Road
Bartın's intercity connections are provided by road; there is no motorway in the province. To the west, the E-80 motorway and the E-5 state road can be reached via the Çaycuma-Devrek (Zonguldak) and Mengen-Yeniçağa (Bolu) routes, and to the south via Safranbolu (Karabük) and Gerede (Bolu). To the east there is a connection toward Cide (Kastamonu), and to the south, via Safranbolu, to the Central and Eastern Black Sea and Central Anatolia. According to the Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism, regular bus services operate to Ankara, Istanbul and other major cities.
Distances to Major Cities
According to the intercity distance table of the General Directorate of Highways, updated on March 3, 2026, the road distances from Bartın to some provinces are as follows:
- Karabük: 86 km
- Zonguldak: 88 km
- Bolu: 176 km
- Kastamonu: 181 km
- Düzce: 201 km
- Ankara: 285 km
- Istanbul: 417 km
- Bursa: 425 km
- Samsun: 476 km
- İzmir: 760 km
- Trabzon: 797 km
- Antalya: 804 km
Air
There is no airport in Bartın. The nearest airport is Zonguldak Airport in Saltukova, in the Çaycuma district of Zonguldak. According to the aeronautical publication of the DHMİ (General Directorate of State Airports Authority), the airport is about 8 km north of Çaycuma; the Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism gives its distance to Bartın as 38 km. For current flight schedules, announcements by airlines should be followed.
Sea
Bartın Port serves as an international port for cargo and passenger transport and is also a customs gate. According to the report of the Western Black Sea Development Agency based on the 2020 provincial briefing of the Bartın Governorship, the port, built in 1965, was opened to foreign ships in 1995; its quay length is 480 m and its water depth is 7.2-8 metres.
The ports of Amasra and Kurucaşile serve as national commercial ports. Amasra Port has a passenger pier completed in 2013 and berths for small boats. Akkonak Port in the Amasra district is used for cargo transport. The coast also has the Kurucaşile, Hisar and Tarlaağzı fishing shelters.
Rail
There is no railway network within the borders of Bartın Province. Rail transport is provided via Saltukova (Zonguldak) station, about 38 km from the provincial centre.
Sources
Bartın Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism; General Directorate of Highways; General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHMİ); Western Black Sea Development Agency.