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There are 12 ways to get from Rize to Greece by shuttle, plane, bus, taxi, train, car, or ferry

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  1. Shuttle to Trabzon Airport, fly to Athens International Airport

    best
    1. Take a shuttle bus from Rize to Trabzon Airportshuttle
    2. Fly from Trabzon Airport (TZX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeTZX - ATH
    8h 46m
    €90–234

  2. Bus to Kutaisi International Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Rize to Kutaisi Airportbus
    2. Fly from Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)planeKUT - SKG
    8h 59m
    €47–204

  3. Bus via Araklı

    1. Take the bus from Rize bus station to Trabzon Araklıbus
    2. Take the bus from Arakli to Istanbul Samandira Tesisbus
    3. Take the bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Istanbul Otogaribus
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul to Athensbus
    33h 34m
    €110–166

  4. Taxi, bus, train

    1. Take the taxi from Rize to Bayburttaxi
    2. Take the bus from Bayburt bus station to Aşkale bus stationbus
    3. Take the train from Aşkale to Sivastrain
    4. Take the train from Sivas to Istanbultrain
    5. Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki stationbus
    6. Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthenstrainIc
    38h 48m
    €163–248

  5. Drive 2,188.2 km

    1. Drive from Rize to Athenscar2,188.2 km
    25h 54m
    €391–565

  6. Fly Rize–Artvin to Athens International Airport

    1. Fly from Rize–Artvin (RZV) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeRZV - ATH
    8h 41m
    €78–293

  7. Fly Rize–Artvin to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia

    1. Fly from Rize–Artvin (RZV) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)planeRZV - SKG
    10h 38m
    €186–566

  8. Shuttle to Trabzon Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Rize to Trabzon Airportshuttle
    2. Fly from Trabzon Airport (TZX) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)planeTZX - SKG
    9h 33m
    €153–237

  9. Bus to Kutaisi International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Rize to Kutaisi Airportbus
    2. Fly from Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeKUT - ATH
    8h 57m
    €49–161

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Rize bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbusFlixBus KK5519B / ...
    2. Take the bus from Istanbul to Athensbus
    36h 30m
    €100–160

  11. Bus, ferry via Kuşadası

    1. Take the bus from Rize to Trabzonbus
    2. Take the bus from Trabzon to Kuşadasıbus
    3. Take the ferry from Kusadasi to Samosferry
    4. Take the ferry from Vathy Samou to Port of PiraeusferryBsf
    39h 9m
    €111–237

  12. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Rize bus station to Bodrum bus stationbus
    2. Take the ferry from D-Marin Turgutreis Marina to Port of Lerosferry
    3. Take the ferry from Leros to Port of PiraeusferryBsf
    40h 49m
    €110–210

Trabzon Airport (TZX) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights

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Duration6hAverage Duration
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Rize, Turkey and Greece?

You can take a bus from Rize bus station to Athens via Trabzon Araklı, Arakli, Istanbul Samandira Tesis, Istanbul Otogari, Esenler Otogar, Aksaray, and Istanbul in around 33h 34m. Alternatively, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Rize–Artvin (RZV) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 5 times a day.

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