Abakan to Gabrovo by train
Travel from Abakan (Russia) to Gabrovo (Bulgaria) by train (4849km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
The train connection Abakan (Russia) - Gabrovo (Bulgaria) goes via Ukraine, Moldova and Romania. Please read the following travel information and blog posts.
There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.
- 1Abakan (Russia) - Moscow (Russia) - Chisinau (Moldova) - Bucharest (Romania) - Gabrovo (Bulgaria)
- 2Abakan (Russia) - Moscow (Russia) - Warsaw (Poland) - Budapest (Hungary) - Bucharest (Romania) - Gabrovo (Bulgaria)
4849 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Abakan to Gabrovo, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Gabrovo - Abakan / Moscow - Burgas / Moscow - Plovdiv / Moscow - Varna / Saint Petersburg - Sofia / Saint Petersburg - Burgas / Saint Petersburg - Plovdiv / Saint Petersburg - Varna / Yekaterinburg - Sofia / Vladivostok - Sofia1 Abakan (Russia) - Moscow (Russia) - Chisinau (Moldova) - Bucharest (Romania) - Gabrovo (Bulgaria)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Abakan (Russia) to Moscow (Russia)
To travel in Russia by train, buy your ticket online via one of the given booking links. There you find exact schedules and ticket prices. The price depends on the type of train and the time you travel and can vary a lot. For most trains you can chose your seat if you book online. And it is the easiest way if you do not speak the Russian language. Good to know: in Russia you will find very interesting long-distance trains, travelling overnight. They usually offer: 1st class sleeper with 2-berth compartments, 2nd class Kupé with 4-berth compartments and 3rd class Platskartny with open-plan dormitory cars.
Where to buy a ticket from Abakan to Moscow?
Check times&prices 
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Ж - F - Fast Train (Ж)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
32A Moscow - Helsinki / 020 Moscow - Beijing / EN 17B/409 Moscow - Nice / EN 23J/452 Moscow - Paris / EN 21E/404 Moscow - Prague / EN 9S Moscow - Warsaw
bus: Bus connections that might be helpful.
Saint Petersburg - Tallinn
train company:
RZD Российские железные дороги
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Moscow - Abakan / Moscow - Saint Petersburg / Moscow - Vladivostok / Moscow - Volgograd / Moscow - Yekaterinburg / Moscow - Sochi / Moscow - Smolensk / Saint Petersburg - Moscow / Saint Petersburg - Sochi / Saint Petersburg - Novosibirsk / Saint Petersburg - Vladivostok
1b Travelling from Moscow (Russia) to Chisinau (Moldova)
Travel from Russia to Moldova by a direct overnight train. This daily train connection runs on the train route from Moscow via Kiev (Ukraine) to Chisinau (Moldova). Or from Saint Petersburg via Belarus and Ukraine to Chisinau.
Find exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking websites.
Where to buy a ticket from Moscow to Chisinau?
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train company:
RZD Российские железные дороги
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Chisinau - Moscow / Saint Petersburg - Chisinau
1c Travelling from Chisinau (Moldova) to Bucharest (Romania)
Travel from Moldova to Romania by overnight train on the route from Chisinau to Bucharest. The journey time is 13 hours. The train ticket price starts from 25 EUR. The train route runs via Ungheni (Moldova) and Iași (Romania).
The overnight train Chisinau to Bucharest offers the following service categories:
- 2nd class: 4-berth compartments. The ticket price 135 RON (28 EUR).
- 1st class: 2-berth compartments. The ticket price 290 RON (60 EUR).
The departure time in Chisinau is 17:00. The arrival time in Bucharest is 06:00.
Additionally there are local trains from Ungheni (Moldova) across the border to Iași (Romania). Regular train connections are available from Chisinau to to Ungheni.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Chisinau to Bucharest?
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night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
105/401 Chisinau - Bucharest
train company:
CFR Căile Ferate Române / CFM Calea Ferată din Moldova
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Bucharest - Chisinau
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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1d Travelling from Bucharest (Romania) to Gabrovo (Bulgaria)
Travel from Romania to Bulgaria by train. There are two rail connections between Romania and Bulgaria, both cross the Danube on a large bridge. From Giurgiu to Ruse (where the train from Bucharest to Sofia runs) and from Calafat to Vidin.
The tickets are available at the international ticket windows in larger railway stations in Romania. You can also try to book the train tickets on the websites of the Romanian and Bulgarian railway companies. If it is not possible to book your ticket in one step, buy one ticket from Romania to the border station (for example: Ruse) and from there a second ticket for your travel journey in Bulgaria.
Find exact train schedules and buy your tickets via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Bucharest to Gabrovo?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
InterRegio (IR)
train company:
CFR Căile Ferate Române / BDZ Български държавни железници
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Gabrovo - Bucharest / Bucharest - Sofia / Bucharest - Plovdiv / Bucharest - Burgas / Bucharest - Varna / Bucharest - Veliko Tarnovo / Brașov - Plovdiv / Bucharest - Plovdiv / Cluj-Napoca - Sofia / Timișoara - Sofia / Brașov - Sofia
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2 Abakan (Russia) - Moscow (Russia) - Warsaw (Poland) - Budapest (Hungary) - Bucharest (Romania) - Gabrovo (Bulgaria)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Abakan (Russia) to Moscow (Russia)
To travel in Russia by train, buy your ticket online via one of the given booking links. There you find exact schedules and ticket prices. The price depends on the type of train and the time you travel and can vary a lot. For most trains you can chose your seat if you book online. And it is the easiest way if you do not speak the Russian language. Good to know: in Russia you will find very interesting long-distance trains, travelling overnight. They usually offer: 1st class sleeper with 2-berth compartments, 2nd class Kupé with 4-berth compartments and 3rd class Platskartny with open-plan dormitory cars.
