There are 8 ways to get from Rize to Istanbul by shuttle, plane, bus, or car
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Shuttle to Trabzon Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take a shuttle bus from Rize to Trabzon Airport
- Fly from Trabzon Airport (TZX) to Istanbul (IST)TZX - IST
4h 47m₺11,151–16,770Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rize bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationFlixBus KK5519B / ...
18h 35m₺950–2,000Bus via Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Take the bus from Rize to Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Take the bus from Samandira Tesis to Istanbul Otogari
15h₺1,476–1,960Drive 1,125.8 km
- Drive from Rize to Istanbul1,125.8 km
14h 29m₺5,591–8,075Shuttle to Trabzon Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Rize to Trabzon Airport
- Fly from Trabzon Airport (TZX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)TZX - SAW
5h 25m₺1,464–5,791Bus to Rize–Artvin, fly to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Rize to Ardeşen
- Fly from Rize–Artvin (RZV) to Istanbul (IST)RZV - IST
5h 58m₺11,664–13,159Bus to Rize–Artvin, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the bus from Rize to Ardeşen
- Fly from Rize–Artvin (RZV) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)RZV - SAW
6h 41m₺5,577–16,180Bus via Trabzon
- Take the bus from Rize bus station to Trabzon bus stationFlixBus KK5518 / ...
- Take the bus from Trabzon to İstanbul Dudullu
18h 56m₺1,960–2,416
Rize to Istanbul by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rize to Istanbul is to bus which costs 950 ₺ - 2.000 ₺ and takes 18h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Rize to Istanbul is to shuttle and fly which takes 4h 47m and costs 11.000 ₺ - 17.000 ₺.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Rize bus station station and arriving at İstanbul Esenler bus station station. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 18h 35m.
The distance between Rize and Istanbul is 1034 km. The road distance is 1125.8 km.
The best way to get from Rize to Istanbul without a car is to bus via Istanbul Samandira Tesis which takes 15h and costs 1.400 ₺ - 2.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 4h 47m to get from Rize to Istanbul, including transfers.
Rize to Istanbul bus services, operated by Kamil Koc, depart from Rize bus station.
Rize to Istanbul bus services, operated by Kamil Koc, arrive at İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rize to Istanbul is 1126 km. It takes approximately 14h 29m to drive from Rize to Istanbul.
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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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- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–13,000
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Gaziantep
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–15,000
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–15,000
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–16,000
Flights from Rize–Artvin to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–18,000
Flights from Rize–Artvin to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–22,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–5,000
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–5,000
Flights from Rize–Artvin to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–16,000
Flights from Rize–Artvin to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–16,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,600–11,200
Flights from Rize–Artvin to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,500–11,500
- Phone
- 444 0 487
- info@havas.net
- Website
- havas.net
Shuttle from Rize to Trabzon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺50–270
- Schedules at
- havas.net
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Rize to Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,500
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,100–1,300
Bus from Samandira Tesis to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺380–460
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺380–460
Bus from Rize bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,400
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,100–1,400
Bus from Rize to Ardeşen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺35–45
- Schedules at
- obilet.com
Bus from Rize bus station to Trabzon bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺40–50
- Schedules at
- obilet.com
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Rize to Ardeşen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺90–120
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Rize bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,300
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Rize bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Rize bus station to Trabzon bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺260–370
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0462 325 22 83
- Website
- kanberoglu.com.tr
Bus from Rize bus station to Trabzon bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kanberoglu.com.tr
Bus from Trabzon to İstanbul Dudullu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600
- Schedules at
- kanberoglu.com.tr
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