Ostrava to Khachmaz by train
Travel from Ostrava (Czech Republic) to Khachmaz (Azerbaijan) by train (2527km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Ostrava in the Czech Republic to Khachmaz in Azerbaijan, the main route leads via Hungary, Romania and Turkey. Please read the following information and blog posts.
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2527 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 Ostrava to Khachmaz, 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
Khachmaz - Ostrava / Brno - Baku / Pilsen - Baku1 Ostrava (Czech Republic) - Budapest (Hungary) - Bucharest (Romania) - Istanbul (Turkey) - Kars (Turkey) - Batumi (Georgia) - Khachmaz (Azerbaijan)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Ostrava (Czech Republic) to Budapest (Hungary)
Travel from Czech Republic to Hungary by one of the frequent train connections.
The journey time on the main line from Prague to Budapest is 6:30 hours. Buy your saver fare ticket from 20 EUR.
Find the exact train schedules and train ticket fares via the given booking websites.
Where to buy a ticket from Ostrava to Budapest?
Check times&prices 
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
EuroCity (EC) / EuroCity (EC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 476 Budapest - Prague / EN476/572 Budapest - Prague
train company:
ČD České dráhy
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Budapest - Ostrava / Prague - Budapest / Prague - Siofok / Brno - Budapest / Budweis - Budapest / Carlsbad - Budapest / Pardubice - Budapest / Pilsen - Budapest / Ústí nad Labem - Budapest / Cheb - Budapest
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 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
1c Travelling from Bucharest (Romania) to Istanbul (Turkey)
Travel from Bucharest to Istanbul by direct overnight train Bosphorus Express. This daily overnight train has a journey time of 18:30 hours. Train tickets start from 52 EUR.
At off-season (October to May) you have to use connection trains to get to Dimitrovgrad (Bulgaria) where you can enter the overnight train. Travel from Bucharest via Ruse and Gorna Oryahovitsa to Dimitrovgrad (Bulgaria) where the night train departs at 22:40. You have enough time to change trains at each of these railway station.
The direct overnight train Bucharest to Istanbul departs at "Bucharest Gara de Nord" railway station at 11:00. The arrival time in Istanbul Halkali railway station is at 05:20 in the morning. After midnight you have to leave the train at the Turkish border with all your luggage and put your luggage through an X-ray machine.
The ticket price is 38 EUR plus a supplement of 14 EUR for a berth in a 4 person compartment. Buy the ticket at the railway station in Bucharest or on the website of Romania railways CFR. Select "Halkali" as destination.
The arrival station Istanbul Halkali is located 25 kilometres outside of the historic city centre. Get by Marmaray suburban train directly to Istanbul Sirkeci railway station (the former historic railway station) and on to "Söğütlüçeşme", the departure station for the high-speed-trains in direction of Ankara. These suburban trains run every 15 minutes with a ticket fare of less than 2 EUR. The journey time from the Istanbul Halkali station to the historic city centre is 35 minutes.
Where to buy a ticket from Bucharest to Istanbul?
The following links could be interesting for you.
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
Bosfor Bucharest - Istanbul / Bosfor Istanbul - Bucharest
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Istanbul - Bucharest
1d Travelling from Istanbul (Turkey) to Kars (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 Istanbul to Kars?
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
Kars - Istanbul / Istanbul - Ankara / Istanbul - Izmir / 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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1e Travelling from Kars (Turkey) to Batumi (Georgia)
Travel from Turkey to Georgia by train. For the border crossing you have to use a bus.
First travel by train to Erzurum or Kars. There is an overnight train available from Ankara with a journey time of 22 hours (Erzurum) or 27:30 hours (Kars). This overnight train called "Doğu Express" is comfortable and it is a very scenic journey. The train ticket fares start from 60 TRY (7 EUR) in a seat and from 80 TRY (9 EUR) in a 4-bed sleeper-wagon.
From Erzurum or Kars take a bus to the border at Sarp. The journey time is 5 hours. The bus ticket fare is about 10 EUR. Cross the border by foot. And continue by bus to Batumi.
Other options by bus are as follows:
the bus line from Trabzon (Turkey) to Batumi (Georgia). At least four connections daily for about EUR 15. From Istanbul (Turkey) to Batumi (Georgia) at least two connections daily for about EUR 25.
Trabzon (Turkey) is not connected to the railway network of Turkey. Therefore the easiest way is to take a bus directly from Istanbul or Ankara (Turkey) to Batumi (Georgia). Buy your bus ticket for Metro Turizm online.
In Batumi (Georgia) change to a train to continue to Tbilisi (Georgia).
Border crossing is currently: you leave the bus with the luggage before the border, cross the border by foot (easy) and after the border the bus picks you up again.
In future there will be a train connection from Turkey to Georgia. But it is still under construction.
Where to buy a ticket from Kars to Batumi?
Buy your ticket at the bus station or at the website of the bus company.
The following links could be interesting for you.
bus: Bus connections that might be helpful.
Batumi - Trabzon / Trabzon - Batumi
train company:
TCDD Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları / METU Metro Turizm
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Batumi - Kars / Trabzon - Batumi / Istanbul - Batumi / Ankara - Batumi / Istanbul - Tbilisi / Ankara - Tbilisi / Izmir - Tbilisi / Adana - Tbilisi
1f Travelling from Batumi (Georgia) to Khachmaz (Azerbaijan)
Travel from Georgia to Azerbaijan by direct overnight train.
There is one daily overnight train from Tbilisi (Georgia) to Baku (Azerbaijan). The journey time is 12 hours. The train ticket fares start from 9 EUR.
The departure time in Tbilisi is 20:30. The arrival time in Baku is 08:50.
The overnight train offers the following service classes:
- 3rd class: "platskartny". A simple seat. Tickets from 9 EUR (35 GEL).
- 2nd class: "kupé", 4-berth sleeper compartments. Tickets from 14 EUR (55 GEL).
1st class: "spalny vagon", 2-berth sleeper compartments. Tickets from 22 EUR (85 GEL).
Find the exact train schedules and ticket fares via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Batumi to Khachmaz?
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.
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train company:
ADY Azərbaycan Dəmir Yollar / GEORG Sakartwelos Rkinigsa
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Khachmaz - Batumi / Tbilisi - Baku
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