fravbront
Traveller
4 comments
Posted 14 years ago
We're ın Instanbul at the moment untıl Saturday 21st or Sunday 22nd August. Our ınterraıl tıcket runs out on the 24th Aug (30 day contınuous, started on 25th July).
What are our optıons on the routes we can take to Rome? How long would they take and what would be the possıble extra costs of each? ( Ferry or nıght traın costs etc.)
We are lookıng to thıs ın as short a tıme as possıble, so any suggestıons would be apprecıated.
How long can we contınue usıng our ınterraıl tıcket for? Is ıt ok for the 25th, provıdıng the journey started the prevıous day?
Thanks a lot
Peter
Traveller
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Hi.
You have to be in Rome at the 24th at 23:59h. Then the ticket ends. The rule for night trains isn't possible to use.
[b]Istanbul Sirkeci[/b] Dep: 2200 | Night train: [u]https://rail.cc/en/istanbul-sofia-belgrade-night-train/f1641[/u]
[b]Beograd[/b] Arr: 1921
[b]Beograd[/b] Dep: 2140 | Night train: [u]https://rail.cc/en/belgrade-zagreb-ljubljana-villach-night-train/f2925[/u]
[b]Ljubljana[/b] Arr: 0723
[b]Ljubljana[/b] Dep: 0808 | Regional train - free of supplements
[b]Sezana[/b] Arr: 1001
[b]Sezana[/b] Dep: 1018 | Regional train - free of supplements
[b]Nova Gorica[/b] Arr: 1110
[b]Nova Gorica to Gorizia Centrale[/b]: [u]https://rail.cc/en/ljubljana-venice-train/f3663[/u]
[b]Gorizia Centrale[/b] Dep: 1219 | Regional train - free of supplements
[b]Venezia Mestre[/b] Arr: 1444
If you want to avoid the Eurostar Italia trains (Supplement EUR 10), use this connection.
[b]Venezia Mestre[/b] Dep: 1509 | Regional train - free of supplements
[b]Bologna Centrale[/b] Arr: 1704
[b]Bologna Centrale[/b] Dep: 1718 | IC train - free of supplements
[b]Roma Termini[/b] Arr: 2124
Other possibility is by train:
[b]Istanbul-Thessaloniki[/b]: [u]https://rail.cc/en/istanbul-athens-train/f2369[/u]
[b]Thessaloniki-Igoumenitsa[/b]: by bus (leaving 1030) - EUR 27
[b]Igoumenitsa-Bari/Ancona[/b]: by ferry - [u]https://rail.cc/en/ferry-greece-italy-patras-bari-ancona-venice/f1348[/u]
You can travel as well [b]Thessaloniki-Athens[/b] by train.
[b]Athens-Patras[/b] by train - and then continue by the ferry mentioned above.
Peter :)