Istanbul to Brussels by train

Flo
Traveller
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Hi!

There are many options.
You can go Istanbul - Sofia - Belgrade - Budapest - Munich - Cologne - Brussels for example.


Flo 8)

zalabanga
Traveller
1 comments

@flo thanks mate. what my plan is going directly without hanging over the other cities as you've said :D So, the way you recommend is the shortest way to reach to the brussel? or were you being a trip guide ? :P

Flo
Traveller
10724 comments

Use the schedule planner: [ux]http://plan.rail.cc/[/ux]
On such a long trip, I would include some extra time in case you miss a train due to delays etc.

Coryza
Traveller
57 comments

Shortest:
Bruxelles-Midi > Koeln Hbf,
Koeln Hbf > Muenchen Hbf,
Muenchen Hbf > Budapest-Keleti,
Budapest-Keleti > Bucuresti Nord Gara A
Bucuresti Nord Gara A > Gorna Oryahovitsa
Gorna Oryhovitsa > Istanbul.

However, parts will be rather expensive for Interrailers - so plan in parts. Use the Interrail timetable & plan.rail.cc.

erkinalp
Traveller
2 comments

In summer, you can use Optima Tours\' non-stop train from Edirne. It goes directly to Villach. Transfer to EuroNight for Munich. Then take the ICE for Frankfurt and another ICE for Brussels.

IbrahimKhatib
Traveller
1 comments

I live in Istanbul and want to travel to Brussels (Belgium)

Flo
Traveller
10724 comments

Hi and welcome to railcc!

You find all basic information here: [ux]https://rail.cc/en/train/istanbul-to-brussels[/ux]

You can travel via several routes:

a) Istanbul - Bucharest - Vienna - Frankfurt - Brussels
b) Istanbul - Sofia - Belgrade - Vienna - Frankfurt - Brussels
c) Istanbul - Sofia - Belgrade - Zagreb - Munich - Brussels

Online tickets are only available from Budapest/Zagreb to Germany and then from Germany to Brussels, for instance from German Railways: [ux]https://rail.shop/bahn[/ux]
For travelling from Istanbul to Budapest/Zagreb you have to buy tickets locally at a train station.

Flo