There are 8 ways to get from Meteora to Sumela Monastery by bus, plane, taxi, train, car, or shuttle
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Bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Trabzon Airport, taxi
best- Take the bus from Trikala to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Trabzon Airport (TZX)SKG - TZX
- Take the taxi from Trabzon Airport (TZX) to Sumela Monastery
12h 57m₺8,280–17,779Bus, taxi
cheapest- Take the bus from Trikala to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Trabzon
- Take the taxi from Trabzon to Sumela Monastery
32h 33m₺3,882–5,471Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Meteora to Larissa
- Take the bus from Larissa to Istanbul
- Take the train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to SivasYht
- Take the train from Sivas to Erbaş
- Take the taxi from Erbaş to Sumela Monastery
34h 12m₺10,329–13,727Drive 1,912 km
- Drive from Meteora to Sumela Monastery1,912 km
22h 36m₺16,933–24,459Bus, Airport Bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Trabzon Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Kalampáka to Gjirokastër
- Take the bus from Gjirokastër to Fier
- Take a shuttle bus from Fier to Tirana, Airport
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Trabzon Airport (TZX)TIA - TZX
- Take the taxi from Trabzon Airport (TZX) to Sumela Monastery
15h 17mBus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Ordu - Giresun Airport, shuttle, bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Trikala to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Ordu - Giresun Airport (OGU)SKG - OGU
- Take a shuttle bus from Ordu-Giresun Airport to Eynesil
- Take the bus from Eynesil bus station to Trabzon bus station
- Take the taxi from Trabzon to Sumela Monastery
16h 36m₺6,920–21,519Bus, taxi via Trabzon
- Take the bus from Trikala to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Trabzon bus station
- Take the taxi from Trabzon to Sumela Monastery
32h 40m₺4,272–6,061Bus, taxi #2
- Take the bus from Meteora to Thessaloníki Aristotelous Square
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Simeonidis Tours Office to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Take the bus from İstanbul Dudullu to Trabzon
- Take the taxi from Trabzon to Sumela Monastery
34h 10m₺7,406–8,627
Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Trabzon Airport (TZX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Meteora to Sumela Monastery is to bus and taxi which costs 3.800 ₺ - 5.500 ₺ and takes 32h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Meteora to Sumela Monastery is to bus and fly and taxi which takes 12h 57m and costs 8.000 ₺ - 18.000 ₺.
The distance between Meteora and Sumela Monastery is 1712 km. The road distance is 1912 km.
The best way to get from Meteora to Sumela Monastery without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 32h 33m and costs 3.800 ₺ - 5.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 12h 57m to get from Meteora to Sumela Monastery, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Meteora to Sumela Monastery is 1912 km. It takes approximately 22h 36m to drive from Meteora to Sumela Monastery.
There are 22+ hotels available in Sumela Monastery.
What companies run services between Meteora, Greece and Sumela Monastery, Turkey?
There is no direct connection from Meteora to Sumela Monastery. However, you can take the bus to Trikala, take the bus to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, walk to Thessaloniki KTEL, take the bus to Thessaloniki Airport, walk to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) airport, fly to Trabzon Airport (TZX), then take the taxi to Sumela Monastery. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Trikala, take the bus to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, take the bus to Istanbul Esenler Otogari, walk to Istanbul Otogari, take the bus to Trabzon, then take the taxi to Sumela Monastery.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Trabzon Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–13,000
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Trabzon Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–27,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Ordu - Giresun Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–19,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Trabzon Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–20,000
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Trabzon Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–22,000
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Trabzon Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–21,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Trabzon Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–18,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Ordu - Giresun Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–19,000
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Sivas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,100
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Sivas to Erbaş
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺450–700
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- (+30) 24310 73130
- info@ktel-trikala.gr
- Website
- ktel-trikala.gr
Bus from Trikala to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Website
- https://ktel-trikala.gr/en/homepage_en/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/tri/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,500
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Trabzon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,300
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,000–1,300
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Trabzon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,300
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Eynesil bus station to Trabzon bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺100–140
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Larissa to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–4,700
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Kalampáka to Gjirokastër
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Gjirokastër to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 52 22 55 39
- Website
- tirana-airport.com
Shuttle from Fier to Tirana, Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺380–550
- Schedules at
- tirana-airport.com
- Phone
- 444 0 487
- info@havas.net
- Website
- havas.net
Shuttle from Ordu-Giresun Airport to Eynesil
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺60–420
- Schedules at
- havas.net
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Eynesil bus station to Trabzon bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺250–350
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Trabzon bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–1,900
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0462 325 22 83
- Website
- kanberoglu.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Trabzon bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600
- Schedules at
- kanberoglu.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Dudullu to Trabzon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600
- Schedules at
- kanberoglu.com.tr
- Phone
- +30 2310 500225
- info@ammonexpress.gr
- Website
- ammonexpress.gr
Bus from Meteora to Thessaloníki Aristotelous Square
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,708
- Schedules at
- ammonexpress.gr
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Simeonidis Tours Office to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–3,400
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Estimated price
- ₺280–4,800
Trabzon Meydan Taksi
Numune Taxi
- Phone
- +90 533 627 21 66
Meydan Cumhuriyet cad. Taksi
Forum Taksi Trabzon
- Phone
- +90 5379192931
- Website
- forumtaksitrabzon.com
Trabzon Meydan Taksi
Numune Taxi
- Phone
- +90 533 627 21 66
Meydan Cumhuriyet cad. Taksi
Forum Taksi Trabzon
- Phone
- +90 5379192931
- Website
- forumtaksitrabzon.com
Taxi Tsergoulas
- Phone
- +30 698 153 3333
Taxi A22
- Phone
- +30 697 764 0473
- Website
- taxi-a22.business.site
Joint Venture Taxi Trikalon
- Phone
- +30 2431 022022
Trabzon Meydan Taksi
Numune Taxi
- Phone
- +90 533 627 21 66
Meydan Cumhuriyet cad. Taksi
Forum Taksi Trabzon
- Phone
- +90 5379192931
- Website
- forumtaksitrabzon.com
Trabzon Meydan Taksi
Numune Taxi
- Phone
- +90 533 627 21 66
Meydan Cumhuriyet cad. Taksi
Forum Taksi Trabzon
- Phone
- +90 5379192931
- Website
- forumtaksitrabzon.com
Trabzon Meydan Taksi
Numune Taxi
- Phone
- +90 533 627 21 66
Meydan Cumhuriyet cad. Taksi
Forum Taksi Trabzon
- Phone
- +90 5379192931
- Website
- forumtaksitrabzon.com
Trabzon Meydan Taksi
Numune Taxi
- Phone
- +90 533 627 21 66
Meydan Cumhuriyet cad. Taksi
Forum Taksi Trabzon
- Phone
- +90 5379192931
- Website
- forumtaksitrabzon.com
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