Brussels to Çanakkale by train

Travel from Brussels (Belgium) to Çanakkale (Turkey) by train (2078km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.

To travel by train from Brussels in Belgium to Çanakkale in Turkey, please read the following information and blog posts.

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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 Brussels to Çanakkale, 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

Çanakkale - Brussels / Brussels - Ankara / Brussels - Izmir / Bruges - Istanbul / Bruges - Ankara / Liege - Istanbul / Liege - Ankara / Ghent - Istanbul / Antwerp - Ankara / Antwerp - Istanbul

1 Brussels (Belgium) - Cologne (Germany) - Vienna (Austria) - Bucharest (Romania) - Istanbul (Turkey) - Çanakkale (Turkey)

The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.

1a Travelling from Brussels (Belgium) to Cologne (Germany)

Travel from Brussels to Cologne by direct Thalys or ICE high-speed-train. The journey time is 1:50 hours. The train ticket fare for Thalys trains starts from 16 EUR. Train tickets for the ICE train of Deutsche Bahn start from 18 EUR. There are at least ten direct train connections daily.

The departure train station is "Bruxelles Midi". And the arrival railway station "Köln Hbf".

Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.

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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
IntercityExpress (ICE) / THALYS (THY)

train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Cologne - Brussels

1b Travelling from Cologne (Germany) to Vienna (Austria)

Travel from Cologne to Vienna by direct day train connection or more comfortable by overnight train.

The journey time by ICE day train connection is 8:50 hours. Train tickets are available from 37 EUR. The departure times in Cologne are 07:50 and 09:50. The arrival times in Vienna main station at 16:45 and 18:45.

The overnight train "ÖBB nightjet" 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 11 hours. The departure time in Cologne is 22:15. The arrival time in Vienna 09:15.

Find the exact train schedules and book your tickets via the given booking links.

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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
Vienna - Cologne

1c Travelling from Vienna (Austria) to Bucharest (Romania)

Travel from Vienna to Bucharest by overnight train. The journey time is 20:20 hours. Train ticket fares start from 49 EUR.

The overnight train "Dacia" (EN347) 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 Vienna is 19:40 and the arrival time in Bucharest is 16:00.

Beside this direct overnight train you can travel first by Railjet day train from Vienna to Budapest. And change in Budapest to a night train to Bucharest.

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.

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
Bucharest - Vienna

1d 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.

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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

1e Travelling from Istanbul (Turkey) to Çanakkale (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.

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
Çanakkale - Istanbul / Istanbul - Ankara / Istanbul - Izmir / Istanbul - Kars / Istanbul - Samsun / Istanbul - Edirne / Ankara - Istanbul / Ankara - Izmir / Ankara - Kars / Izmir - Ankara / Izmir - Istanbul

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