D 493: Sofia to Istanbul

Sofia → Plovdiv → Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria → Svilengrad → Kapıkule → Edirne → Istanbul

• Runs: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
• Tickets from 53 EUR
• Interrail accepted
• Eurail accepted

The night train from Sofia to Istanbul operates again to Halkali station from February 2017. The train conveys couchette and sleeping cars only.

From June 2, a direct couchette car will operate from Belgrade via Sofia to Istanbul and the train will also convey sleeper and couchette cars from Bucharest to Istanbul from the station of Dimitrovgrad.

The trains terminate at Halkali station on the outskirts of Istanbul. To get to the city centre a shuttle bus to Sirkeci station is provided.

The timings are for valid for summertime until October 28; from October 29 timings in Turkey are +1 hour (arrival Halkali 07:49).

Read more in the blog, see link below.

For current night train guides, visit nachtzug.net. Exact rail.cc to nachtzug.net route links will be added later.