leaving Paris Gare du Nord at
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Information from
There are a number of facilities for passengers with disabilities. most flexible way to travel from London or Paris to Istanbul. restaurant car is available from departure until after midnight. Stay overnight in
around 13, couchette in 4-berth 20, bed in 3-bed sleeper 22, bed in 2-bed
Sofia-Istanbul train, looking towards the corridor side. Wed only advise this way for weekend trips though, for the obvious reasons More often though, youll notice that you spend at least 50 to 150 euros per flight, including one piece of check-in luggage. at a time when the train temporarily only ran from Sofia to Cerkezky for a bus
19:30. Halkali station at 20:45 and arrives at Sofia central station at
TGV-Lyria has a
Here are some suggested
Or they may continue to use Halkali permanently. For
The Interrail Pass can be a great money-saving option for those travelling extensively through France. Paris & Stuttgart, or would prefer to take a ferry via Harwich-Hoek van Holland
DiscoverByRail.com. Istanbul-Athens
Budapest Keleti
Bed in
They
booking. Has anyone used the Auto More information about TGV-Lyria. Alternatively, contact
More. With a punctuality rate of 97%, BB ranked among the most reliable railway operators in Europe in 2021. phone, but see what the Interrail reservations service says. Zurich HB,
Recommended restaurants in Nice: our favourites!
Izmir, Cappadocia and Pamukkale, see the Train travel in Turkey page. Danube into Romania. There's a Romanian bar-bistro car attached in Romania
from a reliable insurer. tickets will be posted to you. day 3. [CDATA[ You make all the reservations in
www.interrail.com so you can use their reservations service. journey planner for each train. to Bucharest at the station when you get to Ruse. several deluxe compartments with 1, 2 or 3 beds and private shower & toilet. Danube from Ruse in Bulgaria to Giurgiu in Romania over the world's longest steel girder
as follows: Travel from Bucharest to Dimitrovgrad on a series of connecting trains, leaving
held digitally on your mobile phone, so it's vital to keep it charged. morning train from Athens to Thessaloniki in as little as 4 hours. The Kalman Imre has a modern air-conditioned Hungarian sleeping-car
ICE train, leaving
Spend the next day exploring Sofia.
Using
Remember the new rule for
There are some
TGV-Lyria TGV Duplex train
sail several times a week, see
Marmaris, Bodrum or Kusadasi Day 4, take a ferry from Piraeus (the port of Athens,
A great alternative is a visit to the radiant white pilgrimage church of Sacr-Coeur on the hill in the Montmartre district. an air-conditioned Hungarian couchette car with 4 & 6 berth compartments,
one Bulgarian, one Serbian, but comfy enough in spite of the graffiti. for a 2nd class ticket + 10 for a
Standard Premier and Business Premier fares include a light meal with wine (or
available even on the day. Utrecht
comfortable air-conditioned Serbian train, with modern 2nd class seats - there's
Don't expect travel insurance to bail you out of every missed
The French motor rail from Calais to the South of France has stopped this year, so in order to make use of one you will need to cross the Channel to Paris. There is only one daily train from
The Link your existing credit & debit cards to the app, you can link up to two
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snacks & microwaved hot dishes 1st
Balkans. pass because of the extra flexibility it offers. route. the Carpathian mountains, a wonderfully scenic and almost Alpine section of
Day 5, travel
Alternatively, the
guide. 1, 2 or 3 bed sleeper, set up as
information about when bookings open. (Bulgaria). MasterCard - they send to the UK and most European addresses. available, so don't worry. from Paris to London by
Premier or Business Premier. Simplon Orient Express page, www.belmond.com/venice-simplon-orient-express, More information wine with you. accompanied children under 15 go free. time 1 hour by catamaran, 2 hours by car ferry. until further notice. & how they work, See the Eurostar page for full details of this passholder fare and how to buy it, see pass durations & prices on the Interrail page, See more
contact this location, Window Classics-Tampa comfortable Turkish TVS2000 air-conditioned sleeping-cars with 1 & 2 bed
30 or so if
towards Istanbul Halkali The
In summer from 2 June to 1 October 2023, travel from Istanbul to Bucharest
example, London-Paris, Paris-Stuttgart-Munich-Vienna-Budapest &
between October & June you travel in seats cars on a series of connecting trains
Calculating the cost of a London
Fares work like air fares, cheap in advance, expensive on the day. (Bulgaria's ancient capital) on the way,
of woods & farmland at up to 320 km/h (199 mph), past picturesque French villages of the Champagne region. Stuttgart-Budapest
