Board the blue and gold carriages of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express in Budapest for your overnight journey to London. Enjoy the delightful cuisine and beautiful passing scenery as you travel towards Paris throughout the towering Austrian Alps and Swiss Mountains. After departing Paris, travel to the French coast for the Channel crossing. Board the gleaming carriages of the British Pullman for your journey through the Kentish countryside to your destination, London Victoria.
Itinerary Detailed day by day information
Budapest en route to London
Board the splendid Wagons-Lits carriages of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express at Budapest. Throughout your journey you will be attended by your own personal steward. Enjoy a delicious brunch in one of the beautiful dining cars and relax on board as you enjoy the beautiful scenery. Afternoon tea is served by your personal steward in the comfort of your compartment. Later, why not sip an aperitif in the Bar Car, listening to the sounds of the baby grand piano before taking your seat in one of the beautifully restored restaurant cars. After dinner you may want to linger in the bar and when you are ready you can retire to your compartment, which has now been transformed into a cosy bedroom.
London
Continental breakfast is brought to you by your steward as you travel towards Paris. A delicious brunch is served in the restaurant cars as you travel on towards the Channel. After crossing the Channel board the cream and umber carriages of the British Pullman for the journey to London. A traditional English afternoon tea accompanied by a glass of champagne is served to you at your table as you watch the gentle scenery of Kent pass by before arriving at your destination, London Victoria.
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Please Note: Prices are subject to change without notice. The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express route is subject to change without prior warning due to last minute railway engineering works or similar.
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The carriages which today form the famous Venice Simplon-Orient-Express each have a history of their own, with long years of service criss-crossing the frontiers of Europe, operating for a variety of railway companies. The carriages have taken on characters of their own as intriguing as the characters of those who traveled within their cozy confines.