How much is the train from Bucharest to Istanbul?

Question

Wondering how much a return trip from these two cities would cost me. Thanks for your help.

Answer 1

There's a Czech site that gives prices for train trips around Europe (but not in Spain/Portugal for some reason)

Just click on "Praha" and type in the city you want (for Bucharest you need to type Bucuresti), then hit TAB and type the destination city, hit enter.  When you start typing, the cities available show up under the box and you can click on them.  It says 58 euros from Buc. to Ist.

http://www.jizdenka.cz/(S(h2rfjl554jrqju...

Answer 2

We took that trip when I was 12 & I'm not sure what the fares would be now, but you can check http://www.tcdd.gov.tr/ for the timetable, fares and all that.

It's an incredibly long trip - like 19 hours. You can get your own compartment, and it's nice, and the scenery is pretty, but I don't ever want to take that trip again because you go nuts after being inside for that long. I would def. recommend flying. I just checked Kayak & the fare was $298 return on Tarom & it's only one hour.

Check out the forums for Romania & Turkey on www.tripadvisor.com and see if anyone can give you more guidance there.

Both of the cities are fascinating.  : )