Hi everybody!
Welcome to what's probably the most epic night train experience you can find in Europe, traveling from Paris to Istanbul, using only night trains... Recreating the mighty Orient Express... Well, sort of! :-)
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- TRIP INFORMATION -
Date: JUNE 2022
Railway company: ÖBB, SNCF, DB, CFR, BDZ, TCDD
Route : Paris-Est to Halkali station (Istanbul)
Time : Around 55 hours (Paris - Vienna : 16h02, Vienna-Bucharest : 20h18, Bucharest-Istanbul : 19h)
Price : Around 229€ of seat reservations. Not including the Interrail pass
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00:00 : Intro
00:31 : Nightjet Paris-Vienna
03:15 : Boarding
03:41 : Room Tour
04:43 : Departure from Paris
05:00 : Route overview
05:46 : Relaxing ride through Eastern France
07:34 : Good night from Strasbourg
08:05 : Morning from Austria
09:40 : Walkthrough
13:00 : Arrival in Vienna
13:22 : The Euronight Dacia
15:24 : Arrival and accommodation situation
16:21 : Eastbound!
16:48 : Room tour
17:56 : Welcome in Hungary
18:34 : Good night and border crossing
19:21 : Mid roll ads
20:00 : Morning from Romania
21:05 : Along the Danube
22:00 : Through rural Romania
23:50 : Walkthrough / Toilets Time
26:26 : Dining car
27:09 : Arrival in Bucharest
28:06 : The Bosphorus Express
29:12 : Bucuresti Nord
30:00 : Arrival
30:41 : Boarding... Alone!
31:08 : Departure from Bucharest
32:00 : Room Tour
33:34 : Bulgaria bound
34:16 : Giurgiu, last stop in Romania
35:00 : Crossing one last time the Danube
36:15 : Ruse, first stop in Bulgaria
38:20 : Shunting in Gorna
39:12 : Relaxing afternoon through the Balkans
40:20 : Walkthrough/Toilets Time
41:53 : Lovely afternoon
44:34 : Overnight border crossing
45:52 : Morning from Türkiye
46:38 : Arrival in Istanbul
47:10 : Outro