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There are 8 ways to get from Rize to Istanbul by shuttle, plane, bus, or car

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  1. Shuttle to Trabzon Airport, fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Take a shuttle bus from Rize to Trabzon Airportshuttle
    2. Fly from Trabzon Airport (TZX) to Istanbul (IST)planeTZX - IST
    4h 47m
    ₺11,151–16,770

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Rize bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbusFlixBus KK5519B / ...
    18h 35m
    ₺950–2,000

  3. Bus via Istanbul Samandira Tesis

    1. Take the bus from Rize to Istanbul Samandira Tesisbus
    2. Take the bus from Samandira Tesis to Istanbul Otogaribus
    15h
    ₺1,476–1,960

  4. Drive 1,125.8 km

    1. Drive from Rize to Istanbulcar1,125.8 km
    14h 29m
    ₺5,591–8,075

  5. Shuttle to Trabzon Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Rize to Trabzon Airportshuttle
    2. Fly from Trabzon Airport (TZX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeTZX - SAW
    5h 25m
    ₺1,464–5,791

  6. Bus to Rize–Artvin, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the bus from Rize to Ardeşenbus
    2. Fly from Rize–Artvin (RZV) to Istanbul (IST)planeRZV - IST
    5h 58m
    ₺11,664–13,159

  7. Bus to Rize–Artvin, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Rize to Ardeşenbus
    2. Fly from Rize–Artvin (RZV) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeRZV - SAW
    6h 41m
    ₺5,577–16,180

  8. Bus via Trabzon

    1. Take the bus from Rize bus station to Trabzon bus stationbusFlixBus KK5518 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Trabzon to İstanbul Dudullubus
    18h 56m
    ₺1,960–2,416

Rize to Istanbul by bus

Calendar56Weekly Buses
Duration18h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket₺950Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Rize, Turkey and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Rize to Istanbul Otogari via Istanbul Samandira Tesis and Samandira Tesis in around 15h.

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