Transport for Trabzon, Turkey: Plane, Bus & Car

By Plane

BoraJet, Onur Air, Pegasus, SunExpress, and Turkish Airlines have flights to Trabzon from Ankara and/or Istanbul. There are some international flights as well from Germany, Georgia and the Crimea.

Trabzon’s airport (TZK) is 6 km (3.7 miles) southeast of Atatürk Alanı along the Black Sea shore ().

By Bus

There’s frequent direct bus service from Istanbul, Ankara and other major Turkish cities, particularly by the Ulusoycompany.

By Car

Although the Black Sea coast offers some beauty spots, it’s really not worth the long drive and the fuel expense to drive all the way to Trabzon from some distant city. Unless you have a particular interest in many cities and towns along the coast, I’d suggest that you fly to Trabzon, then rent a car there if you want to explore further on your own.

Eastern Turkey Tour

If you’re following my Eastern Tour itinerary, you’ll go from Trabzon up into the Kaçkar Mountains to Artvin, Yusufeli or Erzurum on the Anatolian plateau.

Local Transport in Trabzon

With no Metro or tram, with narrow, twisting streets difficult for large buses, a lot of Trabzon’s public transit needs are met with dolmuş minibuses, and of course taxis. Ask at your hotel for directions on how to reach a particular destination.