There are 7 ways to get from Rize to Istanbul (State) by shuttle, plane, bus, or car
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Shuttle to Trabzon Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Rize to Trabzon Airport
- Fly from Trabzon Airport (TZX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane TZX - SAW
4h 41m₺1,351–5,170Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rize bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus FlixBus KK5519B / ...
18h 51m₺950–2,000Bus via Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Take the bus from Cayeli to Istanbul Samandira Tesisbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Istanbul Otogaribus
17h 10m₺1,513–2,244Drive 1,125.8 km
- Drive from Rize to Istanbulcar 1,125.8 km
14h 29m₺5,668–8,187Shuttle 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 Istanbul Şirinevlerbus
5h 32m₺10,981–11,890Bus to Rize–Artvin, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the bus from Rize to Ardeşenbus
- Fly from Rize–Artvin (RZV) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane RZV - SAW
5h 57m₺4,964–16,159Bus to Rize–Artvin, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the bus from Rize to Ardeşenbus
- Fly from Rize–Artvin (RZV) to Istanbul (IST)plane RZV - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Şirinevlerbus
6h 43m₺10,994–11,779
Trabzon Airport (TZX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rize to Istanbul (State) is to bus which costs 950 ₺ - 2.000 ₺ and takes 18h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Rize to Istanbul (State) is to shuttle and fly which takes 4h 41m and costs 1.300 ₺ - 5.500 ₺.
The distance between Rize and Istanbul (State) is 968 km. The road distance is 1125.8 km.
The best way to get from Rize to Istanbul (State) without a car is to bus via Istanbul Samandira Tesis which takes 17h 10m and costs 1.500 ₺ - 2.300 ₺.
It takes approximately 4h 41m to get from Rize to Istanbul (State), including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Rize to Istanbul (State) is 1126 km. It takes approximately 14h 29m to drive from Rize to Istanbul (State).
There are 4407+ hotels available in Istanbul (State).
What companies run services between Rize, Turkey and Istanbul (State), Turkey?
You can take a bus from Rize to Aksaray via Cayeli, Istanbul Samandira Tesis, Istanbul Otogari, and Esenler Otogar in around 17h 10m.
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–4,900
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–4,900
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
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–16,000
- 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 Cukurova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–14,000
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Gaziantep
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–15,000
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 Rize–Artvin to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–18,000
Flights from Rize–Artvin to Istanbul via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–20,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,900–11,300
Flights from Rize–Artvin to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,800–11,300
- 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
- Website
- https://havas.net/en
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Cayeli to Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,500
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,100–1,400
Bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- 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
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Şirinevler
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺130–320
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
Bus from Rize to Ardeşen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺35–45
- Schedules at
- obilet.com
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- info@aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Rize to Ardeşen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺90–120
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Rize bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- 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
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