Driving time to Bulgaria ?

blade


Joined: 19/06/2010
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Message Posted:
20/02/2012 17:13

Can anyone tell me how long in either days or hours it takes to get from the ferry port at Mersin in Turkey to the Bulgarian bored please?

Geoff


Joined: 25/06/2008
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Message Posted:
20/02/2012 17:15

1 day and 1 night.

Or 2 days if you stop over for a night in Istanbul.

Geoff

Famagusta City.

yorgozlu



Joined: 16/06/2009
Posts: 4437

Message Posted:
20/02/2012 17:28

it'd realy depend on how much one is prepaired to drive in a day,weater conditions and not to forget going through istanbul.It took me just over 2 hours to get to istanbul from kapikule and longer to get out of it,week before last.Considering what the weater is like,I drove to aksaray in 12 hours,including going through a thick fog for about 100km.

Saying all above,the roads in turkey are now funtastic.





ps.above times are based on long wheel base van,fully loaded.

blade


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Message Posted:
20/02/2012 17:37

Thanks, i know the weather is a little rough now but looking at doing it in the summer or autumn. It gives me some idea.

blade


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Message Posted:
20/02/2012 17:40

Yorg did you drive from the UK? If so total drive time?

Can you give me some idea of fuel costs? and ferry charges?

We will be driving a 2.5 td pickup so i am guessing simlar fuel consumption to your van?

yorgozlu



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Posts: 4437

Message Posted:
20/02/2012 18:41

dublin-holyhead=€276.......one way

dover -calais =£92.........one way

total petrol cost =€600 _+

tasucu-cyprus =286tl.....3 people,parrot,.........



I drove renault trafic,1.9 diesel engine...........fully loaded...........wife bought ireland.



because of the water conditions I was rather worried in case something happens in the middle of nowhere,so I just kept driving.......

off the ferry to calais at 07.20 french time,saturday morning,by 7.30 pm (rough guess) I'd have entered turkey if it wasn't for the realy thick fog.After 3 hours of driving around couple of mile rarious,tiredness gave in and parked up in near by petrol station fore some rest,in Bulgaria.By 6.30 am following morning I was in turkey.

blade


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Message Posted:
21/02/2012 12:55

Thanks Yorg.

Did they charge extra for the parrot? lol.

Did you go via Serbia or the longer way around? We have friends there we would like to stop and see but a bit worried as have been told its not the easiest place.

So how long do you think it took from arriving in France? You said you were there Saturday, what day did you arrive in Turkey?

slatnumber7


Joined: 25/08/2010
Posts: 299

Message Posted:
21/02/2012 15:18

Blade I've done the journey from UK to Tasucu a few times and I pretty much agree with what is posted above. Check yer weather forecasts, very important, any time of the year. Through Serbia each time no problem but I've never stopped there overnight.



Best time for the journey 71 hrs Calais to Tasuca, me and a pal shared the driving, two over night stops in hotels, Luxemburg and Hungary and cabbed it overnight the asian side of Istanbul. Average journey time 4 days with overnight stops with just me driving.



I've found ferry tickets from the UK much cheaper if you book a return on the internet. Try to avoid travelling through Istanbul at peak times. Good luck it's a great experience.



I

yorgozlu



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Posts: 4437

Message Posted:
21/02/2012 18:48

9 am off ferry in Calais,saturday morning-2.30 pm,monday afternoon in Tasucu.One night stay in hotel in Aksaray...........1 driver.





france,luxamburg,germany,austria,slovania,croatia,serbia,bulgaria,turkey............why?you'll have to have a word with my gps.

kaiserphil


Joined: 14/12/2008
Posts: 1096

Message Posted:
21/02/2012 20:06

Yorgo - you must have been knackered!

yorgozlu



Joined: 16/06/2009
Posts: 4437

Message Posted:
21/02/2012 21:20

the weather conditions and the fear for my family was what kept me going.



besides,I thrive with challenge...............many call me 'crazy'.............dont like dissapointing.

Checkmate


Joined: 31/08/2008
Posts: 140

Message Posted:
22/02/2012 11:51

Yorg, could you give me a rough cost of your trip? You did well.

yrret


Joined: 17/08/2010
Posts: 761

Message Posted:
22/02/2012 11:57

#6 - "fully loaded...........wife bought ireland"



I hear you.

blade


Joined: 19/06/2010
Posts: 1286

Message Posted:
22/02/2012 16:08

Yorg,

Yes the route you took is the way i would be looking to go. I checked the RAC website and they say just over 30 hrs drive time, for the fast route.

Geoff


Joined: 25/06/2008
Posts: 1370

Message Posted:
22/02/2012 17:19

Re Msg 14: Exactly what I said in my earlier post.

Geoff

blade


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Message Posted:
23/02/2012 11:48

Has anyone driven via Serbia & Croatia with pets?

I had a look at the Serb gov website but could see no mention of what would be needed traveling with pets. I know when you fly a pet to Serbia you don't need much paperwork, but not sure about driving through.?

yorgozlu



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Message Posted:
23/02/2012 21:27

blade...........driving 'through' is even easier..........no questions asked,whatsoever.Saying that,they never did ask anything about them and I didn't tell them anything.

blade


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Message Posted:
24/02/2012 11:41

Thanks Yorg, simliar to flying them then,lol.