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Train Sofia (Iliyantsi) to Bucarest

  • May 24, 2026
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Hello,

my travel partner and I want to travel from Sofia to Bucarest on July 20th. The Interrail App suggest going via Craiova and changing trains twice. I found a train on the CFR website which leaves from Iliyantsi station in the morning going directly to Bucarest (IC 2611/International 460), which doesn’t appear in the app.

  1. Is it possible to board that train with an Interrail ticket and is a reservation required?
  2. We are staying in the city center of Sofia and the train is supposed to leave at 7:18. Is it possible for us to reach that train in a reasonable time?

Thank you for answering!

Best answer by rvdborgt

This is one of the reasons why you should never plan anything with the Rail Planner app.

You can use train 460/462 with your pass.

bdz.bg doesn't show any timetables yet for 20/7. I would not rely on any timetable shown elsewhere.

If I check an earlier Monday (e.g. 8/6), then bdz.bg shows you need to take a train from Ilijanci (spelling varies, this is the BDZ spelling) at 6:35 to Sofia Sever, to catch train 460/462 at 7:16 there. If you leave from Sofia main station, then departure is at 7:00 to Sofia Sever.

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    • rvdborgt
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    • May 24, 2026

    This is one of the reasons why you should never plan anything with the Rail Planner app.

    You can use train 460/462 with your pass.

    bdz.bg doesn't show any timetables yet for 20/7. I would not rely on any timetable shown elsewhere.

    If I check an earlier Monday (e.g. 8/6), then bdz.bg shows you need to take a train from Ilijanci (spelling varies, this is the BDZ spelling) at 6:35 to Sofia Sever, to catch train 460/462 at 7:16 there. If you leave from Sofia main station, then departure is at 7:00 to Sofia Sever.

    Please ask questions in the community and not via a private message. That's the quickest way to get a response. I don't work for Eurail/Interrail.
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      • ralderton
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      • May 24, 2026

      Yes, you can use Interrail. You can always add the train manually if it doesn’t appear in the timetable.

      It departs from Sofia Sever at 07:15, which is a bit closer to the city centre. Google Maps suggests you can take tram 27 to get there, but I have no direct experience.

      Reservations are compulsory, and you can’t do it online. You need to do it at the station in Sofia.

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