Eastern Thrace,
the land between
Istanbul and
the Greek and Bulgarian borders, is
served by a few s-l-o-w trains from
Istanbul's
Sirkeci
Station, but bus service is
much faster.
Considering that there is very
frequent bus service (every
15 minutes) between Istanbul and Edirne
from Istanbul's Büyük
Otogar, it makes
little sense to go by train.
The Bosfor
Ekspresi,
the only train between Istanbul and
Europe, departs Istanbul each evening
and reaches Edirne in
the middle of the night. More...
Optima Ekspresi trains
shuttle between Edirne and the Turkish-Bulgarian
border crossing point at Kapıkule four
times daily. The trip takes 23 minutes:
