10 Hour Train Ride From Sofia to Bucharest | Longest Travel Day Ever

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  • Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024
  • This is one of the longest travel days we've had so far, so we decided to make a #travelvlog to document it for you guys!. We had to wake up at 3 AM to catch a 4:45 AM train from Plovdiv to Sofia. Then, we take a 10 hour train ride from #Sofia to #Bucharest, and don't arrive until 7 PM!
    We don't typically do videos like this where we show a day where we're traveling from one city to another. But this travel day was especially long, so we thought we'd take you along! Be sure to drop us a comment if this is something you'd like to see again :)
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  • @ladraqu1
    @ladraqu1 5 лет назад +12

    lol, when that alarm went off at the beginning of the video , I literally was checking my phone to press stop:)

    • @JackandGabExplore
      @JackandGabExplore  5 лет назад +3

      LOL I do that all the time when I'm watching something and someone's phone rings 😂

  • @kylekuser7226
    @kylekuser7226 3 года назад +1

    This was a great video. So great to see different portions of the journey there.

  • @georgecatalinnicuta8559
    @georgecatalinnicuta8559 5 лет назад +5

    Its a true adventure to travel so much with the train .

  • @BaboSorany
    @BaboSorany 3 года назад

    Very Nice video! I Will visit Bulgaria next summer when it is possible with COVID

  • @r.davidpoehner4974
    @r.davidpoehner4974 2 года назад

    Thanks. I liked your video. I've made this trip myself and will probably do it again.

  • @nannunbgd
    @nannunbgd 4 года назад +1

    2 adorable and brave kids! Wellcome in Romania!

  • @ivopetrov4865
    @ivopetrov4865 5 лет назад +6

    Our train system is very bad, 30 years ago was good, but not now. Our trains are slow and old. Not a lot of Bulgarians travel with trains here. I think it's kind of the same as the buses in USA, where the poor people are travelling with. Cool video! Nice work again :)

    • @JackandGabExplore
      @JackandGabExplore  5 лет назад +4

      Yeah that makes sense! We prefer trains over buses so it was just nice to not have to take the bus :) Thanks for watching!

    • @ivopetrov4865
      @ivopetrov4865 5 лет назад +1

      @@JackandGabExplore I understand, I like trains, too, but not our trains :D

  • @trinitycarr198
    @trinitycarr198 5 лет назад +3

    Love this video💚

    • @JackandGabExplore
      @JackandGabExplore  5 лет назад +1

      Thank you so much! Our first travel day vlog so appreciate the feedback :)

  • @danflg3978
    @danflg3978 5 лет назад +7

    Hi guys, I might move to Sofia for a few years, next year. How easy was it to live there only speaking English? did you see a lot of American's or Ex-Pats? thanks

    • @JackandGabExplore
      @JackandGabExplore  5 лет назад +8

      It's a pretty international city so there were definitely a good it of foreigners there! I don't think we bumped into any other Americans though. You should definitely consider checking out Plovdiv...it's a super cool city and there are TONS of ex-pats living there. It's a big digital nomad hub! The bars and restaurants are awesome--the hipster district Kapana was our favorite neighborhood

  • @sorintara6548
    @sorintara6548 2 года назад

    SUUPPEERRRRR SUUPPEERRRRR!!!... FELICITĂRI!!!

  • @CaliWeHo
    @CaliWeHo 2 года назад

    This is really, really helpful. Thank you!

  • @danushkalakshan5196
    @danushkalakshan5196 4 года назад

    i like the way u presenting both u guys... good luck and hoping many travel videos in future

  • @BaboSorany
    @BaboSorany 4 года назад

    How was the border control?

  • @boswellpaulraj9725
    @boswellpaulraj9725 4 года назад +1

    Does this train goes through ruse?
    Is there night trains too?
    Are reservations to be done in advance?

