{"id":116007,"date":"2023-06-15T14:10:23","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T11:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/train-departures-from-gara-de-nord-to-istanbul-and-sofia\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T12:37:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T10:37:53","slug":"train-departures-from-gara-de-nord-to-istanbul-and-sofia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/train-departures-from-gara-de-nord-to-istanbul-and-sofia\/","title":{"rendered":"Train Departures from Gara de Nord to Istanbul and Sofia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CFR C\u0103l\u0103tori introduces a summer offer. This summer, passengers will have daily direct connections from Bucharest to Istanbul\/Halkali, Sofia, Varna, and return.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, the international train departs daily from Bucharest Nord at 10:50 and arrives in Istanbul\/Halkali the following day at 6:34. This train will operate until October 9.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the international train departs daily from Istanbul\/Halkali at 20:00 and arrives in Bucharest Nord the next day at 17:08. This service operates until October 7.<\/p>\n<p>In the direction of Varna, the international train departs daily from Bucharest Nord at 10:50 and arrives in Varna at 21:10. This service operates until October 8. From Varna, the international train departs daily at 7:30 and arrives in Bucharest Nord at 17:08. The train set will be in service until October 9.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, there is an international train that also travels to Sofia. It departs daily at 10:50 from Bucharest Nord and arrives in Sofia at 20:22. Similarly, this train will operate until October 9. From Sofia, passengers board the train in the morning at 7:05 and arrive in Bucharest Nord at 17:08.<\/p>\n<p>Travel tickets can be purchased from CFR C\u0103l\u0103tori stations and agencies open for international traffic, as well as online at www.cfrcalatori.ro, with station ticket pick-up or delivery via courier.<\/p>\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>What are the primary international destinations from Bucharest this summer?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CFR C\u0103l\u0103tori provides daily direct connections to Istanbul (Halkali), Sofia, and Varna, including return services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Until what date are these international summer train services available?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Most services run until October 9, though the Istanbul to Bucharest return route specifically ends on October 7.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How can I buy tickets for these international routes?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tickets are available at CFR C\u0103l\u0103tori international ticket offices, agencies, or online through their official website for collection or delivery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CFR C\u0103l\u0103tori introduces a summer offer. This summer, passengers will have daily direct connections from Bucharest to Istanbul\/Halkali, Sofia, Varna, and return. Thus, the international train departs daily from Bucharest Nord at 10:50 and arrives in Istanbul\/Halkali the following day at 6:34. This train will operate until October 9. Additionally, the international train departs daily&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":91675,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2856],"tags":[348,1758,530],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-116007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conectivity","tag-gara-de-nord","tag-istanbul","tag-sofia"],"article_style_override":"on","post-style":"style2","post_via":"","post-top-image":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/transport-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116007"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116007\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116007"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=116007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}