The Orient Express

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The Orient Express
The Venice Simplon Orient Express (VSOE and not to be confused with the original Orient Express) is a privately-owned and operated train made up of beautifully-restored train coaches originating from the 1920s, 30s & 50s.
There are in fact 2 trains. The daytime Pullman train that travels from London to Folkestone (the British Pullman along with the Northern Belle also supply fantastic day trips within the UK to hundreds of destinations and events, departing from over 50 mainline stations) and the European based train of 1920s sleeping-cars from Calais to Paris and on to Venice. You can take the VSOE from London, to Paris & Venice around once a week from March to November, and less frequently it travels to Rome, Krakow, Budapest, Prague and Istanbul. The operators (Venice Simplon Orient Express (VSOE) Limited) also operates the equally glamorous Eastern & Oriental Express from Singapore to Bangkok, along with the Royal Scotsman cruise train and the trains to Machu Picchu in Peru. The London-Venice journey takes 24 hours and costs in the region of ₤ 1,600 per person one way.
It must not be confused with the real Orient Express, the true descendant of the original 1883 Orient Express, a regular scheduled train which took it's last journey at the end of 2009 after over 125 years solution! The Venice-Simplon Orient Express is the most glamorous and romantic way to travel to Venice. With world class food and solution it genuinely is the experience of a lifetime. While numerous 'supreme' luxuries in life frequently fail to deliver the reputation, the Venice-Simplon Orient Express really does deliver and will not fail to thrill!