Trabzon: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Trabzon is a city of 244,083 people in Turkey, 39 m (128 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Trabzon International Airport (TZX), 5 km (3 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Trabzon runs from about 9 h 17 min a day in late December to 15 h 11 min in late June (computed for 41.01° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Trabzon is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Trabzon International Airport (TZX), 5 km (3 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,661 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV, 96 km).
Flights to Trabzon: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Trabzon · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Diyarbakır, 346 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Erzurum, 179 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Malatya, 319 km
- Batman, 367 km
- Elazığ, 263 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Samsun, 286 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Sochi, 288 km (Russia) — buses · car rental · tours
- Adıyaman, 381 km
- Sivas, 269 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Ordu, 154 km — buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Zanjan, Rasht, Amasya, Dortmund, Batumi, Sochi, Bishkek.
Common questions
Which airport serves Trabzon?
Trabzon International Airport (TZX), 5 km (3 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Trabzon?
About 244,083 people live in Trabzon, across 4,685 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Trabzon in?
Europe/Istanbul, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Trabzon?
The Lira (TRY). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Trabzon?
Diyarbakır (346 km), Erzurum (179 km), Malatya (319 km), Batman (367 km), Elazığ (263 km).
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.