Privately Run Trains Using The Name
In 1982, the Venice-Simplon Orient Express was established as a private venture, running restored 1920s and 1930s carriages from London to Venice. This service runs between March and November, and is firmly aimed at leisure travellers, with tickets costing over $3,120 per person from London to Venice including meals. As of October 2009 the company offers once a year service from Paris to Istanbul in August and Istanbul to Paris trip in September. Other routes include:
- Istanbul–Bucharest–Budapest–Venice
- London–Venice
- London–Venice–Rome
- Paris–Budapest–Bucharest–Istanbul
- Paris–Venice
- Rome–Venice
- Venice–Budapest–London
- Venice–Krakow–Dresden–London
- Venice–London
- Venice–Paris
- Venice–Prague–London
- Venice–Vienna–London
- Venice–Rome
The company also offer similarly themed Express in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Laos, called the Eastern and Oriental Express.
In North America, the American Orient Express, formerly the American European Express, operated several train sets in charter service between 1989 and 2008.
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