There are 7 ways to get from Varna to Rize by plane, shuttle, bus, car ferry, 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.
Fly 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
10h 7m₺8,145–27,495Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Varna to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus FlixBus N2024
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus stationbus FlixBus KK5503 / ...
27h 25m₺1,610–5,800Bus via Maltepe
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus Citylines 49 / ...
- Take the bus from İstanbul Dudullu to Rizebus
26h 48m₺2,440–4,876Bus, 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₺10,653–12,818Drive 1,558.4 km
- Drive from Varna to Rizecar 1,558.4 km
20h 15m₺11,480–16,581Fly to Rize–Artvin, bus
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Rize–Artvin (RZV)plane VAR - RZV
- Take the bus from Ardeşen to Rizebus
9h 39m₺13,152–43,575Bus via Burgas
- Take the bus from Varna to Burgas Southbus
- Take the bus from Burgas to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus stationbus
27h 25m₺1,955–4,820
Varna to Rize by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Varna to Rize is to bus via Burgas which costs 1.900 ₺ - 4.900 ₺ and takes 27h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Varna to Rize is to fly and bus which takes 9h 39m and costs 13.000 ₺ - 44.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Varna station to Rize. However, there are services departing from Varna Central Bus Station and arriving at Rize via İstanbul Esenler and İstanbul Dudullu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 48m.
The distance between Varna and Rize is 1115 km. The road distance is 1558.4 km.
The best way to get from Varna to Rize without a car is to bus via Maltepe which takes 26h 48m and costs 2.400 ₺ - 4.900 ₺.
It takes approximately 10h 7m to get from Varna to Rize, including transfers.
Varna to Rize bus services, operated by Kamil Koç, depart from Varna station.
Varna to Rize bus services, operated by Kamil Koç, arrive at İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Varna to Rize is 1558 km. It takes approximately 20h 15m to drive from Varna to Rize.
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What companies run services between Varna, Bulgaria and Rize, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Rize via Istanbul Büyük Otogari, İstanbul Esenler, and İstanbul Dudullu in around 26h 48m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Trabzon Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–34,000
Flights from Varna Airport to Rize–Artvin via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–39,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Trabzon Airport via Sofia, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
- 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
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–1,700
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,600
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- info@aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from İstanbul Dudullu to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,900
- Schedules at
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺95–130
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,900
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Phone
- +359 0882455155
- bourgasbus@abv.bg
- Website
- burgasbus.info
Bus from Varna to Burgas South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺500–650
- Website
- https://burgasbus.info/eng/?cat=1
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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺240–340
- 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 Esenler bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Burgas to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺500–700
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Varna to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
Bus from Burgas to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,575
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Varna to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,300
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,100–1,700
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
- 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
- ₺1,800–14,000
- Child ticket
- ₺4,200–5,500
- Adult passenger
- ₺10,000–12,000
- Personal Car
- ₺29,427–29,429
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