Ağrı to Rrogozhinë by train
Travel from Ağrı (Turkey) to Rrogozhinë (Albania) by train (1980km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Ağrı in Turkey to Rrogozhinë in Albania, the main route leads via Bulgaria and Macedonia. Please read the following information and blog posts.
Your travel route could be like that.
1980 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 Ağrı to Rrogozhinë, 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
Rrogozhinë - Ağrı / Ankara - Tirana / Adana - Tirana / Bursa - Tirana / Izmir - Tirana1 Ağrı (Turkey) - Istanbul (Turkey) - Sofia (Bulgaria) - Skopje (Macedonia) - Rrogozhinë (Albania)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Ağrı (Turkey) to Istanbul (Turkey)
To travel in Turkey by train, buy your ticket via the given booking links or locally at a train station. Via the links you also find schedules and ticket prices.
Turkey offers high-speed trains and long-distance trains which run overnight.
If no train connection is available, travel by one of the many bus connections. Bus tickets are also available via the booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Ağrı to Istanbul?
Check times&prices 
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Optima Express (OPEX) / Standard (TCDD)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
Bosfor Istanbul - Bucharest / D 81032 Istanbul - Sofia
bus: Bus connections that might be helpful.
Istanbul - Athens / Istanbul - Thessaloniki
train company:
TCDD Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları / METU Metro Turizm
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Istanbul - Ağrı / Istanbul - Ankara / Istanbul - Izmir / Istanbul - Kars / Istanbul - Samsun / Istanbul - Edirne / Ankara - Istanbul / Ankara - Izmir / Ankara - Kars / Izmir - Ankara / Izmir - Istanbul
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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1b Travelling from Istanbul (Turkey) to Sofia (Bulgaria)
Travel from Istanbul to Sofia by direct overnight train. The daily train has a journey time of 12 hours. Train tickets start from 29 EUR.
The train departure time in Istanbul Halkali station is at 21:40 and the arrival time in Sofia is 08:40. Buy your train ticket locally at the Istanbul Sirkeci train station (ticket window 4). This is not the departure station Istanbul Halkali. The ticket price is 19 EUR plus a supplement of 10 EUR for a 4-berth couchette or 15 EUR for a 2-bed sleeper. The private sleeper compartment for one single traveller is 28 EUR plus a supplement of 35 EUR. In the middle of the night there is a control at the border.
The departure station Istanbul Halkali is located 25 kilometres outside of the historic city centre. Buy your ticket for the overnight train at Istanbul Sirkeci railway station and get by Marmaray suburban train directly to Istanbul Halkali railway station. These suburban trains run every 15 minutes with a ticket fare of less than 2 EUR. The journey time is 35 minutes.
If you come by train from Ankara, the Marmaray suburban train station is "Söğütlüçeşme". From there you get directly to "Istanbul Sirkeci" (buy the overnight train ticket) and on to "Istanbul Halkali" (departure of the overnight train).
Where to buy a ticket from Istanbul to Sofia?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
The following links could be interesting for you.
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
D 493 Sofia - Istanbul / D 81032 Istanbul - Sofia
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Sofia - Istanbul
1c Travelling from Sofia (Bulgaria) to Skopje (Macedonia)
Travel from Bulgaria to North Macedonia by bus, as there is no direct train connection available. If you want to travel by train, you have to travel a detour either via Serbia or Greece.
Travel by train from Bulgaria via Serbia to North Macedonia: travel from Sofia to Niš. And from Niš to Skopje.
Travel by train from Bulgaria via Greece to North Macedonia: travel from Sofia to Thessaloniki. And from Thessaloniki to Skopje.
The train journey will take much longer. Therefore direct bus connections from Sofia to Skopje might be the best choice for you.
The bus ticket fare from Sofia to Skopje is 15 EUR. The journey time is 4:30 hours.
Where to buy a ticket from Sofia to Skopje?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
International Vlak (международни влак) (IV)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
B 334 Thessaloniki - Belgrade / B335 Belgrade - Thessaloniki
train company:
BDZ Български държавни железници
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Skopje - Sofia / Sofia - Ohrid
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 Skopje (Macedonia) to Rrogozhinë (Albania)
Travel from North Macedonia to Albania by bus. There is no train connection available.
Direct buses run from Skopje to Tirana and other travel destinations. The journey time from Skopje to Tirana is 7:30 hours. The ticket price is 20 EUR.
Where to buy a ticket from Skopje to Rrogozhinë?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Rrogozhinë - Skopje / Skopje - Tirana / Ohrid - Tirana
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