How to get fromRize to Gyumriby bus or train

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There are 2 ways to get from Rize to Gyumri by bus or train

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1. Take the bus from Rize to Batumi Centralbus
2. Take the bus from Batumi Central to Gyumri Vardanatsbus
9h 31m
$37–39
Bus, train
1. Take the bus from Rize to Batumi Centralbus
2. Take the train from Batumi to Gyumritrain 201
18h 9m
$55–87

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Map of how to get from Rize to Gyumri.

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Distance: 531.9 km
Duration: 9h 31m

What companies run services between Rize, Turkey and Gyumri, Armenia?

You can take a bus from Rize to Gyumri Vardanats via Batumi Central in around 9h 31m.

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Gyumri, Armenia(opens in a new window)

Gyumri is an urban municipal community and the second-largest city in Armenia, serving as the administrative center of Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country. By the end of the 19th century, when the city was known as Alexandropol, it became the largest city of Russian-ruled Eastern Armenia with a population above that of Yerevan. The city became renowned as a cultural hub, while also carrying significance as a major center of Russian troops during Russo-Turkish wars of the 19th century.

Things to do in Gyumri

Gyumri Station(Opens in a new window)

Gyumri Railway Station (Armenian: Գյումրու Երկաթուղային Կայարան), is the oldest railway station in Armenia and the main station of the city of Gyumri.

Dzitoghtsyan Museum of National Architecture(Opens in a new window)

Officially Dzitoghtsyan House-Museum of Social Life and National Architecture (Armenian: Ձիթողցյանների քաղաքային կենցաղի և ազգային ճարատարապետության տուն-թանգարան), is a museum in Gyumri, Armenia. It was founded in 1984 in the Dzitoghtsyan family house, dating back to the 19th century. The museum exhibits elements of the daily urban life of Gyumri, as well as the local cultural and architectural characteristics of the city.

Holy Saviour's Church(Opens in a new window)

Holy Saviour's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Ամենափրկիչ Եկեղեցի), is a 19th-century church in Gyumri, Armenia. It occupies the southern side of the Vartanants Square at the centre of Gyumri. It was constructed between 1858 and 1872 and consecrated in 1873.

Sev Berd(Opens in a new window)

Sev Berd or Black Fortress (Armenian: Սև բերդ; Russian: Чёрная Кре́пость, Chornaya Krepost) is an abandoned Russian imperial fortress in Gyumri, Shirak Province, Armenia. The fortress, which lies 8 km from the Turkish border, was built in response to the Russo-Turkish War of 1828–1829. It is a national cultural heritage monument in Armenia.

Places to stay in Gyumri

Tomu's Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

Araks Hotel Complex(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Vanatur Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

Olympic Hotel Gyumri(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

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