80 hrs from London to Istanbul by Sleeper Train
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Today I’m taking taking the train from London all the way to Istanbul. Crossing 9 countries along the way on a variety of different sleeper trains, high speed trains and down right awful trains! Join me as I travel in the fastest possible time by using only the method of rail to get from one side of the continent of Europe to the other. Starting in London St Pancras, I’ll catch the Eurostar to Paris Gare Du Nord. Next up due to a delay from my previously booked train, I’ll grab a TGV over to Zurich, Switzerland. From there it’s the Austian Nightjet over to Vienna. Thanks to several lucky scrapes, I’m able to grab a 1st class train over to Budapest and catch up with my original itinerary to continue on to Arad, Romania. From Arad I’ll take one Romania’s most luxurious sleeper train over to Bucharest in order to catch my final train over to Turkey. This will be a couchette and it’s fare to say it’s a little rough around the edges.
As always let me know what you think, and if you’d do the same - to travel across Europe by sleeper train. It’s certainly possible with a little patience and a lack of sleep aha.
0:00 - Introduction
1:46 - Eurostar to Paris
4:06 - TGV to Zurich
7:18 - Nightjet to Vienna
10:10 - 1st Class to Budapest
14:39 - Sleeper train to Bucharest
19:22 - Couchette to Istanbul
26:56 - Turkish border
120hrs on Orient Express Luxury Sleeper Train | Paris - Istanbul
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Today I’m taking the world’s most luxurious sleeper train, The Venice Simplon Orient Express, from Paris all the way to Istanbul. I’ll share with you exactly what the experience is like, from my private room, the three restaurant cars, along with all the luxurious amenities offered onboard. This is a train like no other, steeped in grandeur, history and style.
Run once a year, The Venice Simplon Orient Express will take us through 8 countries with various local excursions along the way. It also happens to be the world’s most expensive train ticket, with prices starting at over $50,000! As always, I paid in full myself for this experience so I can show you exactly what it’s like.
0:00 - Intro
2:50 - Room tour
9:47 - Austria
14:54 - Budapest
24:05 - Bucharest
29:34 - Varna
35:10 - The Cost
Sofia Express (Sofia to Istanbul overnight train)
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Honestly, International Sleeper trains used to make us excited, before our unfortunate border experience in Serbia. But tonight we are ready to have the entire overnight sleeper train experience redeemed!
We are jumping onboard the Sofia Express (Sofya ekspresi) from Sofia Bulgaria to Istanbul Turkey. Along the way we wanted to fully document the entire experience including the costs, border crossing process, amenities, whats included and of course, a full cabin tour of the Sofia sxpress.
We were surprised by what we found on-board and the entire experience can speak for itself!
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Sofia Express (Sofia to Istanbul Full experience)
Chapters:
00:00 - Getting tickets for the Sofia Express
01:53 - Full cabin tour
04:58 - Toilets on the train
05:52 - Not very behind schedule (yet)
06:35 - How to board the train
07:48 - Crossing the Bulgarian Border
09:09 - Crossing the Turkish border
10:02 - Breakfast included and arrival into Halkali station
12:12 - VERY BUSY Marmaray express to Istanbul
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4 trains to get to Istanbul by train
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In today's trip, we will see how to travel by train from mainland Europe to Istanbul in Turkey, by following the Simplon Orient Express as close as possible.
Total travel time: within 5 days, we travelled 2697 km in 60 hours (ø 45 km/h)
Trains taken in this video:
Day 1: SBB EC47: Lausanne - Venezia S.Lucia
Day 2: ÖBB Railjet: Venezia S.Lucia - Villach Hbf
Day 2 to 4: Optima Express: Villach - Edirne
Day 5: TCDD Trakya Ekspresi: Edirne - İstanbul (Halkalı)
00:00 Introduction, History of the Orient Express and travel plan
02:04 SBB EC47 from Lausanne to Venice
07:41 Day 2, ÖBB Railjet Gondoliere from Venice to Villach
11:00 Quick visit by the Wörthersee
11:47 Optima Express, start in Austria
14:10 Day 3, Optima Express, Croatia to Bulgaria
15:55 Tour of the ex CWL Sleeper compartments
16:37 Optima Express, Crossing Serbia
20:30 Day 4, Optima Express, Bulgaria to Edirne, Türkiye
24:37 Entering Türkiye
26:58 Day 5, TCDD Trakya Ekspresi from Edirne to İstanbul Halkalı
30:35 The last bit to Sirkeci
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Why Turkey's high-speed train surprised me! - TCDD VIP Class Review
Hello, and welcome back to another train trip review!
Today I'm trying out the Turkish high-speed service, the TCDD Yüksek Hızlı Tren (YHT) on a ride between the biggest city (İstanbul) to the capital city (Ankara).
This journey takes place on-board the new TCDD HT80000, part of the fantastic Siemens Velaro family of high-speed trains. These trains are a little different however, featuring an incredible VİP Class, which I think is probably the most luxurious and exclusive experience available on any high-speed train. You won't believe how cheap it was either!
Enjoy the video!
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Journey Details:
Origin: İstanbul Söğütlüçeşme
Destination: Ankara YHT
Company: TCDD Taşımacılık (Turkish State Railway Transport)
Train: TCDD HT80000 'Siemens Velaro'
Accommodation: VİP Salonu Private Suite (1st+)
Distance: 332 miles / 534 kilometres
Price: ₺580 / £31.30 / €37.70 / $42.90
Time: 4h54m + 13L
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Many viewers ask about the total cost for this trip, it was around USD700 ONE WAY for tickets first class booked in advance and hotels 2-3 stars not more. No luxury and went in low season (November).
