Interrail night trains Istanbul - Belgrade
D 81032/1491 Balkan Express (D 81032)

Interrail night train from Istanbul to Belgrade: D 81032. Where to buy reservations. Schedule information. Seats/couchettes/sleepers.

Buy your train reservation at a railway station. These are usually available at stations in all countries where a particular train runs through. In many countries, especially in central and eastern Europe you can also buy reservations for trains in other countries. In some countries (for instance in the Netherlands or Spain) you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter.

The night train from Istanbul via Sofia to Belgrade runs from June 2. The train consists of a couchette car which is conveyed by the night train from Istanbul to Sofia, where it is attached to the day train from Sofia to Belgrade.

You can travel all the way from Istanbul to Belgrade in a couchette car. If you want you can also travel from Istanbul to Sofia in a sleeping car and change there to a 2nd class car for the way to Belgrade

The train starts at Halkali station on the outskirts of Istanbul. To get there from the city centre a shuttle bus from Sirkeci station is provided.

Read more in the blog, see link below.
Schedule
Station Arrival Departure
TR Istanbul (Halkalı Garı) 22:40
TR Çerkezköy   00:12 00:14
TR Edirne   02:20 02:21
TR Kapıkule   02:37 03:20
BG Svilengrad (Station) 03:37 04:22
BG Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria (Station) 05:09 05:14
BG Plovdiv (Tsentralna Gara) 06:02 06:15
BG Pazardzhik (Station) 06:42 06:43
BG Septemvri (Гара) 06:53 06:54
BG Sofia (Gare Centrale) 08:50 09:40
BG Dragoman (Station) 10:24 10:27
RS Pirot   11:26 11:27
RS Bela Palanka   12:24 12:25
RS Niš (Železnička Stanica) 13:38 14:08
RS Paraćin   15:36 15:37
RS Jagodina   15:50 15:51
RS Mladenovac   17:03 17:04
RS Belgrade (Main station) 18:14

You do not have to change trains. The times are for information only.

Connection available on these week days (1=Monday / 7=Sunday)

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Travel this route in reverse direction:

D 1490 / Belgrade-Istanbul
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Category
Couchette 4 | 4-berth-compartment | 2nd class €14
Note: for ticket fares please follow the given booking links. Prices may vary depending on the route, purchase date and comfort category.

Category: Only the available categories are listed.

The following trains might be an alternative connection for you:

D 81032 / Istanbul-Sofia
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