There are 8 ways to get from Istanbul to Rize by train, plane, shuttle, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Trabzon Airport, shuttle
best- Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Trabzon Airport (TZX)plane SAW - TZX
- Take a shuttle bus from Trabzon Airport to Rize
6h 2m₺2,143–7,425Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus stationbus FlixBus KK5519B / ...
18h 55m₺950–3,500Drive 1,128.7 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Rizecar 1,128.7 km
14h 25m₺7,774–11,229Fly Istanbul Airport to Trabzon Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Trabzon Airport (TZX)plane IST - TZX
- Take a shuttle bus from Trabzon Airport to Rize
6h 2m₺12,139–13,904Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Rize–Artvin, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Rize–Artvin (RZV)plane SAW - RZV
- Take the bus from Ardeşen to Rizebus
6h 59m₺2,750–7,985Fly Istanbul Airport to Rize–Artvin, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Rize–Artvin (RZV)plane IST - RZV
- Take the bus from Ardeşen to Rizebus
6h 54m₺12,146–13,464Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ordu - Giresun Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Ordu - Giresun Airport (OGU)plane SAW - OGU
- Take a shuttle bus from Ordu-Giresun Airport to Gorele
- Take the bus from Görele bus station to Rize bus stationbus
8h 58m₺2,313–7,995Bus via Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Samandira Tesisbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Rizebus
20h 5m₺2,542–4,011
Istanbul to Rize by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Rize is to bus which costs 950 ₺ - 3.500 ₺ and takes 18h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Rize is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 2m and costs 12.000 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from İstanbul Esenler bus station station and arriving at Rize bus station station. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 18h 55m.
The distance between Istanbul and Rize is 1008 km. The road distance is 1128.7 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Rize without a car is to bus which takes 18h 55m and costs 950 ₺ - 3.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 2m to get from Istanbul to Rize, including transfers.
Istanbul to Rize bus services, operated by Kamil Koç, depart from İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Istanbul to Rize bus services, operated by Kamil Koç, arrive at Rize bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Rize is 1129 km. It takes approximately 14h 25m to drive from Istanbul to Rize.
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What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Rize, Turkey?
Kamil Koç operates a bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus station 4 times a day. Tickets cost ₺1,400–2,000 and the journey takes 18h 55m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Trabzon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–13,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Trabzon Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–15,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Rize–Artvin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–16,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ordu - Giresun Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–14,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Trabzon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–7,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Trabzon Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–7,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Rize–Artvin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–7,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Rize–Artvin via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–7,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ordu - Giresun Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–6,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ordu - Giresun Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–6,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Trabzon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–13,500
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Rize–Artvin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–13,000
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺42
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
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- Phone
- 444 0 487
- info@havas.net
- Website
- Havas
Shuttle from Trabzon Airport to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺55–320
- Website
- Havas
Shuttle from Trabzon Airport to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺55–320
- Website
- Havas
Shuttle from Ordu-Giresun Airport to Gorele
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺55–490
- Website
- Havas
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Ardeşen to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺240–340
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Ardeşen to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺240–340
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Görele bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺340–480
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,500
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺2,500–3,500
Bus from Görele bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺600–900
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺600–900
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Samandira Tesis
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺440–650
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺440–650
Bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,400
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺2,400–3,400
- 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 Ardeşen to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺95–130
- 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 Görele bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺170–230
- 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
Bus from Ardeşen to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺35–45
- Schedules at
- obilet.com
- Phone
- (495) 796 19 58
- order@hastur.ru
- Website
- Has Turizm
Bus from Görele bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺410–550
- Website
- Has Turizm
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