–Artvin, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Rize–Artvin (RZV)plane plane ATH - RZV
    2. Take the bus from Ardeşen to Rizebus bus
    9h 57m
    ₺4,122–19,830

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus bus
    2. Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus stationbus bus FlixBus KK5519B / ...
    34h 55m
    ₺5,077–7,979

  4. Bus, train, taxi

    1. Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus bus
    2. Take the train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Sivastrain train Yht
    3. Take the train from Sivas to Aşkaletrain train
    4. Take the bus from Aşkale bus station to Bayburt bus stationbus bus
    5. Take the taxi from Bayburt to Rizetaxi taxi
    37h 23m
    ₺9,908–13,897

  5. Drive 2,184.9 km

    1. Drive from Athens to Rizecar car 2,184.9 km
    26h 16m
    ₺20,289–29,306

  6. Fly to Batumi International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Batumi International Airport (BUS)plane plane ATH - BUS
    2. Take the bus from Batumi Central to Rizebus bus
    11h 14m
    ₺9,417–17,017

  7. Fly to Kutaisi International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kutaisi International Airport (KUT)plane plane ATH - KUT
    2. Take the bus from Kutaisi Airport to Rizebus bus
    10h 1m
    ₺4,160–13,110

  8. Car ferry, ferry, bus

    1. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mykonoscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the ferry from Mykonos to Ag. Kirykosferry ferry Bsf
    3. Take the car ferry from Agios Kirikos to Pythagorio Portcarferry car ferry
    4. Take the ferry from Pythagorio Port to Kusadasiferry ferry
    5. Take the bus from Kuşadası to Rizebus bus
    36h 16m
    ₺8,650–17,512

  9. Ferry, car ferry, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kosferry ferry Bsf
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Bodrumcarferry car ferry
    3. Take the bus from Bodrum bus station to Rize bus stationbus bus
    41h 53m
    ₺5,093–11,160

  10. Ferry, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Lerosferry ferry Bsf
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Leros to Port of Bodrumferry ferry
    3. Take the bus from Bodrum to Trabzonbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Trabzon to Rizebus bus
    42h 18m
    ₺6,626–10,948

Athens to Rize by ferry, car ferry, foot, and bus

Calendar4Weekly Services
Duration41h 53mAverage Duration
Ticket₺5,093Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Rize, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Athens to Rize bus station via Istanbul, İskenderpaşa, Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi, and İstanbul Esenler bus station in around 34h 55m.

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