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Rize · Turkey

Car hire and driving in Rize

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Turkey traffic drives on the right. Picking up at RZV means 33 km (21 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25743529.

Drives from Rize

Car rental from Rize: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Rize to TrabzonTurkey67 km (41 mi)about 1 h 1 min
Rize to ErzurumTurkey139 km (86 mi)about 2 h 7 min
Rize to ErzincanTurkey167 km (104 mi)about 2 h 33 min
Rize to GiresunTurkey180 km (112 mi)about 2 h 44 min
Rize to OrduTurkey221 km (137 mi)about 3 h 22 min
Rize to BingölTurkey238 km (148 mi)about 3 h 37 min
Rize to AğrıTurkey258 km (160 mi)about 3 h 56 min
Rize to ElazığTurkey283 km (176 mi)about 4 h 19 min
Rize to SochiRussia294 km (183 mi)about 4 h 29 min
Rize to IğdırTurkey322 km (200 mi)about 4 h 55 min
Rize to SivasTurkey329 km (204 mi)about 5 h 1 min
Rize to TokatTurkey344 km (214 mi)about 5 h 14 min
Rize to IstanbulTurkey970 km (603 mi)about 14 h 48 min
Rize to AnkaraTurkey660 km (410 mi)about 10 h 4 min
Rize to BursaTurkey971 km (603 mi)about 14 h 49 min
Rize to KyivUkraine1,302 km (809 mi)about 19 h 52 min
Rize to İzmirTurkey1,180 km (733 mi)about 17 h 59 min
Rize to GaziantepTurkey517 km (321 mi)about 7 h 53 min
Rize to BucharestRomania1,235 km (767 mi)about 18 h 50 min
Rize to DiyarbakırTurkey346 km (215 mi)about 5 h 17 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Rize?

The right, as everywhere in Turkey.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.