There are 8 ways to get from Varna to Rize by plane, shuttle, bus, car ferry, or car
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Fly Varna Airport to Trabzon Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Trabzon Airport (TZX)plane VAR - TZX
- Take a shuttle bus from Trabzon Airport to Rize
8h 52m₺9,468–30,224Bus to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Trabzon Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Take the bus from Varna to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Trabzon Airport (TZX)plane SAW - TZX
- Take a shuttle bus from Trabzon Airport to Rize
14h 32m₺2,011–7,291Bus via Silivri
- Take the bus from Varna to Silivribus
- Take the bus from Silivri to Istanbul Samandira Tesisbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Rizebus
24h 17m₺2,129–4,150Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Varna to Burgas Southbus
- Take the car ferry from Burgas to Batumicarferry
- Take the bus from Sarp to Rizebus
2d 19h₺10,792–13,080Drive 1,551.1 km
- Drive from Varna to Rizecar 1,551.1 km
20h 39m₺10,510–15,180Fly Varna Airport to Rize–Artvin, bus
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Rize–Artvin (RZV)plane VAR - RZV
- Take the bus from Ardeşen to Rizebus
14h 27m₺11,975–39,324Bus, bus to Istanbul, fly to Trabzon Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Varna to Silivribus
- Take the bus from Silivri Otogar to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Trabzon Airport (TZX)plane IST - TZX
- Take a shuttle bus from Trabzon Airport to Rize
14h 25m₺11,614–14,060Bus
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus Citylines 49 / ...
- Take the bus from İstanbul Dudullu bus station to Rize bus stationbus FlixBus KK5519B / ...
26h 33m₺2,981–3,714
Varna to Rize by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Varna to Rize is to bus which costs 2.900 ₺ - 3.800 ₺ and takes 26h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Varna to Rize is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 52m and costs 9.000 ₺ - 31.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Varna to Rize. However, there are services departing from Varna and arriving at Rize via Silivri and Istanbul Samandira Tesis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 17m.
The distance between Varna and Rize is 1115 km. The road distance is 1551.1 km.
The best way to get from Varna to Rize without a car is to bus via Silivri which takes 24h 17m and costs 2.100 ₺ - 4.200 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 52m to get from Varna to Rize, including transfers.
Varna to Rize bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Varna Central Bus Station.
Varna to Rize bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Istanbul Büyük Otogari station.
Rize is 1h ahead of Varna. It is currently 11:50 PM in Varna and 12:50 AM in Rize.
Yes, the driving distance between Varna to Rize is 1551 km. It takes approximately 20h 39m to drive from Varna to Rize.
What companies run services between Varna, Bulgaria and Rize, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Varna to Rize via Silivri and Istanbul Samandira Tesis in around 24h 17m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Trabzon Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–26,000
Flights from Varna Airport to Rize–Artvin via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–35,000
Flights from Istanbul to Trabzon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,900–11,300
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Trabzon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–11,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Trabzon Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–13,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Trabzon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–4,900
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Trabzon Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–4,900
- 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
- ₺55–270
- Website
- https://havas.net/en
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Varna to Silivri
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺600–2,100
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺600–750
Bus from Silivri to Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺420–550
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺420–550
Bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,500
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,100–1,300
Bus from Varna to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺600–2,100
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺600–800
- Phone
- 056 844 966
- office@mbus-bg.com
- Website
- mbus-bg.com
Bus from Varna to Burgas South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺470–510
- Schedules at
- mbus-bg.com
- Phone
- +359 52 757 044
- info@autogaravn.com
- Website
- autogaravn.com
Bus from Varna to Burgas South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺370–550
- Website
- https://autogaravn.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Varna to Burgas South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺600–900
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,360–1,410
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- info@aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Sarp to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺140–190
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Ardeşen to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺90–120
- 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
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Ardeşen to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺230–330
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Varna to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺650–900
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Dudullu bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Silivri Otogar to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺150–390
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,600
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 56 871 628
- booking@portbulgariawest.com
- Website
- pbm.bg
Car ferry from Burgas to Batumi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–12,000
- Website
- http://www.pbm.bg/
- Motorcycle
- ₺1,700–13,000
- Child ticket
- ₺4,000–5,500
- Adult passenger
- ₺10,000–12,000
- Personal Car
- ₺27,740–27,742
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