Nice has everything going for it, from its celebrated cuisine to open air concerts, festivals and carnivals! Take yourself off to the banks of the Seine or right into the centre to the Jardin des Tuileries, an oasis of green. Bucharest Nord at
information about Eurostar passholder tickets here including how to check
interesting place to stay, see the section below. at Sofia station, see more
Alternatively, you
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the specific trains you want to book between specific cities on specific dates
So feel free to spend
1 or 2 bed sleeper on the
specific dates (you may find the technique shown on
Children 4-11 inclusive get a free pass
whichever debit or credit card is currently selected in the Curve app. 20:39. You crosses the
reservation:
I get a small commission to help
first child, after the hotel's duty manager translated a certain Turkish word". It costs
indicates 2nd class. googletag.pubads().setTargeting("URL", "International-Rail-Services"); Bienvenue! (you may find How to plan an itinerary & budget
has train & ferry times for every country in Europe plus at the Austrian Railways website, following the same instructions for booking
Marmaray suburban train, arriving at the new underground platforms beneath this
time in Paris, Stuttgart, Munich, Vienna, Budapest,
Bring your own supplies of food and beer as there's no catering car. Bedrooms
in 4-berth 22, bed in 3-bed sleeper 28, bed in 2-bed sleeper 42. Day 3, travel from
www.bahn.de,
These impressive 320 km/h double-deck trains link Paris & Stuttgart, a relaxing
beer as there's no catering car. modern Romanian
Beograd and take a tram, trams 7
has an excellent air-conditioned Croatian sleeping-car (1, 2 & 3 bed compartments with
The Paris RER is a regional train transport system connecting the center to its it's just possible that a single-track connection to one or two platforms will
in the city centre. Useful country information: dial code,
Westbound one-way you'll need a 5-days-in-1-month pass because of the way the
to Istanbul" and expect them to work it all out for you. Istanbul's historic Sirkeci
takes 9.5 hours. recommended option. admittedly much pricier after its refurbishment, but now a true 5
cafe-bar, power sockets at all seats & free WiFi,
from London to Brussels, a connecting high-speed Thalys train to Cologne, the
see advice on how to transfer here. Decided to check out availability of motorail Calais - Nice today and there is some. The Venice Simplon Orient Express runs from Paris to Istanbul once a year,
Turkey. The journey costs around 5,000 per person, but it's very
Sultanahmet travellers' area, try the
guide is less detailed, but covers Egypt, Syria, Jordan,
at 10:55 and arrives Halkali (Istanbul) at 05:34 next morning. You can use the
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direction, it's the cheapest way to book because you can see all the
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Option 2, by
prices have risen after refurbishment. the other via Sofia They specialise in complex itineraries! 09:00-13:00 Saturday & Sunday UK time, 1.5% fee for phone bookings. of flexibility. In summer from 4 June
The through car is an air-conditioned
online at
The train used to make a dramatic
Stena Line Rail & Sail page and continue to either Amsterdam or Utrecht
Call DB's English-speaking telesales line on 00 49 (0)30 311 68 29 04,
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Report inappropriate content sydneynick Sydney, Australia Level Contributor 111,206 posts 17 reviews 20 helpful votes 4. 2482483. You can also book at Austrian Railways
He can arrange sleeper or couchette tickets on this train in either direction,
Using an Interrail pass
reschedule or re-route if fire, flood, or missed connections affect your
1 = 19 Turkish Lira 1 = 16
I recommend using an
Map of Istanbul showing Sirkeci station. WebCar & motorcycle The BB Nightjet takes you and your car or motorcycle safely to your destination. to Southern Turkey via the Greek islands, London to Southern Turkey via ferry from Italy, Venice-Simplon-Orient Express to Istanbul. WiFi, even catering? station guide. or the route via Zagreb, Belgrade & Sofia as
office at Sofia or Istanbul stations: 18.48
The Ister has
street. The through car to Bucharest is an air-conditioned Turkish TVS2000 couchette car with 4 berth compartments. Belgrade-Sofia overnight couchette train - you now do this run by day. star hotel with helpful & friendly staff. Duplex has a cafe-bar, power sockets at all seats & free WiFi. Lines open 09:00-17:30 Monday-Friday. Motorail Turkey. ticket windows at
Be prepared to get off the train at
Bulgarian capital,
Some destinations - think about isles or peninsulae - are hard to reach by land or demand to take the long way round, so a ferry might be needed to literally ship you and your beloved bike to the destination of your choice. book the Paris to Stuttgart TGV Book this at the German Railways website
I get a little commission if you sign up to Curve, but I recommend it
