There are 11 ways to get from Rize to Bulgaria by shuttle, plane, bus, car ferry, train, or car
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Shuttle to Trabzon Airport, fly to Varna Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Rize to Trabzon Airport
- Fly from Trabzon Airport (TZX) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane TZX - VAR
9h 27m$276–777Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rize bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus FlixBus KK5519B / ...
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Sofiabus FlixBus N1999
28h 5m$35–111Bus via Haskovo
- Take the bus from Rize bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Haskovobus
- Take the bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
27h 42m$53–121Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Rize to Batumi Centralbus
- Take the carferry from Batumi to Burgascarferry
- Take the train from Vladimir Pavlov to Poduyanetrain Ic
2d 20h$243–294Drive 1,678.5 km
- Drive from Rize to Sofiacar 1,678.5 km
19h 8m$265–382Bus to Rize–Artvin, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the bus from Rize to Ardeşenbus
- Fly from Rize–Artvin (RZV) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane RZV - SOF
10h 1m$173–604Bus to Rize–Artvin, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the bus from Rize to Ardeşenbus
- Fly from Rize–Artvin (RZV) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane RZV - VAR
10h 3m$307–873Shuttle to Trabzon Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Rize to Trabzon Airport
- Fly from Trabzon Airport (TZX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane TZX - SAW
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Burgasbus
11h 56m$65–177Shuttle to Trabzon Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Rize to Trabzon Airport
- Fly from Trabzon Airport (TZX) to Istanbul (IST)plane TZX - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Silivri Otogarbus
- Take the bus from Silivri to Burgas Westbus
12h 30m$270–311Bus to Rize–Artvin, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Rize to Ardeşenbus
- Fly from Rize–Artvin (RZV) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane RZV - SAW
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Burgasbus
13h 7m$86–233Bus #2
- Take the bus from Rize to Istanbul Samandira Tesisbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
30h 32m$74–120
Rize to Bulgaria by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rize to Bulgaria is to bus which costs $30 - $120 and takes 28h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Rize to Bulgaria is to shuttle and fly which takes 9h 27m and costs $270 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Rize station to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Rize bus station and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Istanbul and Haskovo Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 42m.
The distance between Rize and Bulgaria is 1134 km. The road distance is 1678.5 km.
The best way to get from Rize to Bulgaria without a car is to bus via Haskovo which takes 27h 42m and costs $50 - $130.
It takes approximately 9h 27m to get from Rize to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Rize to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Kamil Koç, depart from Rize bus station.
Rize to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Kamil Koç, arrive at İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rize to Bulgaria is 1679 km. It takes approximately 19h 8m to drive from Rize to Bulgaria.
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What companies run services between Rize, Turkey and Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Rize bus station to Serdika via İstanbul Esenler bus station, Istanbul, Haskovo Central Bus Station, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Central Station in around 27h 42m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Cukurova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Istanbul via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Rize–Artvin to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Rize–Artvin to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Vladimir Pavlov to Poduyane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $7–10
- Phone
- 444 0 487
- info@havas.net
- Website
- Havas
Shuttle from Rize to Trabzon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Havas
Shuttle from Rize to Trabzon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Havas
Shuttle from Rize to Trabzon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Havas
- Phone
- +359 56 871 628
- booking@portbulgariawest.com
- Website
- Black Sea Ferry Services
Car ferry from Batumi to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $220–260
- Website
- Black Sea Ferry Services
- Motorcycle
- $40–290
- Child ticket
- $90–120
- Adult passenger
- $220–260
- Personal Car
- $631–632
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