    • @iusemathinreallife
      @iusemathinreallife 4 года назад +1

      It does, but unless you're up for an adventure it's easier to take a bus from Sofia to Ruse and transfer to a bus to Bucharest there haha

  • @kirokiro7412
    @kirokiro7412 4 года назад

    4:01 lmao😂
    Great video btw

  • @lorencain8926
    @lorencain8926 2 месяца назад

    Nice video, it would have been interesting if you had mentioned how the border crossing was after you said you had never done one by train. I am thinking of that trip next May. Also you should have pronounced the names of Plovdiv and Sofia correctly, but that's OK, you were not giving lessons in Bulgarian. But I lived there for 4 years, 32 years ago, and I was sensitive when other Americans came and said it wrong, so that's on me and not you.

  • @hamzamekouar762
    @hamzamekouar762 Год назад

    Hello, are you aware of the availability of a sleeper night train that operates between Sofia and Bucharest? Many thanks

  • @gelovillacin6657
    @gelovillacin6657 4 года назад

    Hi guys. How was the border crossing in both sides? Did they let u out? Or the officers went into the train

  • @wowmarie6606
    @wowmarie6606 5 лет назад +2

    Yass 😁

  • @bojangrbikj2495
    @bojangrbikj2495 5 лет назад +2

    What kind of camera do you guys use for your vlogging? Nice video.

    • @JackandGabExplore
      @JackandGabExplore  5 лет назад +4

      Thanks so much! We mostly use a DJI Osmo Pocket. It shoots in 4K, has a built in stabilizer, and it's super small so you can fit it in your pocket. Definitely recommend it!

  • @mctoni8150
    @mctoni8150 5 лет назад +5

    Interesting video, enjoyed watching it. You got lucky that you only got delayed by some 30 or so minutes when your locomotive failed. Often it takes a couple of hours to find a replacement locomotive.

    • @JackandGabExplore
      @JackandGabExplore  5 лет назад +2

      We had no idea how long it was going to be but glad they got the problem resolved so quickly! Thanks for watching :)

  • @tacofan
    @tacofan 5 лет назад +3

    What city are you from?

  • @plamenagospodinova7683
    @plamenagospodinova7683 4 года назад

    hey guys, did you have to get off the train and on another one at any point?

  • @bobby3008bul
    @bobby3008bul 5 лет назад +15

    4:02 "These trains in Bulgaria work like clockwork" hahahaaha .... Said no one EVER :D
    Seriously guys avoid the Bulgarian railways company - they are the worst in the whole country, people stay away. Better take a bus, it will cost 2-3 dollars more, but you will save a looooot of time :)

    • @JackandGabExplore
      @JackandGabExplore  5 лет назад +8

      Super funny because our experience riding the train was great! Plus it's always way more comfortable than the bus :)

    • @dinacirt9625
      @dinacirt9625 5 лет назад +2

      Haha, this is funny, în România is The same. I leave in north side close to hungarian border and if i want to go to the beach, The travel Take 12 hours at least to cross The country

    • @antonbabadjanov8813
      @antonbabadjanov8813 4 года назад +1

      I hope this is only a temporary situation. All around the world people prefer taking trains over buses for the level of comfort, reliability, speed and safety. From what I gather the service of the Bulgarian State Railways is actually better than their reputation. Once a reputation is damaged it takes a long time repair and I think some of the more recent "repair" hasn't been indexed by the population yet.
      I read all about the rebuilding of the major rail lines in Bulgaria and new trains being purchased so can't wait to see that improve the actual end-user experience. I think preferring slow and smelly buses will become a thing of the past then.

  • @danvision5086
    @danvision5086 Год назад

    💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

  • @pappu335
    @pappu335 4 года назад +1

    Is the train air-conditioned??

  • @mandarkokate5613
    @mandarkokate5613 4 года назад +1

    Great video!! love from India and what was the class of ticket?

    • @iusemathinreallife
      @iusemathinreallife 4 года назад +1

      it's economy (source: I'm Bulgarian lol)

    • @agnesmo9672
      @agnesmo9672 3 года назад

      @@iusemathinreallife how about second class ?

  • @pkd123456
    @pkd123456 3 года назад

    Awesome Vlog not much but it’s great 👍 guy’s

  • @sustainabledesignerr
    @sustainabledesignerr 9 месяцев назад

    Does this train have a dining car?

