Afyonkarahisar to Middelkerke by train
Travel from Afyonkarahisar (Turkey) to Middelkerke (Belgium) by train (2559km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Afyonkarahisar in Turkey to Middelkerke in Belgium, please read the following information and blog posts.
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2559 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 Afyonkarahisar to Middelkerke, 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
Middelkerke - Afyonkarahisar / Istanbul - Antwerp / Istanbul - Bruges / Istanbul - Ghent / Istanbul - Liege / Ankara - Brussels / Ankara - Bruges / Ankara - Liege / Ankara - Ghent / Izmir - Brussels1 Afyonkarahisar (Turkey) - Istanbul (Turkey) - Bucharest (Romania) - Vienna (Austria) - Cologne (Germany) - Middelkerke (Belgium)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Afyonkarahisar (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 Afyonkarahisar to Istanbul?
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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 - Afyonkarahisar / 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 Bucharest (Romania)
Travel from Istanbul to Bucharest by direct overnight train. The daily overnight train has a journey time of 20:30 hours. The train ticket fare is 49 EUR.
At off-season (October to May) you have to leave the overnight train in Dimitrovgrad (Bulgaria) at 04:30 in the morning and continue your journey via Gorna Oryahovitsa and Ruse to Bucharest.
The direct overnight train Istanbul to Bucharest departs at Istanbul Halkali station at 21:40 and arrives in Bucharest at 17:00. 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 38 EUR plus a supplement of 11 EUR for a berth in a 4 person compartment.
In off-season buy a ticket Istanbul to Dimitrovgrad. And the other tickets locally at the stations where you have enough time, at least one hour in Dimitrovgrad, Gorna Oryahovitsa and Ruse. It is also possible to buy the ticket in the train from the conductor.
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 Bucharest?
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
Bucharest - Istanbul
1c Travelling from Bucharest (Romania) to Vienna (Austria)
Travel from Bucharest to Vienna by overnight train. The journey time is 18:20 hours. Train ticket fares start from 49 EUR.
The overnight train "Dacia" (EN346) is comfortable and the recommended way of travel. There are the following service classes available:
- standard seats. Ticket fares from 49 EUR.
- couchettes: compartments with berths for 4 or 6 passengers. Ticket fares from 59 EUR.
- sleeper-wagon: private compartments with beds for 1 to 3 passengers and washbasin. Optional you can book these compartments with private shower and toilet. Ticket fares from 79 EUR for a bed in a 3-persons-compartment. And from 159 EUR for a private sleeper-compartment only for yourself.
The departure time in Bucharest is 14:00 and the arrival time in Vienna is 08:20.
Beside this direct overnight train you can travel first by overnight train from Bucharest to Budapest. In Budapest you change trains to Railjet day train to Vienna.
All in all it is a recommended rail trip trough the beautiful scenery trough the Carpathian mountains and Transylvania.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Bucharest to Vienna?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Railjet (RJ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 346 Bucharest - Vienna / EN 347 Vienna - Bucharest / EN 473 Budapest - Bucharest / EN 472 Bucharest - Budapest
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Vienna - Bucharest
1d Travelling from Vienna (Austria) to Cologne (Germany)
Travel from Vienna to Cologne by direct ICE day train connection or more comfortable by "ÖBB nightjet" overnight train.
The journey time by ICE train connection is 8:45 hours. Train tickets are available from 37 EUR. The departure times in Vienna are 11:15, 13:15 and 15:15. The arrival times in Cologne main station are at 20:00, 22:00 and 00:00.
The overnight train "ÖBB nightjet" NJ40490 offers the following service classes:
- Seats. Tickets fares from 29 EUR.
- Couchettes: compartments with berths for 4 or 6 passengers. Tickets fares from 49 EUR.
- Sleeper-car: private compartments for 1 to 3 passengers with washing basin and optional private shower and toilet. Tickets fares from 69 EUR.
The journey time is 10:35 hours. The departure time in Vienna is 20:15. The arrival time in Cologne is 06:50.
Find the exact train schedules and book your tickets via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Vienna to Cologne?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
IntercityExpress (ICE) / Railjet (RJ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ40421 Düsseldorf - Vienna / ÖBB nightjet NJ40490 Vienna - Düsseldorf / ÖBB nightjet NJ40490 Vienna - Amsterdam / ÖBB nightjet NJ40421 Amsterdam - Vienna
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Cologne - Vienna
1e Travelling from Cologne (Germany) to Middelkerke (Belgium)
To travel by train from Germany to Belgium, use the high-speed trains ICE or Thalys. They connect the cities of Frankfurt and Cologne with Liège and Brussels. These cities are well connected with other regions of their country.
Ticket prices start from 18 EUR in second class. You can find the best itinerary, timetables and economy fares through our booking links.
There are also cheap regional trains from Aachen to Welkenraedt with connections from Cologne and to Brussels.
Where to buy a ticket from Cologne to Middelkerke?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
IntercityExpress (ICE) / THALYS (THY) / Local (L)
train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn / SNCB Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Belges / THALYS Thalys
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Middelkerke - Cologne / Berlin - Brussels / Hamburg - Brussels / Cologne - Brussels / Munich - Brussels / Frankfurt am Main - Brussels / Berlin - Antwerp / Munich - Ghent / Cologne - Antwerp / Hamburg - Liege
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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