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Bucharest to Linz

Posted on by insightndes

The temperature has climbed but it’s foggy in Bucharest

The blue skies have gone.
Leaving
Fastest way to travel?

Cycling in Bucharest is awful, but faster than driving, bus or walking. Could the tram be faster?

Needs must for food at the station.
Bucharest Gara de Nord is dingy
Leaving Bucharest North
My accommodation for the next 18 hours
Bike goes under the couchette
I am alone in the cabin for the night.

I am told that I will be joined in the cabin at Timisoara, where we are due to arrive at 0716. I set the alarm for 0700.

Bed made up.
It’s a bit wet for the first time.
Recaș

The train is late at Timisoara, so could have had a longer lay in. I am joined by three Iranian students.

Timisoara
Vinga

There’s a check before the border. The Iranians of course attract attention and my passport is checked.

Just over the border in Hungary there is a bit of a wait.

It seems that the rail operator has built in a big pause at the border, longer than our wait, so we are back on time.

Delay – confused by time change at border.
They took the back end of the trai off.
A wait just across the border.
River Tisza
Szolznok – so many tracks!
Very flat near Újszász
Near Gyömrő
The train
Coming into Budapest
Puskas arena
Arrived in Budapest on time!
Bucharest to Budapest
Outside the station

Unfortunately no time to explore- on to the next leg.

This time it’s an OBB train direct to Linz.
Budapest to Linz
Leaving Budapest Kelti
Crossing the Danube
Hills near Budapest
Donau further west
Hegyshalom near the border
Turbines

There loads of wind turbines near the border on the Austrian side.

Bruck an der Leitha
Sarasdorf
Trainmansdorf an der Leitha
Don’t fly
Mountains
Coming into Vienna
The sun has gone.

Arrived

The train was 45 mins late to Linz. I managed to complete the journey within 24 hours, just. The total time on the train 23 hours.

Linz centre – Schiller Park.
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