Sochi Trabzon car ferry IMPORTANT INFORMATION! And a call for help :)
Will get straight to it, this information is current at 13/02/2012:
As far as I can tell, there is no longer any car ferry from Trabzon to Sochi. There is only a passenger hydrofoil which seems to operate year round. I am currently in Trabzon, and went down to the shipping agents this morning to book my place on the car ferry.
I was told by each open travel agent that there is no car ferry anymore. The Oz Star Denizcilik office is closed, and the Sari Denizcilik office told me directly, there is no car ferry anymore.
This information directly contradicts many websites on the internet, including the ferry lines themselves, and the official port of Sochi website.
Consistent information from these places is that there is a Samsun – Novorossisk cargo ferry which will definitely take a bike, but Im not sure if it will take passengers.
Now Im in a bit of a situation… Ive got 7 days left on my Turkey Visa.. and no clear good option. So calling for anyone who may have info to help. This afternoon I will investigate a cargo ferry from Trabzon to Sochi, as mentioned by some other threads here. But as far as I can tell the Sochi port is now closed so this is also not an option. Thoughts anyone?!?!
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