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Trabzon – Sochi ferry schedule

The following news came on January 21, 2025.

The launch of the ferry between Sochi and Trabzon has been postponed again, now to March.

Sergey Turkmenyan, General Director of the carrier company, said that the launch of the ferry service was postponed due to bad weather conditions, which prevented the ship from being painted, as well as due to the month of Ramadan in Turkey, which will begin on February 28 and end on March 29.

Earlier, the first Trabzon – Sochi flight was officially scheduled for January 23, 2025, which never took place. Earlier, the resumption of ferry service between Sochi and the Turkish city of Trabzon was planned for mid-December 2024, which was interrupted 13 years ago. This was reported to TASS by Sergey Turkmenyan, a member of the Board of Directors of the Black Sea Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs and CEO of SVS Shipping LLC, the company that organizes and services this ferry route.

“Ferry traffic is resuming after 13 years. Our last ferry was in 2011, before that there were 5 passenger ferries from 1993 to 2011. The first flight is now officially scheduled for January 23. He will leave Trabzon and arrive in Sochi on January 24 in the morning,” Turkmenyan said.

The Sea Bridge ferry, designed to carry about 450 passengers and 220 passenger cars, will run twice a week — on Mondays and Thursdays. Departure from Trabzon is scheduled for 21:00 and arrival in Sochi at 9:00 the next day.

Various facilities for passengers are provided on board the ship: a cafe, a discobar, a duty-free shop, a computer game room and children’s areas. The cost of tickets starts from 6,000 rubles for a seat, from 20,000 rubles for a cabin seat, and transportation of a car will cost 30,000-35,000 rubles, depending on its size. The Sea Bridge ferry was built in 1974 in Italy and underwent a complete renovation in 1991 and 2020, ensuring its excellent technical condition. The ship has 112 cabins for 360 passengers and 93 seats. The ferry is 120.5 meters long and 18.5 meters wide.

Earlier on February 22, 2024, Yuri Vladimirov, the head of the Sochi Commercial Seaport, informed the RIA Novosti news agency about the company’s plans to buy a cargo and passenger ferry to stimulate tourism and begin transportation from Sochi to Trabzon, Turkey. According to him, there was a search for a suitable vessel. Vladimirov also noted that the port of Sochi has already prepared the necessary infrastructure for servicing the future ferry. Despite this, so far, over the past 10 years, it has not been possible to establish regular communication between the two countries.

“The possibility of buying a ferry for the Sochi-Trabzon route is being considered, given the obvious need for this type of transport. The ferry, designed to transport tourists in their private cars, will be in demand, but its capacity is limited: a maximum of 300 people and 60-80 cars. Unfortunately, at the moment there is no suitable vessel on the market,” Vladimirov said.

Earlier, the Turkish side promised the first flight of the Sochi—Trabzon ferry at the end of June 2023. However, many people had doubts about this news even then. After all, negotiations on the purchase of the vessel had just begun.

The launch date of the ferry between Trabzon and Sochi in 2023 was postponed due to insurance problems, it was planned to start flights at the end of May, Fatosh Solt, head of the Turkish travel agency operator Solt Tour, reported in early May 2023.

“We are working to find solutions, despite the problem, we plan to launch ferries after the elections in Turkey,” said Solt.

At the same time, the general director of the Sochi Seaport, Yuri Vladimirov, reported to ATOR that no one had contacted them, had not indicated or agreed on specific dates.

“So far, this is just an initiative. As soon as the operator or the owner of the vessel comes to us and informs us that there is a ferry that is going to be put on line, we will be happy to start work,” explained the head of the seaport.

Earlier, Yuri Vladimirov, General Director of the Sochi Commercial Sea Port, commented that the launch of the ferry between Russia and Turkey was planned for May 1, 2023 and is under negotiation. Fatosh Solt, the head of the Turkish tour operator Solt Tour, also said in an interview with RIA Novosti that flights would be launched on May 10-11, and the ferry would run between the ports twice a week.

At the same time, in early 2023, according to the Yeni Safak newspaper, it was announced that ferry flights between Turkey and Russia would resume for the first time in nine years. Ferries were expected to run between the ports of Trabzon in Turkey and Sochi in Russia.

We plan to sign agreements on the resumption of ferry service on April 6, 2023. A ferry designed for 300 passengers, 200 cars, six buses and 12 containers will be used for the Sochi -Trabzon line. Flights will begin on May 1, and the gates to Russia will be open, said the head of the Trabzon Province Chamber of Commerce, Celebi.

At that time, the first ferry flight between Trabzon and Sochi was scheduled for early May 2023, but unfortunately no agreement had been signed between the parties concerned at that time. The idea of restoring ferries from Sochi to Trabzon has been around for a long time. From 1992 to 2014, ferry services were periodically established between the cities, which were interrupted in preparation for the 2014 Olympics due to safety requirements.

This initiative is expected to play an important role in the development of trade and tourism between the two countries. In addition, the resumption of ferry services can provide a more convenient and faster transport link between Trabzon and Sochi, which contributes to the development of the exchange of goods and services.

The last ferry service between these ports was performed in 2014. The restoration of ferry services between the two countries may be an important signal for the restoration of friendly relations between Turkey and Russia.

The ferry route between Sochi and Trabzon was popular among travelers who were carrying bulky luggage or planning to continue traveling in their own car through Turkey. Due to its size, the ferry could take on board not only passengers, but also cars. Every week on Monday evenings, a ferry departed from the Sochi Sea Station, which arrived in Trabzon in the morning. In turn, the ferry left Trabzon on Friday. The duration of the trip was about 12 hours.

The schedule of the Trabzon – Sochi ferry can be tracked on the Port of Trabzon website.

The information was updated on January 21, 2025.

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