Hi, all.

I'll be travelling from Berlin to Sofia, Bulgaria on 2nd-class
train in late April. I've checked Die Bahn & other sites to
get the timetables, but I can't seem to get a price. Any
rough estimate how much I can expect to pay?

Thanks!
~swooz

According to www.raileurope.com, from Berlin to Budapest would cost $213
and take 13+ hours. From Budapest to Sofia would cost $147 and take 16
hours.
Aloha from Hawaii

In message <[email protected] .com>,
Swoozie Pellegrino <[email protected]> writes
>Hi, all.
>
>I'll be travelling from Berlin to Sofia, Bulgaria on 2nd-class
>train in late April. I've checked Die Bahn & other sites to
>get the timetables, but I can't seem to get a price. Any
>rough estimate how much I can expect to pay?

The Czech Railways' international tariff calculator (
http://www.jizdenka.cz/(5q3z4kycqzbm0j2oq5bmaa45)/IT.aspx ) suggests
that a one-way second class fare from Berlin to Sofia via Passau,
Vienna, Budapest, Subotica, Belgrade and Dimitrovgrad will cost about
6516 CZK, or around 227.80 euro.

--
Arwel Parry

On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 23:55:25 +0000, Arwel Parry wrote:

> In message <[email protected] .com>,
> Swoozie Pellegrino <[email protected]> writes
>>Hi, all.
>>
>>I'll be travelling from Berlin to Sofia, Bulgaria on 2nd-class
>>train in late April. I've checked Die Bahn & other sites to
>>get the timetables, but I can't seem to get a price. Any
>>rough estimate how much I can expect to pay?
>
> The Czech Railways' international tariff calculator (
> http://www.jizdenka.cz/(5q3z4kycqzbm0j2oq5bmaa45)/IT.aspx ) suggests
> that a one-way second class fare from Berlin to Sofia via Passau,
> Vienna, Budapest, Subotica, Belgrade and Dimitrovgrad will cost about
> 6516 CZK, or around 227.80 euro.

The journey by train (as described above) takes about 30hours!!!!

You could fly from Berlin to Sofia in just over 2 hours for less than 100
euros. See http://www.hemusair.bg/index.php

Regards
Gerry

"Swoozie Pellegrino" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> Hi, all.
>
> I'll be travelling from Berlin to Sofia, Bulgaria on 2nd-class
> train in late April. I've checked Die Bahn & other sites to
> get the timetables, but I can't seem to get a price. Any
> rough estimate how much I can expect to pay?
>
> Thanks!
> ~swooz
>

I made Sofia Beograd Budapest and can confirm that it is a long way with
long stops at the borders-
( from Sofia to Beograd it is a single track diesel train.. )
there are a lot of low cost airlines. and I guess that if you spend a
little time in looking.. you might find a much better solution
pls try with

www.megaflieger.de or

www.volagratis.it

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> According to www.raileurope.com, from Berlin to Budapest would cost $213
> and take 13+ hours. From Budapest to Sofia would cost $147 and take 16
> hours.
> Aloha from Hawaii
>

If bought from Raileurope !
According to the Czech timetable local bought tickets are Berlin-Prague Euro
49 and Prague-Sofia over Hungary-Romania is Euro 119.
As others have suggested a direct trip is better by low-price air but if you
want to see a lot you're free to make any stops enroute with an
international CIV marked rail-ticket. Prague-Budapest-Bucharest is on the
route.

On Fri, 09 Feb 2007 10:32:20 GMT, "tile" <[email protected]> wrote:

>
>"Swoozie Pellegrino" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
>news:[email protected] roups.com...
>> Hi, all.
>>
>> I'll be travelling from Berlin to Sofia, Bulgaria on 2nd-class
>> train in late April. I've checked Die Bahn & other sites to
>> get the timetables, but I can't seem to get a price. Any
>> rough estimate how much I can expect to pay?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> ~swooz
>>
>
>I made Sofia Beograd Budapest and can confirm that it is a long way with
>long stops at the borders-

Subotica by any chance?

"tile" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Swoozie Pellegrino" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
> news:[email protected] oups.com...
>> Hi, all.
>>
>> I'll be travelling from Berlin to Sofia, Bulgaria on 2nd-class
>> train in late April. I've checked Die Bahn & other sites to
>> get the timetables, but I can't seem to get a price. Any
>> rough estimate how much I can expect to pay?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> ~swooz
>>
>
> I made Sofia Beograd Budapest and can confirm that it is a long way with
> long stops at the borders-
> ( from Sofia to Beograd it is a single track diesel train.. )
> there are a lot of low cost airlines. and I guess that if you spend a
> little time in looking.. you might find a much better solution
> pls try with
>
> www.megaflieger.de or
>
> www.volagratis.it
>
You forget that there are plenty of people who do not want to travel by air.
OK - the train takes a long time, but to me that would be preferable to
being stuck inside a plane for even a few seconds.

Bevan

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