Tbilisi to Harlingen by train
Travel from Tbilisi (Georgia) to Harlingen (Netherlands) by train (3175km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Tbilisi in Georgia to Harlingen in the Netherlands, the main route leads via Turkey, Romania, Hungary and Germany. Please read the following information and blog posts.
There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.
- 1Tbilisi (Georgia) - Istanbul (Turkey) - Bucharest (Romania) - Budapest (Hungary) - Berlin (Germany) - Harlingen (Netherlands)
- 2Tbilisi (Georgia) - Baku (Azerbaijan) - Kyiv (Ukraine) - Warsaw (Poland) - Berlin (Germany) - Harlingen (Netherlands)
3175 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 Tbilisi to Harlingen, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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Harlingen - Tbilisi / Tbilisi - Eindhoven / Tbilisi - Groningen / Tbilisi - Nijmegen / Tbilisi - Maastricht / Tbilisi - Rotterdam / Tbilisi - The Hague / Tbilisi - Utrecht1 Tbilisi (Georgia) - Istanbul (Turkey) - Bucharest (Romania) - Budapest (Hungary) - Berlin (Germany) - Harlingen (Netherlands)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Tbilisi (Georgia) to Istanbul (Turkey)
To travel from Georgia to Turkey by train, you have to make a detour via Russia. Therefore a bus connection from Georgia to Turkey is a much faster option.
Therefore, take first a train from Tbilisi (Georgia) to Batumi (Georgia).
One bus line is from Batumi (Georgia) to Trabzon (Turkey) with at least four connections daily for about EUR 15. From Batumi (Georgia) to Istanbul (Turkey) at least two connections daily for about EUR 25. Buy this bus ticket online at Metro Turizm.
In Trabzon (Turkey) you do not have a connection to the rail network of Turkey. Therefore, the easiest way is to continue with the bus to Ankara or Istanbul.
An other option is by bus from Batumi (Georgia) to Kars (Turkey). In Kars (Turkey) you change to the train to Ankara and Istanbul.
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 Georgia to Turkey, but it is still under construction.
Where to buy a ticket from Tbilisi to Istanbul?
Check times&prices 
Buy your ticket at the bus station or at the website of the bus company.
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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
Istanbul - Tbilisi / Batumi - Trabzon / Batumi - Istanbul / Tbilisi - Ankara / Tbilisi - Izmir / Tbilisi - Adana
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?
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night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
Bosfor Bucharest - Istanbul / Bosfor Istanbul - Bucharest
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Bucharest - Istanbul
1c Travelling from Bucharest (Romania) to Budapest (Hungary)
Travel from Bucharest to Budapest 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 Bucharest is 17:45 and the arrival time in Budapest is 08:50.
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 Bucharest is at 05:45 and the arrival time in Budapest is 19:50.
As third option there is the overnight train "Dacia Express". It offers sleeper compartments as well with shower and toilet. Its travel destination is Vienna (Austria), therefore the arrival time in Budapest is very early at 04:50. The departure time in Bucharest is 14:00. The ticket fares are the same like mentioned above.
All in all it is a recommended rail trip trough the beautiful scenery of the Carpathian mountains and into Transylvania.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Bucharest to Budapest?
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.
EN 346 Bucharest - Vienna / EN 472 Bucharest - Budapest
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Budapest - Bucharest
1d Travelling from Budapest (Hungary) to Berlin (Germany)
Travel from Budapest to Berlin by train. Train tickets start from 29 EUR. A comfortable overnight train is available. The journey time by the direct day train is 11 hours.
The night train offers as cheapest category seats from 29 EUR. More comfortable is a berth in compartments for 4 or 6 persons. Or a sleeper compartment which you can book for one to three persons. The departure time in Budapest is 19:30. The arrival time in Berlin is 09:15.
Train ticket fares for the direct day train start from 46,90 EUR. The departure time in Budapest is 07:40. The arrival time in Berlin is 18:40.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Budapest to Berlin?
The following links could be interesting for you.
