Venice Simplon-Orient-Express

One of, if not, the finest locomotive in Europe, this regal locomotive offers the opportunity to tour through this spellbinding continent, exploring some of its most incredible cities en route. Depending on the holiday package, you could be travelling any of the below routes.

London – Verona

London – Venice

Verona – London

The three itineraries between London and Italy and are all one-night durations.

London – Verona – One night

London – Venice – One night

Verona – London – One night

You can never be overdressed on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express train! For dinner, we ask for formal evening attire and many guests like to don black tie and wear their most glamorous finery for the occasion. Smart daywear is appropriate during the day. Jeans are not acceptable at any time.

Your fare includes your cabin and all full-board dining. Whereas food is included on board, drinks are not. Still, the bar is well stocked with handpicked wines, which you can purchase for an additional cost.

Yes, all itineraries vary between one- and several-night durations, so you will enjoy a comfortable and cosy night’s stay on board the train.

We will do our best to cater for special dietary requirements, such as vegetarian, vegan etc, provided a detailed request has been made at the time of booking. If a special request has not been made, the chefs will endeavour to prepare a dish with the ingredients available on board. We do, however, regret that we are unable to provide meals requiring strict religious observance in the preparation.

Wheelchairs cannot be used on board the train. The dimensions and layout do not allow wheelchair passage through the corridors. Guests would need to be able to make their way from their cabin to the bathroom at the end of the carriage and would also need to be able to embark and disembark the train on foot. It is not possible to fix a ramp from the platform to the train door.

In order to comfortably accommodate all passengers, meals have multiple seating times. Preferences for seating times can be noted in advance, however reservations will be confirmed once on board.

Wi-Fi is available throughout the train in all guest cabins. The service is provided by a mobile device so signal can be intermittent in rural areas. To maintain the ambience of the train, we ask that the use of mobile phones and electronic devices be restricted to your cabin.

There is a centrally controlled cooling system on board, however individual cabins are not separately temperature controlled. Guests can control the flow and volume of cooled air into their cabins by opening or closing a vent.

Hand luggage (Ex. Purse, Passports, Tickets, Cameras, Medication, Jewellery.) These items must always be kept by the passenger and not checked in. Passengers traveling to or from London must carry their hand luggage on and off the cross-Channel transport.

Cabin luggage Items required during the journey should be packed separately in an overnight bag or suit carrier. This will be taken from the passenger at check-in and delivered to their cabin by staff.

Through luggage Items not required for the journey should be packed separately in sturdy baggage. At check-in this luggage will be labelled appropriately, stored in the baggage van and will not be accessible until passengers reach their destination.

No. To comply with Italian and other European regulations, Venice Simplon-Orient-Express train operates a no smoking policy on board both the British Pullman and the continental train. This also includes electronic cigarettes/vaping.

French, English and Italian are spoken by most stewards on board the continental train.

Prices are quoted in Euros, and it is recommended that passengers have a small number of Euros for onboard purchases. However, most major currencies are accepted, as well as major credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Diners Club and JCB). The exchange rate on board is displayed in the Bar Car.

Any gratuities you wish to give are entirely at your discretion.