In high season (kids holiday) train tickets and hotels/airbnb are expensive and the trip might cost you almost double.
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Eurail/Interrail infos:
If you're booking your journey in advance then buy your tickets directly on thetrainline.com for example.
If you buy the pass and use it to make early reservations (as the eurail advises on their website) the overall cost of the pass+reservations will be more than buying tickets directly, plus, you will be treated as a suspect second class citizen with your reservation marked as Must Show Pass. Another cons to Eurail/Interrail pass when making a reservation is that you have no way to choose your seat. I was always attributed the worst seats when I used it : usually in the 4-block seats facing strangers (often families with children).
If you try to use the pass few days earlier to your journey on high speed trains in Europe, well it says No Seats Available for pass holders. So in all cases the pass isn't worth it neither when booking early nor lately.
My advice is to book the tickets for all your journeys in advance while having a complete control on your attributed seats and saving money.
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ISTANBUL EXPRESS: London to Istanbul by train in 12 minutes
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0:00 London, England
0:20 Brussels, Belgium
0:47 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1:42 Berlin, Germany
3:35 Dresden, Germany
3:54 Prague, Czech Republic
5:52 Vienna, Austria
6:45 Budapest, Hungary
7:32 Belgrade, Serbia
8:01 Sofia, Bulgaria
9:02 Istanbul, Turkey
10:57 Sofia, Bulgaria (part 2)
11:43 Zagreb, Croatia
12:41 Venice, Italy
13:31 Florence, Italy
13:47 Castiglioncello, Italy
13:57 Pisa, Italy
14:09 Florence, Italy (part 2)
14:17 Rome, Italy
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Istanbul To London: A Journey West
On 31st December, 2011, I arrived in Istanbul, Turkey, to embark on a ten day, 2,000 mile journey across Europe. Following the route of the Orient Express, A Journey West documents my travels by train, from Europe's most south-easterly shores to the north-west and London, in the UK.
This pseudo-documentary is a combination of moving and still images, captured using handheld cameras. Much of the imagery captured whilst on the move, with the camera attached to my back-pack straps at shoulder or waist height. The aim was to create a real sense of 'travelling' and movement, placing the viewer directly at that moment in time, as if it were their own journey. For this reason, there is also no narration or commentary, only diegetic sounds, enabling the viewer to form their own opinions and judgments and experience the journey for themselves, based on the footage before them.
A Journey West is a film by Henry W R White.
Istanbul-Sofia Express Train - FULL JOURNEY VIDEO TOUR
This was a really awesome journey!! It took about 9 hours overnight! We got on the train in Sofia, Bulgaria and took the train to Halkalı station, Istanbul. We booked a sleeper car (They told us we had to, but maybe a language translation error?)... We were woken by passport control on about 4 separate occasions!! So be prepared to get little sleep lol!
Sofia Central Station, Sofia
102 Knyaginya Maria Luiza Blvd.
Sofia, Bulgaria
Halkalı station, Istanbul
Yarımburgaz Mahallesi, Küçükçekmece/İstanbul, Yarımburgaz Caddesi,, İstasyon Mahallesi
34303 Türkiye/Küçükçekmece/İstanbul, Turkey
Westbound train 492/81032
Overview
Service type Inter-city rail
Status Operating
Locale Bulgaria and East Thrace, Turkey
Predecessor Balkan Express
First service 21 February 2017
Current operator(s) TCDD Taşımacılık, Bulgarian State Railways
Route
Start Halkalı station, Istanbul
Stops 19
End Central station, Sofia
Distance travelled 571.2 km (355 mi)
Average journey time 9 hours, 10 minutes (westbound)
9 hours, 49 minutes (eastbound)
Service frequency Daily
Train number(s) 492/81032 (westbound)
493/81031 (eastbound)
On-board services
Sleeping arrangements Sleeping car
Sofia Central Station
102 Knyaginya Maria Luiza Blvd.
Sofia, Bulgaria
The Istanbul-Sofia Express (Turkish: Istanbul-Sofya Ekspresi, Bulgarian: Истанбул-София Експрес, Istanbul-Sofiya Ekspres) is an international passenger train operating daily between Istanbul, Turkey and Sofia, Bulgaria. The train runs 571.2 km (354.9 mi) from Halkalı station in Istanbul, west to Sofia Central Station in Sofia. The first train departed Halkalı station at 22:40 on 21 February 2017, carrying 22 passengers. The Istanbul-Sofia Express is the successor to the Balkan Express, which operated between Istanbul and Belgrade, Serbia until June 2013.
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THE LAST ORIENT EXPRESS ROUTE | Istanbul to Sofia Train Adventure
Join us on an extraordinary train adventure as we travel the historic route of The Orient Express from Istanbul to Sofia! This nostalgic journey takes us through picturesque landscapes, bridging the gap between two enchanting cities.
In this video, we immerse ourselves in the allure of train travel, reliving a bygone era and experiencing the magic of this iconic route's last leg. From the heart of Istanbul to the captivating charm of Sofia in Bulgaria, we share the sights and sensations of this 13-hour overnight train ride.
Step aboard with us for a captivating journey that rekindles the romance of travel by rail!
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