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 40457 Berlin - Budapest / EN 40476 Budapest - Berlin
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Berlin - Budapest
1e Travelling from Berlin (Germany) to Harlingen (Netherlands)
To buy train tickets from Germany to the Netherlands, compare the booking links we give. Prices are usually the same, but sometimes vary slightly.
Depending on where you start in Germany (and where you want to travel to in the Netherlands), you can either use the route from Frankfurt via Cologne by ICE train to Utrecht and Amsterdam. Or from Berlin by direct IC train right into the West to Amsterdam.
The Europe Special fare ("Sparpreis Europa") of Deutsche Bahn is available from 29/39 Euro. As earlier you book, as cheaper the tickets are.
Where to buy a ticket from Berlin to Harlingen?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Intercity (IC) / IntercityExpress (ICE)
train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn / NS Nederlandse Spoorwegen
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Harlingen - Berlin / Berlin - Amsterdam / Munich - Amsterdam / Frankfurt am Main - Amsterdam / Hamburg - Amsterdam / Cologne - Amsterdam
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2 Tbilisi (Georgia) - Baku (Azerbaijan) - Kyiv (Ukraine) - Warsaw (Poland) - Berlin (Germany) - Harlingen (Netherlands)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Tbilisi (Georgia) to Baku (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 Tbilisi to Baku?
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 company:
ADY Azərbaycan Dəmir Yollar / GEORG Sakartwelos Rkinigsa
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Baku - Tbilisi
2b Travelling from Baku (Azerbaijan) to Kyiv (Ukraine)
Travel from Azerbaijan to Ukraine by direct train. There are two direct train connections per week between Baku (Azerbaijan) and Kharkiv or Kiev (Ukraine). The journey time is 52 hours. Buy train tickets from 90 EUR.
Find the exact train schedules and ticket fares via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Baku to Kyiv?
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Kyiv - Baku / Baku - Kharkiv
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2c Travelling from Kyiv (Ukraine) to Warsaw (Poland)
Travel from Kiev to Warsaw by direct train.
There is one overnight train called "Kiev Express" with a journey time of 14 hours. Buy train tickets from 45 EUR. Departure in Kiev is at 23:50 in the evening. The arrival time in Warsaw is 14:05 . This overnight train offers 1, 2 and 3 berth compartments.
The day train has a journey time of 15 hours and departs in Kiev at 07:00 . The arrival time in Warsaw is 22:00 . Train tickets are available from 45 EUR.
Find train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Kyiv to Warsaw?
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Warsaw - Kyiv
2d Travelling from Warsaw (Poland) to Berlin (Germany)
To travel from Warsaw to Berlin by train, buy a "Sparpreis Europa" saver ticket of German railways Deutsche Bahn.
The ticket price starts from 29 EUR. The journey time is about 6:30. There are at least four direct train connections per day by the Berlin-Warszawa-Express.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your train tickets via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Warsaw to Berlin?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Twoje Linie Kolejowe (TLK) / Berlin Warszawa Express (BWE)
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Berlin - Warsaw
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2e Travelling from Berlin (Germany) to Harlingen (Netherlands)
To buy train tickets from Germany to the Netherlands, compare the booking links we give. Prices are usually the same, but sometimes vary slightly.
Depending on where you start in Germany (and where you want to travel to in the Netherlands), you can either use the route from Frankfurt via Cologne by ICE train to Utrecht and Amsterdam. Or from Berlin by direct IC train right into the West to Amsterdam.
The Europe Special fare ("Sparpreis Europa") of Deutsche Bahn is available from 29/39 Euro. As earlier you book, as cheaper the tickets are.
Where to buy a ticket from Berlin to Harlingen?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Intercity (IC) / IntercityExpress (ICE)
train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn / NS Nederlandse Spoorwegen
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Harlingen - Berlin / Berlin - Amsterdam / Munich - Amsterdam / Frankfurt am Main - Amsterdam / Hamburg - Amsterdam / Cologne - Amsterdam
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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