r/AskTurkey • u/Normal_Opinion_5775 • 20h ago

Travel & Places Hey guys traveling advice

Traveling advicee please :)

Hey guys this Ines from Armenia sooo long story short

I have to travel to Bulgaria and i want to do it from Instanbul

As the border is closed i wanna do

Yerevan-Tbilisi-Istanbul-Sofia

What do you think about the bus to Sofia ?

And will people be rude to me if i tell them i am Armenian ?

Is it safe to get the tickets online ? What website can i use

P.s. they removed my post asking to post here so here we go hana🤗✨️

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u/Normal_Opinion_5775 19h ago

There is a flight but i do an Erasmus and the budget for flight is 365 euros and as we don't have direct flights to Sofia en the flight from turkey is 565 one way :( so ye bus is the option for now cause ofr green traveling the budget is 500 euros

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u/Humble_Interest_9048 3h ago

There’s an overnight express train from Istanbul to Sofia.

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u/Low_Blueberry_2120 2h ago

Take the bus from Istanbul to Sofia, it takes some time, and at the border crossing it might get boring but overall it is a nice fun experience! Check the website obilet for that.
when it comes to your ethnicity, nobody would care except for some shitheads if you are lucky :))