There are 8 ways to get from Bucharest to Rize by plane, shuttle, night train, bus, train, taxi, or car
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Fly to Trabzon Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Trabzon Airport (TZX)plane OTP - TZX
- Take a shuttle bus from Trabzon Airport to Rize
8h 46m₺3,396–14,534Night train, bus
cheapest- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain Bosphor Express
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus stationbus FlixBus KK5519B / ...
30h 9m₺2,027–5,316Night train, train, bus, taxi
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Sivastrain Yht
- Take the train from Sivas to Aşkaletrain
- Take the bus from Aşkale to Bayburtbus
- Take the taxi from Bayburt to Rizetaxi
32h 55m₺7,010–9,754Drive 1,764.2 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Rizecar 1,764.2 km
22h 37m₺13,051–18,852Fly to Rize–Artvin, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Rize–Artvin (RZV)plane OTP - RZV
- Take the bus from Ardeşen to Rizebus
10h 7m₺9,603–35,614Fly to Batumi International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Batumi International Airport (BUS)plane OTP - BUS
- Take the bus from Batumi Central to Rizebus
10h 50m₺13,648–25,141Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus N1998
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus stationbus FlixBus KK5519B / ...
31h 15m₺3,307–7,391Bus via Shumen
- Take the bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Shumenbus
- Take the bus from Shumen to Instabulbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Dudullu to Rizebus
34h 22m₺3,626–6,266
Bucharest to Rize by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Rize is to night train and bus which costs 2.000 ₺ - 5.500 ₺ and takes 30h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Rize is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 46m and costs 3.400 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Rize station. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Rize bus station via İstanbul Esenler bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 15m.
The distance between Bucharest and Rize is 1294 km. The road distance is 1764.2 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Rize without a car is to night train and bus which takes 30h 9m and costs 2.000 ₺ - 5.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 46m to get from Bucharest to Rize, including transfers.
Bucharest to Rize bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Rize bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Rize is 1764 km. It takes approximately 22h 37m to drive from Bucharest to Rize.
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What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Rize, Turkey?
You can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Rize bus station via İstanbul Esenler bus station in around 31h 15m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trabzon Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–31,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Rize–Artvin via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–35,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Rize–Artvin via Cluj-Napoca, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–39,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Batumi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–24,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trabzon Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–18,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trabzon Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–17,000
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Batumi International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–85,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trabzon Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–14,000
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Batumi International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–27,000
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Batumi International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–20,000
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺950–1,400
- 1st Class
- ₺1,300–1,700
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Sivas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,100
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Sivas to Aşkale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺550–800
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 444 0 487
- info@havas.net
- Website
- havas.net
Shuttle from Trabzon Airport to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺55–300
- Website
- https://havas.net/en
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Aşkale to Bayburt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺260–360
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Ardeşen to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺240–340
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,500
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺2,500–3,500
Bus from Batumi Central to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺600–900
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺600–900
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- info@aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,900
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Aşkale to Bayburt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺110–150
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Ardeşen to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺95–130
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from İstanbul Dudullu to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,900
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Ardeşen to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺35–45
- Schedules at
- obilet.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–3,900
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- pegasus@pegasusbg.com
- Website
- pegasusbg.com
Bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,200
- Website
- https://pegasusbg.com/
- Phone
- +359 82 82 81 51
- info@avtogararuse.org
- Website
- avtogararuse.org
Bus from Shumen to Instabul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,800
- Schedules at
- avtogararuse.org
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–4,700
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