There are 10 ways to get from Sofia to Rize by plane, shuttle, bus, train, taxi, car ferry, 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₺6,756–17,227Bus
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 KK5595 / ...
28h 5m₺1,725–5,355Train, 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 to Bayburtbus
- Take the taxi from Bayburt to Rizetaxi
35h 36m₺9,356–15,484Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Sofia to Vladimir Pavlovtrain Ic
- Take the carferry from Burgas to Batumicarferry
- Take the bus from Sarp to Rizebus
2d 22h₺11,745–13,984Fly to Rize–Artvin, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Rize–Artvin (RZV)plane SOF - RZV
- Take the bus from Ardeşen to Rizebus
11h 33m₺4,264–17,743Fly 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₺12,836–22,553Fly to Erzincan Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Erzincan Airport (ERC)plane SOF - ERC
- Take the bus from Erzincan bus station to Rize bus stationbus
15h 57m₺13,789–43,607Bus 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₺3,622–5,650Train, bus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
- Take the bus from İstanbul Dudullu bus station to Rize bus stationbus FlixBus KK5595 / ...
31h 49m₺2,234–6,261Drive 1,679.3 km
- Drive from Sofia to Rizecar 1,679.3 km
19h 12m₺12,870–18,589
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 5m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Rize is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 27m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 18.000 ₺.
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 5m.
The distance between Sofia and Rize is 1471 km. The road distance is 1679.3 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Rize without a car is to bus which takes 28h 5m 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 Koç, depart from Sofia station.
Sofia to Rize bus services, operated by Kamil Koç, arrive at İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Rize is 1679 km. It takes approximately 19h 12m 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 5m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Trabzon Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–24,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rize–Artvin via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–27,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Batumi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–22,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Erzincan Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–43,000
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–4,162
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Double Room
- ₺2,310
- Single Room
- ₺4,162
- Four Person Room
- ₺2,031
Train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Sivas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,100
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Sivas to Aşkale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺550–800
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–4,162
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Double Room
- ₺2,310
- Single Room
- ₺4,162
- Four Person Room
- ₺2,031
- Phone
- 444 0 487
- [email protected]
- Website
- Havas
Shuttle from Trabzon Airport to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺55–320
- Website
- Havas
- Phone
- +359 56 871 628
- [email protected]
- Website
- Black Sea Ferry Services
Car ferry from Burgas to Batumi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–13,000
- Website
- Black Sea Ferry Services
- Motorcycle
- ₺1,900–14,000
- Child ticket
- ₺4,400–6,000
- Adult passenger
- ₺11,000–13,000
- Personal Car
- ₺30,679–30,682
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–8,000
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