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The Orient Express was a long-distance passenger luxury train service created in 1883 by the Belgian company Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits (CIWL) that operated until 2009.
Beginning in 2025, The Orient Express will invite travelers to relive the legend aboard 17 original Orient Express cars dating back to the 1920s and 1930s, adorned with exceptional décor – a set of cars formerly known as the ‘Nostalgie-Istanbul-Orient-Express.’
1919: the new Simplon-Orient-Express route. Orient-Express unveiled the midnight blue cars of the first Simplon-Orient-Express train. For the first time ever, Paris connected Istanbul via Milan and Venice, and crossed the Simplon tunnel. This technological feat opened a new route through the Alps.
Explore the wonders of the Venetian lagoon and taste the sweetness of an Italian escape. Experience a world of timeless glamour aboard the Venice-Simplon-Orient-Express luxury train. Enjoy overnight journeys aboard our art deco train from Paris to Venice and beyond.
Apr 2, 2024 · Orient-Express, luxury train that ran from Paris to Constantinople for more than 80 years (1883–1977). Europe’s first transcontinental express, it initially covered a route of more than 1,700 miles (about 2,740 km) that included brief stopovers in such cities as Munich, Vienna, Budapest, and Bucharest.
Jun 12, 2021 · Orient Express: The golden age of the train. A journey aboard the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express is a journey into the past — tinged with glamour, luxury and intrigue. By Pat Riddell.
Nov 23, 2021 · The allure of the Orient Express inspired many works of fiction over the decades, but Agatha Christie’s 1934 mystery Murder on the Orient Express made the train a pop culture icon. The classic ...
