In reply to Anonymous. Hi. Yes you can take Sofia Express from Istanbul to Dimitrovgrad. Unfortunately, I have no firm info about servies between Bulgaria and Romania. But you can not book any train in TCDDT offices which is not running from/to Turkey.
Hey, I want to go to from Istanbul to Bucharest in February. If I am correct, I can take a train from Istanbul to Dimitrovgrad and then go via Gorna Oryahovitsa and Ruse to Bucharest. Is this correct and if so, can I book this entire route at an TCDD office? I was also wondering if the Balkan Flexipass would be an option for that (and traveling onwards in Ro […]
In reply to Bob. Complicated and taking long time. The closest station is at Iskenderun, where you can go by bus or minibus. There only train is Iskenderun-Mersin train, where From Adana, Erciyes Express will take you to Kayseri. From there, a couple of trains (Dogu, Kurtalan, Vangolu, 4 Eylul) can be taken for Ankara.
In reply to Vic. Hi Vic. You'll have to go by bus from Kars to Hopa, then on to Batumi via the border crossing at Sarp. From Batumi you can take the train to Tbilisi.
Hello Sir, This's Vic, from Al Khobar Saudi Arabia. family and I are planning to go to Istanbul and from Istanbul to Tbilisi via train. after long research, I just know Doğu Ekspresi goes from Ankara to Kars, could you please help me know other options for the remaining journey from Kars to Tbilisi?