Skip to content
Sumela Monastery built into the cliff face above the Altındere valley, with forest on the rocks below

Where to stay in Trabzon

Photographed in 2009. Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Places to stay in Trabzon

Add your dates above to compare prices for your stay.

About Trabzon

Trabzon Airport sits 7 km from the centre, beside the coast road. Sumela and Uzungöl lie inland, about 44 km and 94 km by road from Meydan, so the base decides how much of the trip goes into driving.

Turkey. Guide last checked .

Facts and rules

Last checked . Each fact links to its source.

Airport
Trabzon Airport (TZX), 7 km from the city centre, beside the coast road, by the state airports authority Source
Airport parking
TRY 90 for the first hour and TRY 280 for 12 to 24 hours for a car, VAT included (DHMİ tariff for 2026) Source
Accommodation tax
Konaklama vergisi, a national tax: 1% of the room price before VAT from 1 May to 31 December 2026, 2% before; shown as a separate line on the invoice Source
Short-term rentals
A home let for up to 100 days needs a Ministry of Culture and Tourism permit, a plaque at the entrance and the permit number in the listing; every flat owner in the building must agree Source
Guest registration
Hotels and permitted flats record each guest and report to the police at once, and may not house a guest without an identity document Source
Parking with a rental car
TULAŞ open car park on the old bus station site in Değirmendere, 450 cars: TRY 20 for the first hour, TRY 130 all day, TRY 2,000 a month (rates of July 2024, no 2026 confirmation found) Source
Sumela Monastery
In the Altındere valley, Maçka, about 44 km by road from Meydan; open every day 08:00 to 17:00, ticket office until 16:30 Source
Monthly stays
Up to 100 days in one contract, a flat is a tourism rental that needs the permit; a longer contract is an ordinary lease under the Code of Obligations Source
Visas
Ordinary US, UK and Canadian passports: up to 90 days in any 180 without a visa; longer stays need a residence permit Source
Currency
Turkish lira (TRY) Source
Emergency number
112 Source

Areas of Trabzon

The paved walkway through Meydan Park in central Trabzon, with café umbrellas, trees and a statue on a plinth
Photographed in 2014. Photo: Radosław Botev, CC BY 3.0 pl, via Wikimedia Commons

Meydan and the city centre

Meydan Park is the centre of Trabzon, and the tourism ministry points to local restaurants downtown. The Atatürk Mansion and the castle walls are first-day sights in the tourism ministry's guide, and Hagia Sophia is about 4 km west by road. It suits a first visit, a short stay and a month with the airport close.

Trabzon Airport (TZX)
about 6 km
Sumela Monastery
about 44 km

Car and parking

TULAŞ, the municipal transport company, opened an open car park for 450 cars on the old bus station site in Değirmendere, a neighbourhood about 2 km by road from Meydan. In July 2024 it charged TRY 20 for the first hour, TRY 130 for a full day and TRY 2,000 a month; no 2026 confirmation was found.

The check-in hall of Trabzon Airport, with travellers and luggage trolleys under a steel roof
Photo: Stolbovsky, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Pelitli and the airport

The airport lies within the Pelitli and Konaklar neighbourhoods, north of the Trabzon to Rize highway, and municipal buses and dolmuş run on the coast road beside it. It suits a late arrival or an early departure.

Meydan Park
about 6 km
Sumela Monastery
about 47 km

Car and parking

The airport car park follows the state airports authority's 2026 tariff: TRY 90 for the first hour, TRY 180 for 3 to 6 hours and TRY 280 for 12 to 24 hours for a car, VAT included.

Sumela Monastery seen through fir trees on the wooded slopes of the Altındere valley
Photographed in 2019. Photo: BSRF, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Maçka and the Altındere valley

Sumela Monastery stands in Maçka district on a rock above the Altındere valley, about 300 metres above the valley floor. A night in Maçka suits a visit when the monastery opens at 08:00.

Sumela Monastery
about 17 km
Meydan Park
about 28 km
Trabzon Airport (TZX)
about 30 km

Car and parking

The ministry's museum page says visitors reach Sumela by car and then follow a path through the forest; it publishes no car park details. Maçka town is about 17 km by road from the monastery and about 28 km from Meydan.

The lake at Uzungöl with the village, a mosque and hotels along the shore, under low cloud on the wooded mountains
Photographed in 2014. Photo: Hamdigumus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Uzungöl

A lake village in Çaykara district. The tourism ministry lists touristic guest houses, small resort hotels and trout restaurants there. It suits one or two nights in the mountains, away from the coast.

Trabzon Airport (TZX)
about 90 km
Meydan Park
about 94 km

Car and parking

Uzungöl is about 94 km by road from Meydan and about 90 km from the airport. No official parking rule or tariff for the village was found, so ask the hotel where the car goes.

Guides

Questions

Is there a tourist tax in Trabzon?

Turkey charges a national accommodation tax rather than a city tax: 1% of the room price before VAT from 1 May to 31 December 2026, and 2% before that. It appears as its own line on the invoice. If a booking site left it out, the property invoices it after the stay.

How far is Sumela Monastery from Trabzon?

About 44 km by road from Meydan Park, and about 17 km from the town of Maçka. The monastery opens every day from 08:00 to 17:00, and the ticket office closes at 16:30.

Where can a rental car park in central Trabzon?

The municipality's transport company, TULAŞ, opened an open car park for 450 cars on the old bus station site in Değirmendere, a neighbourhood about 2 km by road from Meydan. In July 2024 it charged TRY 20 for the first hour, TRY 130 for a full day and TRY 2,000 a month; no 2026 confirmation was found.

Does a holiday flat in Trabzon need a licence?

Yes. A flat let for up to 100 days needs a Ministry of Culture and Tourism permit, a plaque at the entrance and the permit number in every listing, and every flat owner in the building must have agreed. The host also registers each guest with the police.