There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Rize by plane, shuttle, bus, train, taxi, or car
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Fly to Trabzon Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Trabzon Airport (TZX)plane SOF - TZX
- Take a shuttle bus from Trabzon Airport to Rize
8h 27m₺7,931–22,338Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus FlixBus N1999
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus stationbus FlixBus KK5503 / ...
28h 40m₺1,725–5,268Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
- Take the train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Sivastrain Yht
- Take the train from Sivas to Aşkaletrain
- Take the bus from Aşkale bus station to Bayburt bus stationbus
- Take the taxi from Bayburt to Rizetaxi
35h 36m₺6,756–12,011Drive 1,679.2 km
- Drive from Sofia to Rizecar 1,679.2 km
19h 17m₺12,126–17,516Fly to Rize–Artvin, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Rize–Artvin (RZV)plane SOF - RZV
- Take the bus from Ardeşen to Rizebus
11h₺3,666–15,248Fly to Batumi International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Batumi International Airport (BUS)plane SOF - BUS
- Take the bus from Batumi Central to Rizebus
11h 16m₺12,241–26,799Bus via Maltepe
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Istanbul Samandira Tesisbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Rizebus
30h 24m₺3,647–5,650Train, bus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus stationbus FlixBus KK5503 / ...
33h 25m₺1,775–7,575
Sofia to Rize by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Rize is to bus which costs 1.700 ₺ - 5.500 ₺ and takes 28h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Rize is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 27m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 23.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia to Rize station. However, there are services departing from Sofia and arriving at Rize bus station via İstanbul Esenler bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 40m.
The distance between Sofia and Rize is 1471 km. The road distance is 1679.2 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Rize without a car is to bus which takes 28h 40m and costs 1.700 ₺ - 5.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Sofia to Rize, including transfers.
Sofia to Rize bus services, operated by Kamil Koc, depart from Sofia station.
Sofia to Rize bus services, operated by Kamil Koc, arrive at İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Rize is 1679 km. It takes approximately 19h 17m to drive from Sofia to Rize.
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What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Rize, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Sofia to Rize bus station via İstanbul Esenler bus station in around 28h 40m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Trabzon Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–28,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rize–Artvin via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–37,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Batumi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–26,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Trabzon Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–17,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Trabzon Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–13,000
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Batumi International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–80,000
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Sofia Airport to Batumi International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–80,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rize–Artvin via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–15,000
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–3,989
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,214
- Single Room
- ₺3,989
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,946
Train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Sivas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,100
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Sivas to Aşkale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺550–800
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 444 0 487
- info@havas.net
- Website
- havas.net
Shuttle from Trabzon Airport to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺55–300
- Website
- https://havas.net/en
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Sofia to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Aşkale bus station to Bayburt bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺260–360
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Ardeşen to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺240–340
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Sofia to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,800
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,500
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺2,500–3,500
Bus from Batumi Central to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺600–900
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺600–900
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,250
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,500–2,200
Bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,400
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺2,400–3,400
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- info@aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,300
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Aşkale bus station to Bayburt bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺110–150
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Ardeşen to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺95–130
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Ardeşen to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺35–45
- Schedules at
- obilet.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–4,700
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