They finally managed to solve the situation in Hungary, the line is back to service. If you look at the pictures, it was a really complicated derailment…Now for the Bucharest - Istanbul trip…Even in a normal situation (with plenty of couchette places available), I recommend the bus on this route, and more specifically the Lilian Express service. I used it three times in recent months. It is much faster than the train (11 hours, instead of almost 20 hours for the train), very comfortable, with reclining seats, and a steward serving complimentary water, tea, coffee, and snacks. Contrary to other companies, they do not carry goods, only the passengers personal luggage, so they pass quickly through customs. And in Istanbul they arrive at the main bus station, which is much closer to the center than the suburban Halkali station, where the train arrives. The price from Bucharest to Istanbul is around 40 euros. They depart in front of the Filaret bus station, at 19 hours every day.
Always check official sources, in this case the Trenitalia conditions of transport:I titolari di un Pass Global o One Country valido per l’Italia (Interail, Eurail, in formato cartaceo o mobile) per viaggiare sui treni del servizio nazionale (Frecciarossa, Frecciargento, Frecciabianca, Eurocity (per i percorsi interni italiani), Intercity, Intercity Notte e Freccialink, devono acquistare il biglietto Global Pass che include la prenotazione del posto obbligatoria, il cui importo è riportato al Punto 5 del Capitolo 4 – Listino dei prezzi.So, the reservation IS indeed mandatory on Intercity trains. In fact, the official name of the reservation in this case is ”Biglietto Global Pass”.Here are the prices:(AV stands for Alta Velocita - this includes Frecciarossa and Frecciargento, and FB is Frecciabianca)
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