There are 10 ways to get from Rize to Plovdiv by shuttle, plane, bus, train, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle to Trabzon Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Take a shuttle bus from Rize to Trabzon Airport
- Fly from Trabzon Airport (TZX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TZX - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
10h 19m$89–392Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rize bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus FlixBus KK5519B / ...
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus FlixBus N1999
26h 20m$33–109Bus, train via Haskovo
- Take the bus from Rize bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Haskovobus
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain Re / ...
26h 14m$38–102Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Rize to Bayburttaxi
- Take the bus from Bayburt bus station to Aşkale bus stationbus
- Take the train from Aşkale to Sivastrain
- Take the train from Sivas to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşmetrain Yht
- Take the train from Halkalı to Plovdivtrain
33h 58m$140–189Drive 1,543.1 km
- Drive from Rize to Plovdivcar 1,543.1 km
18h 12m$243–352Bus to Rize–Artvin, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Rize to Ardeşenbus
- Fly from Rize–Artvin (RZV) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane RZV - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
11h 55m$175–670Shuttle to Trabzon Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Rize to Trabzon Airport
- Fly from Trabzon Airport (TZX) to Istanbul (IST)plane TZX - IST
- Take the bus from İstanbul Beşyüzevler to Harmanlibus
- Take the train from Harmanli to Plovdivtrain
12h 48m$278–375Shuttle to Trabzon Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, bus, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Rize to Trabzon Airport
- Fly from Trabzon Airport (TZX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane TZX - SAW
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Haskovobus
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain
13h 25m$57–198Bus via Maltepe
- Take the bus from Rize to İstanbul Dudullubus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Plovdiv Hristo Botevbus Citylines 35 / ...
28h 15m$49–77Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rize bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus FlixBus KK5519B / ...
- Take the train from Halkalı to Plovdivtrain
30h 50m$33–93
Rize to Plovdiv by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rize to Plovdiv is to bus and train which costs $30 - $95 and takes 30h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Rize to Plovdiv is to shuttle and fly and bus which takes 10h 19m and costs $85 - $400.
No, there is no direct bus from Rize station to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Rize bus station and arriving at Plovdiv Bus Station South via İstanbul Esenler bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 20m.
The distance between Rize and Plovdiv is 1585 km. The road distance is 1543.1 km.
The best way to get from Rize to Plovdiv without a car is to bus and train via Haskovo which takes 26h 14m and costs $35 - $110.
It takes approximately 10h 19m to get from Rize to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Rize to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Kamil Koç, depart from Rize bus station.
Rize to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Kamil Koç, arrive at İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rize to Plovdiv is 1543 km. It takes approximately 18h 12m to drive from Rize to Plovdiv.
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What companies run services between Rize, Turkey and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Rize bus station to Plovdiv Bus Station South via İstanbul Esenler bus station in around 26h 20m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Istanbul via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Cukurova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Rize–Artvin to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–340
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Trabzon Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Train from Harmanli to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Aşkale to Sivas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Sivas to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Halkalı to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Halkalı to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- 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
- $1–7
- Website
- https://havas.net/en
Shuttle from Rize to Trabzon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://havas.net/en
Shuttle from Rize to Trabzon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://havas.net/en
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Website
- https://traventuria.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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Bayburt bus station to Aşkale bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Rize bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Rize bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Rize bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $50–75
Bus from Rize bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $50–75
Bus from Rize bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $50–75
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- info@aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Rize bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Bayburt bus station to Aşkale bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Rize to Ardeşen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Rize bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Rize to İstanbul Dudullu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Rize bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Haskovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Istanbul to Haskovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Rize to Ardeşen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- obilet.com
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Beşyüzevler to Harmanli
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Plovdiv Hristo Botev
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Plovdiv Hristo Botev
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Plovdiv Hristo Botev
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Plovdiv Hristo Botev
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–28
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Estimated price
- $80–100
Liman Taksi
- Phone
- +90 464 223 71 78
Kanbursırt Taxi Stop
- Phone
- +90 464 217 59 95
- Website
- facebook.com
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