Where to buy a ticket from Abakan to Moscow?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Ж - F - Fast Train (Ж)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
32A Moscow - Helsinki / 020 Moscow - Beijing / EN 17B/409 Moscow - Nice / EN 23J/452 Moscow - Paris / EN 21E/404 Moscow - Prague / EN 9S Moscow - Warsaw
bus: Bus connections that might be helpful.
Saint Petersburg - Tallinn
train company:
RZD Российские железные дороги
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Moscow - Abakan / Moscow - Saint Petersburg / Moscow - Vladivostok / Moscow - Volgograd / Moscow - Yekaterinburg / Moscow - Sochi / Moscow - Smolensk / Saint Petersburg - Moscow / Saint Petersburg - Sochi / Saint Petersburg - Novosibirsk / Saint Petersburg - Vladivostok
2b Travelling from Moscow (Russia) to Warsaw (Poland)
Travel from Moscow to Warsaw by direct train. The journey time is 15 hours. Train tickets are available from 150 EUR. The trains run overnight via Belarus and offer compartments with 1, 2 or 4 berths. They are very comfortable and high quality.
If you want to avoid Belarus, you can travel via Ukraine.
First travel from Moscow to Kiev by overnight train. The journey time is 13 hours, tickets are available from 70 EUR. Then travel from Kiev to Warsaw by day or overnight train. The journey time is 15 hours and tickets are available from 45 EUR.
Find train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Moscow to Warsaw?
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Warsaw - Moscow
2c Travelling from Warsaw (Poland) to Budapest (Hungary)
Travel from Warsaw to Budapest by train. There exists one direct day train and one direct overnight train. More train connections are available with a change of trains. The journey time is 10:30 hours. The ticket price starts at 19 EUR.
1) Travel by day train connection.
The journey time is 10:30 hours. The departure time in Warsaw is 08:50. The arrival time in Budapest is 19:20. The ticket price starts at 19 EUR.
2) Travel by overnight train EN477.
The departure time in Warsaw is 19:45. The arrival time in Budapest is 08:30. The train offers the following service categories:
- standard seats from 19 EUR.
- shared compartments with 4 or 6 beds from 49/59 EUR.
- private compartments with 3, 2 or 1 bed (optional with private shower and toilet) from 69/89/129 EUR.
Where to buy a ticket from Warsaw to Budapest?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
EuroCity (EC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 476/456/406 Budapest - Warsaw / EN 407/477 Warsaw - Budapest
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Budapest - Warsaw
2d Travelling from Budapest (Hungary) to Bucharest (Romania)
Travel from Budapest to Bucharest by overnight train or by day train. The journey time is 15 hours. Train tickets start from 29 EUR.
The overnight train is comfortable and the recommended way of travel. It offers couchettes for 4 or 6 persons per compartment with ticket fares from 39 EUR. And sleeper compartments for one to three travellers with ticket fares from 55 EUR. The departure time in Budapest is 19:10 and the arrival time in Bucharest is 12:30.
Beside the overnight train there is a comfortable air-conditioned Intercity train which run at daytime. Ticket fares start from 29 EUR. The departure time in Budapest is at 07:10 and the arrival time in Bucharest is 23:59.
As third option there is the overnight train "Dacia Express". It offers sleeper compartments as well with shower and toilet. The departure station of the train is Vienna (Austria), therefore the arrival time in Bucharest is very late the next day at 16:00. The departure time in Budapest is 23:10. You can board the train already one hour earlier. The ticket fares are the same like mentioned above.
All in all it is a recommended rail trip trough the beautiful scenery trough Transylvania and of the Carpathian mountains.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Budapest to Bucharest?
The following links could be interesting for you.
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 347 Vienna - Bucharest / EN 473 Budapest - Bucharest
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Bucharest - Budapest
2e Travelling from Bucharest (Romania) to Gabrovo (Bulgaria)
Travel from Romania to Bulgaria by train. There are two rail connections between Romania and Bulgaria, both cross the Danube on a large bridge. From Giurgiu to Ruse (where the train from Bucharest to Sofia runs) and from Calafat to Vidin.
The tickets are available at the international ticket windows in larger railway stations in Romania. You can also try to book the train tickets on the websites of the Romanian and Bulgarian railway companies. If it is not possible to book your ticket in one step, buy one ticket from Romania to the border station (for example: Ruse) and from there a second ticket for your travel journey in Bulgaria.
Find exact train schedules and buy your tickets via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Bucharest to Gabrovo?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
InterRegio (IR)
train company:
CFR Căile Ferate Române / BDZ Български държавни железници
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Gabrovo - Bucharest / Bucharest - Sofia / Bucharest - Plovdiv / Bucharest - Burgas / Bucharest - Varna / Bucharest - Veliko Tarnovo / Brașov - Plovdiv / Bucharest - Plovdiv / Cluj-Napoca - Sofia / Timișoara - Sofia / Brașov - Sofia
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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