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Paris-Venice 2 days / 1 night
Overview Trip Highlights and Features
The blue and gold carriages of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express await you in the beautiful city of Paris. Spend overnight on board. Enjoy the following day on board as the train travels through the towering Swiss Mountains and Austrian Alps before an early evening arrival in the magnificent city of Venice.
Itinerary Detailed day by day information
Paris en route to Venice
Board the blue and gold carriages of the Continental Wagons-Lits in Paris. Throughout your journey you will be attended by your own personal Steward. After you have settled into your comfortable private compartment it will soon be time to dress for dinner. Why not sip a pre-dinner cocktail before making your way to one of the magnificent restaurant cars. Here you will be served a delicious four-course dinner, prepared by our skilled French chefs. After dinner you may want to linger in the bar car, listening to the sound of the baby grand piano. When you are ready, retire to your compartment, which has now been transformed into a cosy bedroom.
Venice
You awake to the magnificent scenery of the Swiss Alps as breakfast is served in your compartment, at a time to suit you. Spend the morning in the Bar Car chatting to fellow travellers over coffee. Enjoy a leisurely three-course lunch served in another of the beautiful restaurant cars. While away the afternoon relaxing in your compartment admiring the spectacular scenery as the train travels through the Italian Dolomites. Later afternoon tea is served in your compartment as you travel through the Brenner Pass. All too soon it is time to prepare to disembark as the train crosses the Venetian Lagoon and pulls into Santa Lucia station.
Timetable All timings shown are for your guidance only
Day
City / Station
Arrive
Depart
Day 1
Paris (Gare de l'Est station)
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21:46
Day 2
Innsbruck (Hauptbahnhof)
11:40
12:06
Day 2
Verona (Porta Nuova station)
15:53
16:08
Day 2
Venice (Santa Lucia station)
18:12
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Tour Dates & Prices Prices are per person in USD.
2009
2010
March 19, 26
April 2, 16, 23
May 3, 7, 10, 14, 24, 28
June 7, 14, 18, 25
July 2, 6, 23
August 13, 20
September 13, 20, 24, 27
October 4, 15, 18, 25
November 5, 12
March 25
April 11, 15, 22, 29
May
9, 13, 23, 27, 30
June
3, 10, 17, 27
July
1, 15, 22
August
12, 19
September 12, 19, 23, 26
October
3, 10, 14, 21, 28
Nomember 4
Please Note:
Prices include all table d'hôte meals and accommodation on board based on two people sharing.
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.
Information & Reservations
1-800-717-0108 or 503-292-5055
Rail News & Updates
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.
Paris en route to Venice 
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