Hello Antony,
I,m in southern Bulgaria, and, while the weather has been a bit cold for the last few days, it is not normal for this time of year, and will be warming up a bit in the next few days. You should have no problem travelling through Bulgaria, Serbia, Romania and Hungary in the next two or three weeks.
The quickest route is Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary, Austria and Germany. You should do it from Istanbul to London in four days, five at the most.
From Istanbul to us just inside the Bulgarian border is about four or five hours, depending on how long it takes to get across the border. From us to the border with Serbia is four to five hours and you can cross Serbia into Hungary in a few hours. Check, however, if your insurance green card will cover you for Serbia, if not it will cost you. I don't know how much for a bike, but a car is 120 euros, and the motorway through is a toll road. But this route is about a day quicker than going by the other route, which is through Romania, where the roads and the lorry traffic are very bad.
We have camping facilities, and, if it's too cold could probably find you a bed somewhere for a night if you're passing by. Check out our website.
All the best
Martin Jeffes
Sakar Hills Camping,
Biser,
Nr Harmanli
Bulgaria
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