Overland to Istanbul by Train – Detailed Travel Itinerary
I undertook this travel adventure at the end of 2022. Flying from London to Düsseldorf on the 23rd October and flying back to London on the 10th November.
The table below details each stage of the journey. By selecting each of the links within the table you can access:
- individual webpages detailing each day’s activity;
- Individual websites for each of the hotels at which I stayed; and
- trip advisor reviews for each of these hotels.
As always, when reading Trip Advisor reviews be aware that some reviewers may have ulterior motives for posting their comments (good or bad). Please also note when looking at reviews of hostels that I usually stay in a private room, with or without a private bathroom.
| Date | Overnight Stay | ||
| Day 1 | Cologne, Germany | ||
| Day 2 | Boppard, Germany | ||
| Day 3 | Frankfurt, Germany | ||
| Day 4 | Overnight Train – Wurtsburg, Germany to Vienna, Austria | ||
| Day 5 | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Day 6 | Golling Abtenau, Salzburg, Austria | ||
| Day 7 | Overnight Train – Vienna, Austria to Sighisoara, Romania | ||
| Day 8 | Sighisoara, Romania Hotel Restaurant Imperial, Sighisoara | ||
| Day 9 | Sibiu, Romania Poet Pastior Residence, Sibiu | ||
| Day 10 | Brasov, Romania Casa Wagner, Brasov | ||
| Day 11 | Bucharest, Romania Hello Hotels Gara de Nord, Bucharest | ||
| Day 12 | Bucharest, Romania Hello Hotels Gara de Nord, Bucharest | ||
| Day 13 | Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria Meridian Hotel Bolyarski, Veliko Tarnovo | ||
| Day 14 | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Day 15 | Overnight Train – Sofia, Bulgaria to Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Day 16 | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Day 17 | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Day 18 | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Day 19 |
For the real travel nerds amongst you I have also added further details including the names of the hotels that I stayed at, travel times, travel modes, etc in accompanying fact sheets
