Price per person from
22'305
CHF

Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Paris - Istanbul

The legendary route from Paris to Istanbul
  • Venice Simplon-Orient-Express
  • 6 days / 5 nights

This legendary Venice Simplon-Orient-Express route only runs twice a year. The journey takes 6 days and you travel from Paris to Budapest via Bucharest and Bulgaria to Istanbul. Or you can travel from Istanbul to Paris via Bulgaria, Bucharest, Budapest and Austria. Book your cabin in advance! Highly popular trips which are fully booked up to a year in advance!

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Highlights

  • Accommodation on board the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, one of the most luxurious trains worldwide
  • Opulent and seasonal table d'hôte - 4-course menu with pastries, cheese platter and chutney as well as coffee and petit fours
  • Continental breakfast
  • Three-course lunch menu as the world flies by your window in the restaurant carriage Dedicated steward service
  • Enthusiastic steward service
Travel itinerary
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Travel details

Travel programm

  1. 1

    1

    You board the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express in the afternoon at Paris at Gare de l'Est and move into your cabin. In the evening, enjoy a 4-course meal in the dining car.

  2. 2

    2

    Breakfast is served at the allocated time in your cabin. Admire the changing views as the train travels through Austria and Hungary. Enjoy a delicious three-course-lunch in the opulent dining cars prior to your arrival in Budapest. There, local guides escort you by coach to your hotel. Dinner on the Danube and overnight stay in Budapest.

  3. 3

    3

    Following breakfast at the hotel, you will visit the Hungarian capital on a private city tour. Lunch will be served in a local restaurant en route. Afterwards enjoy a guided tour of the majestic Hungarian Parliament Building, which was inspired by London's House of Parliament. Back on board the train in the late afternoon, you can enjoy an aperitif before the delectable four-course-dinner in the dining car as the train travels towards Romania.

  4. 4

    4

    Savour continental breakfast in your cabin as the train glides into Romania. A delicious brunch ist than served in the dining car. In the mountain town of Sinaia, you board a coach for a short journey to Peles Castle. Visit of the fairytale palace built by Romania's King Carol in the late 19th century. Back to the train, the journey continues towards Bucharest. Transfer to your hotel on arrival in Bucharest. Dinner with musical entertainment and overnight stay in Bucharest.

  5. 5

    5

    In the morning, you return to the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. You enjoy a three-course-lunch in the dining car as it travels along the Danube to Bulgaria. During the afternoon, a stop is made in Varna on the Black Sea coast where you alight for an aperitif on a private estate. A final unforgettable four-course-dinner ist served on board the train. Enjoy your last night on board the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express.

  6. 6

    6

    You reach Turkey early in the morning. After breakfast in the cabin and a lunch of Turkish specialties, the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express reaches Istanbul in the afternoon.

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Impressions

The famous Blue Mosque in Istanbul, with its six minarets and large dome, autumn trees in the foreground, and the blue waters of the Bosphorus in the background. | © railtour
L'Observatoire Suite Library
L'Observatoire Suite Library | © Belmond
L'Observatoire Suite dining area | © Belmond
L'Observatoire Suite sleeping area | © Belmond

Services

Included in the price

  • Travel on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express in the booked category; 3 nights aboard, 2 nights hotel accommodation in Budapest and Bucharest 
  • Meals on board: all table d'hôtes menus and wine are included
  • Meals in Budapest and Bucharest as per itinerary
  • City tours and excursions as per itinerary
  • Travel documents

Not included in the price

  • Arrival and return journey
  • Gratuities and personal expenses
  • Drinks and meals not mentioned
  • Hotel accommodation on site
  • Cancellation and travel insurance

More info

  • This trip can also be booked in the opposite direction
  • Enjoy the elegant atmosphere and follow the simple rule: you can never be too well dressed. Gentlemen generally wear a jacket and tie or tuxedo for dinner. During the day, dress according to the motto: casual but elegant.
  • All table d'hôtes menus and drinks are included in the price of the trip. A supplement is charged for à la carte menus. Special dietary dishes (except dishes requiring strict religious preparation) are available on request if you inform us at the time of booking.

Dates of Travel

Paris - Istanbul

25.09.2026

Istanbul - Paris

03.10.2025

Fully booked

01.06.2026

02.10.2026

Prices

Paris - Istanbul
Historic cabin with double occupancy from CHF 22'305 Price per person
Historic cabin in single occupancy from CHF 46'465 Price per person
Suite cabin in double occupancy from CHF 48'430 Price per person
Grand Suite in double occupancy from CHF 73'915 Price per person

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