The world's most romantic and evocative train journey begins when your British Pullman glides out of Victoria Station in London. Once across the Channel, you take your private compartment on the sumptuous Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, reaching Paris by 9pm, waking in the Swiss Alps then rolling into Venice at around 6pm. A water taxi awaits to whisk you to your hotel. 
Recommended tour operator: Kirker Holidays
Kirker Holidays says
The Orient Express is quite simply the luxury train journey of a lifetime. Let the train – and your personal steward – take the strain whilst you sit back and travel in style through the stunning scenery of France, the Swiss Alps and the Dolomites before reaching Venice, arguably the most romantic city in the world.
A magnificent four-course dinner is served in the restaurant car on the first evening of your journey before you retire to your sumptuous compartment for the night, perhaps after a nightcap in the glamorous Bar Car.
The following morning, enjoy breakfast with a view as the train travels through the magnificent Swiss Alps. As well as admiring the pageant of scenery, you can spend time reading or chatting to your fellow travellers before sitting down to an excellent three-course lunch.
Your journey ends at Venice’s Santa Lucia station where you will be met and escorted by water taxi to your hotel. Kirker offers an unrivalled choice of hotels in Venice, not least the legendary Danieli, Cipriani and Gritti Palace. Our well-travelled team will help find the right hotel for you.
What more would you expect from Kirker Holidays? We have spent more than 20 years perfecting the art of providing outstanding holidays for discerning travellers.
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