There are 9 ways to get from Istanbul to Rize by plane, shuttle, bus, or car
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Fly Istanbul to Trabzon Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Trabzon Airport (TZX)IST - TZX
- Take a shuttle bus from Trabzon Airport to Rize
4h 31m₺11,784–13,222Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus stationFlixBus KK5519B / ...
19h₺950–2,000Bus via Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Samandira Tesis
- Take the bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Rize
15h 17m₺1,486–1,956Drive 1,128.7 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Rize1,128.7 km
14h 30m₺5,602–8,091Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Trabzon Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Trabzon Airport (TZX)SAW - TZX
- Take a shuttle bus from Trabzon Airport to Rize
6h 8m₺1,468–5,790Fly Istanbul to Rize–Artvin, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Rize–Artvin (RZV)IST - RZV
- Take the bus from Ardesen to Rize
5h 51m₺11,791–13,462Fly Istanbul to Batumi International Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Batumi International Airport (BUS)IST - BUS
- Take the bus from Batumi Central to Rize
6h 20m₺6,286–21,009Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Rize–Artvin, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Rize–Artvin (RZV)SAW - RZV
- Take the bus from Ardesen to Rize
7h 29m₺5,575–16,530Bus via Trabzon
- Take the bus from İstanbul Dudullu to Trabzon
- Take the bus from Trabzon to Rize
21h 18m₺1,967–2,536
Istanbul to Rize by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Rize is to bus which costs 950 ₺ - 2.000 ₺ and takes 19h.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Rize is to fly and shuttle which takes 4h 31m and costs 11.000 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from İstanbul Esenler bus station station and arriving at Rize bus station station. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 19h.
The distance between Istanbul and Rize is 1052 km. The road distance is 1128.7 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Rize without a car is to bus via Istanbul Samandira Tesis which takes 15h 17m and costs 1.400 ₺ - 2.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 4h 31m to get from Istanbul to Rize, including transfers.
Istanbul to Rize bus services, operated by Kamil Koc, depart from İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Istanbul to Rize bus services, operated by Kamil Koc, arrive at Rize bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Rize is 1129 km. It takes approximately 14h 30m to drive from Istanbul to Rize.
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What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Rize, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Istanbul Otogari to Rize via Samandira Tesis and Istanbul Samandira Tesis in around 15h 17m.
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- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Trabzon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–5,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Trabzon Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–5,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Rize–Artvin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–16,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Rize–Artvin via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–16,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Trabzon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–11,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Trabzon Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–12,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Rize–Artvin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–16,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Rize–Artvin via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–16,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Trabzon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,600–11,200
Flights from Istanbul to Rize–Artvin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,500–11,500
Flights from Istanbul to Batumi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–18,000
- 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
- ₺55–270
- Schedules at
- havas.net
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Samandira Tesis
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺380–460
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺380–460
Bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,500
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,100–1,300
Bus from Ardesen to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺390–470
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺390–470
Bus from Batumi Central to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺450–550
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺450–550
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,400
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,100–1,400
Bus from Trabzon to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺400–490
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺400–490
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Ardesen to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺90–120
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,300
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Trabzon to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺110–150
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Ardesen to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺35–45
- Schedules at
- obilet.com
Bus from Trabzon to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺40–50
- Schedules at
- obilet.com
- 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
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0462 325 22 83
- Website
- kanberoglu.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Dudullu to Trabzon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600
- Schedules at
- kanberoglu.com.tr
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