Burgas Travel Forum

hi,anyone know any websites where i can find out times from istanbul to bourgas and vice versa, either by train or bus?
anyone know the journey time?

thanks

Please see this , may will help, specially the replies of tomkubus
or "this has been ask a few times in the last few months . try a keyword search for (best way burgas to istanbul ) and (need help burgas to istanbul ) some post and repies from the last few months schould be in the results.
All the best

Sorry , I forgot the website : http://forum.virtualtourist.com/discussion-366636-1-1-
Travel-0-0-Burgas-discussion.html

about train ISTANBUL-BURGAS :

first you have only one daily train nr' [D 81032] depart from Istanbul Sirkeci train station at 22:00 and live to bulgaria, this train will take you till stara zagora [arrived to stara at 08:08] and there you have to change to another train that will take you to burgas.
thos days I can see that you have 3 direct train STARA-BURGAS at 06:05,13:12,21:05 and one train with change at 18:25 [change at KARNOBAT].
time journy STARA-BURGAS 2.32-2.55 hours.
price are:

FAST TRAIN- 2nd class 8.40 leva and 1st class 10.5 leva
Exp TRAIN- 2nd class 10.90 leva and 1st class 13.50 leva
more info:
http://www.bdz.bg

about the price from istanbul I can see jast the price ISTANBUL-SOFIA:
fares are valid from 09.12.2007 [was writen on the web].

2nd class- 18 euro
1st class- 26.80 euro

an additional you pay

SUPPLEMENT FARES FOR SLEEPING CARS: (*)

Istanbul-Sofia
8,00- Euro - [Tourist (2/3)]
Tourist (2/3) : One person in a sleeping car for 3, ( valid for 2 nd class ticket )

11,00-Euro - [Double (2/2)]
Double (2/2) : One person in a sleeping car for 2, ( valid for 2 nd class ticket )

20,00-Euro - [Single (1/1)]
Single (1/1) : One person in a sleeping car for 1, (valid for 1 st class ticket )

more info:
http://www.tcdd.gov.tr/tcdding/avrupa_ing.htm


about bus ISTANBUL-BURGAS :
I found www.metroturizm.com that do this way but I can see on there web only schedule and price from burgas to istanbul:

daily bus at 12:00 and arrived to istanbul at 20:30, something rong with the time journy because burgas is half way then sofia istanbul big big ???

the cost are 35 turkish lira for one way or 60 lira for return tickets.

all the best
david

Hello!
In July 2007 I went to Nessebar together with my wife and two children. In advance we had booked a 3-night stay at Hotel Ipek Palas, a middle-class hotel in Istanbul, where we paid about 200 euros for our stay. The day after we arrived in Nessebar we went to Burgas by bus (40 min.) and booked the bus-tickets to Istanbul for the day after. There are several companies driving between Varna/Burgas and Istanbul, and we chose "Metro", situated in a street called ul. Bulair, about 500 metres distance from the railway-station/main bus station (eastbound). There are several daily departures, but we chose the 12.30-departure. The trip took about 8 hours, inclusive 1 hour at the border. The guards check all bags and suitcases, so be patient! As norwegians we had to pay 20 euros for every person (for the visas), but that`s because we`re not EU-members (unfortunately). Altogether we paid about 150 euros for the trip (2 adults/2 children, both ways). That`s cheap, especially if you`re a norwegian! The distance of about 400 kilometres is quite comfortable. The buses has of course air-condition, and it makes frequent stops for "pee-breaks", because there`s no WC on board. There`s a lot to see along the road as well.
But when you arrive at Otogar Esenler (Istanbul`s main bus-station), don`t take a taxi!!! We did , and we got cheated, og course! Take the metro instead, it`s very convenient, fast and cheap.
If your hotel in Bulgaria isn`t situated near the ordinary bus-stop, you can ask the driver to stop as close as possible (on the main route) to your hotel on your way back, and then take a taxi the last distance. This will be much cheaper than a taxi all the way from Burgas (as in our case). The buses (Metro) drives from Varna (Albena/Golden Sands), and all the way to Istanbul, so it`s very suitable for most Bulgaria-tourists.