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

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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
    ₺7,033–15,778

  2. Fly to Kutaisi International Airport, bus

    cheapest
    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
    9h 54m
    ₺4,278–13,128

  3. Ferry, car ferry, bus via Samsun

    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 to Samsunbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Samsun to Gorelebus bus
    5. Take the bus from Gorele to Rizebus bus
    31h 51m
    ₺6,242–12,616

  4. Train, bus, taxi

    1. Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain train Ic
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus bus
    3. Take the train from Istanbul to Sivastrain train
    4. Take the train from Sivas to Aşkaletrain train
    5. Take the bus from Aşkale bus station to Bayburt bus stationbus bus
    6. Take the taxi from Bayburt to Rizetaxi taxi
    38h 18m
    ₺8,575–12,882

  5. Drive 2,185 km

    1. Drive from Athens to Rizecar car 2,185 km
    26h 17m
    ₺20,695–29,893

  6. Fly to Rize–Artvin, bus

    1. Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Rize–Artvin (RZV)plane plane ATH - RZV
    2. Take the bus from Ardeşen to Rizebus bus
    10h 17m
    ₺4,440–15,648

  7. 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 2m
    ₺10,435–15,035

  8. 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 KK5503 / ...
    36h 35m
    ₺5,235–8,208

  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
    ₺5,192–11,316

  10. Car ferry, bus

    1. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Koscarferry car ferry
    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
    2d
    ₺9,444–24,109

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

Calendar4Weekly Services
Duration41h 53mAverage Duration
Ticket₺5,192Cheapest 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 36h 35m.

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