Chebyrashche
Traveller
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Posted 14 years ago
Hello, I don't know if here is the right place to ask my question, but i am not sure where else... In january I have to go to Belgium (Brussels) and i want to go there with a train, because it's more beautiful trip than with airplane. So I am from Bulgaria, and I wondering if somebody can help with some information about the price and how many days is trip from [b]Sofia[/b] to [b]Brussels[/b]. I looked for information in sites but I couldn't find nothing, and also I tried to call to the bulgarian station, but for few days nobody answers me. Thank you very much, if there is someone who can help me. Thank you! :| :os
Peter
Traveller
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Hi.
Just go to Sofia main railway station. There you will find the Rila office (blue-white logo) where you can buy international tickets.
They should be able to give you a price.
Maybe a cheap solution is as well to use the 5 in 10 InterRail Global Pass and have some stops along the route.
For train schedules use the schedule planer:
[u]https://rail.cc/en/search-interrail-route[/u]
The best connection is this one:
Sofia dep: 1140 | over-night train - [u]https://rail.cc/en/sofia-belgrade-vienna-night-train/f1847[/u]
Wien Westbahnhof arr: 08:58 (+1)
Wien Westbahnhof dep: 1040 | ICE train
Frankfurt(Main)Hbf rr: 1736
Frankfurt(Main)Hbf dep: 1829 | ICE train
Bruxelles Midi/Brussel Zuid arr: 2135
Peter :)
Robert_Antonio
Traveller
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The Austrian and German railways offer you e-tickets, which are much cheaper that the ordinary direct ticket available in Sofia. In Sofia buy only the ticket to Wien, from Wien to Frankfurt buy an e-ticket at [ux]https://rail.shop/oebb[/ux] and from Frankfurt to Brussels buy an e-ticket at [ux]https://rail.shop/bahn[/ux] .
The Global IR should be a cheaper alternative if you are under 26, you cannot buy the e-ticket in advance and you needn't a sleeper from Sofia to Wien.