The Orient Express

Upon boarding the Belmond British Pullman train at London Victoria station, your steward will show you to your reserved seats. Sit back and enjoy brunch served with a Bellini as you travel through the English countryside of Kent.

After crossing the English Channel you will board the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express train, epitomizing the glamour and elegance of the Golden Age of travel with its polished wood, sumptuous upholstery and antique fixtures. Enjoy a delicious four-course dinner, prepared by skilled French chefs.

After dinner you can linger awhile and enjoy a nightcap before retiring to your cabin, which has now been transformed into a cosy bedroom.

You will awake to magnificent mountain and countryside scenery and savour breakfast served in your cabin at a time to suit you. Spend the morning relaxing in your cabin or in the Bar Car, chatting to fellow guests.

Enjoy a leisurely three-course lunch which is served in another of the beautiful restaurant cars. While away the afternoon admiring the passing scenery. Later, a selection of pastries are served in your cabin.

All too soon it is time to prepare to disembark as the train crosses the Venetian Lagoon and pulls into Santa Lucia station.

While the route between London and Venice in either direction or round-trip is certainly the most well-known Orient Express journey, there are others to choose from as well such as those between London and Verona; London and Berlin; Paris and Venice; Paris and Verona. Please ask us to go over the various options for travel on the Orient Express train and to design a personalized program for you, including time in London and Paris before and after the rail journey.