  • @federicomaisch6812
    @federicomaisch6812 4 года назад

    Thank you

  • @abo-rl6ko
    @abo-rl6ko Год назад

    Do you need a passport or a visa?

  • @kpdowd4221
    @kpdowd4221 3 года назад +1

    Bucharest- the Paris of the East

  • @QuantumBraced
    @QuantumBraced 2 года назад

    You really should get a debit card with no foreign transaction fees or ATM fees, so if you ever need cash like you did at the train station, you can just go to an ATM and get cash. You'll get the best possible exchange rate and no fees.

  • @ivo2
    @ivo2 4 года назад

    I travel all the time Bulgaria - Romania, the price is much higher, because of the fee Romanian company take. The price of trains in Romania are much higher! More than double!

    • @JackandGabExplore
      @JackandGabExplore  4 года назад +2

      It's true! The trains in Bulgaria were much cheaper.

  • @nghoangkt
    @nghoangkt 4 года назад

    Please show me how you can buy tickets from Sophia to Bucharest? Which website? Thank you.

    • @JackandGabExplore
      @JackandGabExplore  4 года назад +1

      We weren't able to buy them online. We bought them directly from the Sofia train station

    • @iusemathinreallife
      @iusemathinreallife 4 года назад +2

      Hey, I buy my tickets online from here www.bdz.bg/en
      I hope it works for foreigners too

  • @Alex-en4gb
    @Alex-en4gb 4 года назад

    in Bucharest avoid taxis like the plague

  • @martinachristov926
    @martinachristov926 4 года назад +1

    You guys are crazy LOL! Nobody told you about buses from every major city in Bulgaria to Bucharest ? Busses are affordable, clean, air conditioned and way better way to travel :) , trains in Bulgaria are thing of the past unlike most of Europe.

  • @stevebee5840
    @stevebee5840 2 года назад

    Great video….useful info thanks ….no need to show u brushing your teeth…keep up the good work.

  • @jivkostavrev2882
    @jivkostavrev2882 5 лет назад +1

    I got my back pack stolen in union station in Chicago.

  • @peterpamlockwood
    @peterpamlockwood 2 года назад

    only 10 hrs.I am 70+ and your yrs old? LOL

  • @jivkostavrev2882
    @jivkostavrev2882 5 лет назад

    Omg M truck it's a lot better

  • @0AdrianP0
    @0AdrianP0 5 лет назад +3

    So, now that you’ve seen Bulgaria and Romania. Which one is better, more beautiful and cleaner, more of anything :). (Romania is the correct answer) 😎

    • @JackandGabExplore
      @JackandGabExplore  5 лет назад +4

      Ahahaha we love them both! We can't pick ;)

    • @0AdrianP0
      @0AdrianP0 5 лет назад +2

      Just pick Romania, better :))

    • @mickael1277
      @mickael1277 5 лет назад +1

      @@0AdrianP0 , dear Bulagarians, sorry for my connational implying that one is better than the other. Rude !

    • @ivo2
      @ivo2 4 года назад +2

      They have been in Plovdiv and Ruse which is like Arad or Bistrica in Romania, and I do think remote Bulgarian cities do look better than Romanian, because most of them are old and are still maintained good, of course without counting new buildings that does not fit with the older structures. But the capital Bucuresti and Brashow for example do look little better than many Bulgarian cities. Bucuresti is nicer than Sofia, but I think Varna and Burgas are nicer than both so hard to pick ;) ...

    • @ivo2
      @ivo2 4 года назад

      @Yes, but beauty of the city also matters for tourism so I guess Constanza must be nice because our black sea is also really really nice, nobody could guess we are relatively poor country. So they are more touristic cities and more forgotten in both countries, and the reasons our trains are less nice in some ways is that the country is smaller, so you can drive with car, but try to drive Romania... Lol, I tried, I prefer sleeping in train!

  • @dumitriuflorinel1957
    @dumitriuflorinel1957 6 месяцев назад

    Nu cunosc engleza și nu am înțeles mai nimic