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Paris-Budapest-Bucharest-Istanbul
(6 Days/5 Nights)
Highlights | Prices | Departure Dates | Itinerary
Timetable
| Inclusive Holidays
Highlights
The blue and gold carriages of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express await you in Paris for your journey throughout France, Switzerland and Austria towards Budapest. After an overnight stay in Budapest, continue your journey through Hungary and into Romania. Enjoy the next day and night in Bucharest. On rejoining the train the next day stop in the fascinating country of Bulgaria. Enjoy your last night and day on board as the train travels to your destination, Istanbul.
Please Note: The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express route is subject to change without prior warning due to last minute railway engineering works or similar.
Prices | One-way | Return |
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| 2008 | | US$8350 | - |
| 2009 | | US$9190 | - |
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Prices are per person and include all table d'hôte meals and accommodation on board based on two people sharing. |
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| Supplements | One-way | Return |
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| 2008 |
| Single Cabin | | US$3460 | - |
| 2009 |
| Single Cabin | | US$4680 | - |
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Itinerary
Friday - Board the gleaming blue and gold carriages of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express at Paris Gare de l’ Est, mid afternoon. After being greeted by your steward, settle into your private compartment and relax with afternoon tea. Later enjoy a delicious dinner on board and overnight on the train.
Saturday - Relax and enjoy the scenery as the VSOE travels into Hungary. Continental breakfast is served in your compartment and lunch will be taken in one of the opulent dining cars. Afternoon tea is served later in the journey. On arrival in Budapest transfer to a 5-star hotel. Dinner and overnight in Budapest.
Sunday - After breakfast at the hotel, enjoy a guided tour of the city Budapest, with lunch included. The city is divided by the mighty Danube river into ‘Buda’ and ‘Pest’. Rejoin the train late afternoon. Perhaps enjoy an aperitif in the Bar Car before dinner as the train travels into Romania. Overnight on board.
Monday - After breakfast, the train arrives at the mountain town of Sinaia. Disembark for a visit to beautiful Peles Castle, which was also visited by the very first Orient-Express passengers in 1883. Rejoin the train to complete the short journey to Bucharest. On arrival transfer to the Athenée Palace Hilton Hotel where a late lunch is served. In the afternoon there will be a short city sightseeing tour. Dinner and overnight in Bucharest.
Tuesday - This morning, rejoin the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express as the train travels south across the Danube and into Bulgaria. During the afternoon, a stop is made to enjoy this pretty, rural country. Lunch and dinner are served on board the train, as your journey continues. This final night is spent on board the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express.
Wednesday - Early this morning the train enters Turkey and crosses the Thracian Plain. After breakfast and lunch on board, the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express arrives in Istanbul, at the end of a fascinating and unique journey across seven countries and cultures.
Timetable | Arrive | Depart |
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| Friday | PARIS (Gare de l'Est) | - | 14:45 |
| Saturday | BUDAPEST
Transfer to hotel for overnight stay
Private dinner at nearby restaurant | 16:00 | - |
| Sunday | BUDAPEST
Full day's guided tour of Budapest
Lunch at local restaurant | - | 18:25 |
| Monday | SINAIA
Guided tour of Peles Castle | 08:20 | 10:55 |
| Monday | BUCHAREST (Baneasa Station)
Guided tour of Bucharest. Arrive at hotel for overnight stay.
Dinner at hotel | 13:30 | - |
| Tuesday | BUCHAREST (Baneasa Station)
Short off-train excursion in Varna, Bulgaria mid-afternoon | - | 09:00 |
| Wednesday | ISTANBUL (Sirkeci Station) | 15:30 | - |
| | Please note: All timings shown are for your guidance only. Confirmed timings will be supplied with your travel documents. |
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