for a 2nd class ticket + 15 for a bed in a 2-bed sleeper or. which route and trains you want and to work it all out for
station is closer to the city centre, but you have to rely on a single bus line
travel within Turkey,
$ 215. the Turkish border at Kapikule late at night to have your passport stamped. Bucharest to Budapest on the sleeper train Ister You leave
blocked due to line upgrading until 2025. budget will stretch, it's
& Sunday UK time, 1.5% fee for phone bookings. Day 5 or 6, take an onward ferry to southern
so you don't need to buy a physical SIM, including iPhone 11 & later,
From Austria to Croatia in only one night! The German motorail is split over two societies: the Urlaubs-Express which takes you and your motorcycle all the way to Verona in Italy every friday from June to September (from 328 euros one way), or the Austrian motorail which heads on a daily basis for Innsbruck (from 128 euros one way) in Austria. The sleeping-car (vagon de
Romanian Railways website
a guide, by all means book an earlier Eurostar outwards or a later Eurostar
it was a rather tasty omelette. these agencies: International Rail on 0844 248 248 3, lines open 09:00-17:00
Standard
department, but the dedicated ex-Thomas Cook team set up a private venture and The easiest one is to have your motorcycle picked up at home and transported over by truck, while you make your way over there by airplane, bus or train. & on to Cairo, Istanbul-Tehran by Trans-Asia Express train, TCDD (Trkiye Cumhuryeti Devlet Demiryollan)www.tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr, Train travel within Turkey
Now make the Zurich to Zagreb sleeper reservation. Note that Eurotunnel is bankrupt and likely to go into receivership at any time, so you should check its legal status before booking. if (typeof(child) != 'undefined' && child != null) parent.removeChild(child); see more about TGV-Lyria. Additional beverages/snacks are available for purchase from the service team. worth a 24 hour stopover! 3) The Paris-Zurich TGV-Lyria reservation: With an Interrail pass, the passholder supplement for the Paris-Zurich TGV-Lyria is 35. There are direct trains to France from most major European cities, including Amsterdam, Barcelona, Basle, Berlin, Brussels, Cologne, Florence, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hamburg, London, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Rome, Rotterdam, Venice, Vienna and Zurich. with cheap fares available if you book in advance. Day 1, travel from London to Paris by
Motorcycle-Diaries is all about amazing roads, endless landscapes, hidden places and the passionate people that you meet along these roads. compartments with washbasin), a modern air-conditioned Croatian couchette car (4 & 6 berth
It's automated, the reservation will be emailed to you immediately after
WebThe Motorail service ran from Calais, and you travelled on the same train as your car, not sure I fancy driving into Paris to load the car, may just fly and hire as we normally do! cooked breakfast. Since 13 December 2021 the Nightjet connects the city of music with the city of love three times a week (Monday, Thursday, Saturday from Vienna/ Tuesday, Friday, Sunday from Paris). Power sockets,
360 photo. information about when bookings open, see advice about buying domestic tickets to London to connect with Eurostar, international
online at
andy@discoverbyrail.com
However, they
Family and friends travelling together can buy four tickets for the price of three, and kids under four go free - so long as they sit on your lap. See the video guide. Strasbourg. Sofia to Istanbul page. mph). Travel Guard USA. see advice on how to transfer here. Then travel from Dimitrovgrad to Istanbul by
Interrail,
reservations as you go, you'll hardly ever find these trains fully
Of course! to your exact specification, complete with stopovers. The Kalman Imre
TGV Duplex Travel from Paris to
buy tickets online for the
confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers. microwaved hot dishes. Novi
approaches Halkali The
Just be aware that their staff aren't always
Brasov (for Dracula's
grandeur, www.londrahotel.net,
with proper beds & washbasin, plus several
www.bluestarferries.gr to check sailing dates,
see the Seat 61 Venice
Video guide: London to Istanbul by train Variations
162 each way in
and the price varies depending how far ahead you book. ferry from Piraeus to Kos, Lesvos, Samos or Rhodes, then another ferry to
The Ister also has a Romanian
station guide. via Belgrade the Zagreb-Belgrade & Belgrade-Sofia trains have still not resumed
Romanian sleeping-car, Hotel MyContinental Bucuresti Gara de Nord, modern Romanian
You have to get off the train at the Turkish border
Bucharest to Istanbul, but on most of the other stages (for
Be prepared to get off the train
Zurich to Paris by TGV-Lyria, leaving
mobiles & laptops at all seats in all classes. there are almost always places available. Always.