How much does it cost?

From £4,025 per person, the operator's advertised from-price, read on its own page on 12 Sept 2026. About $5,437 at ECB reference rates. Departures, room types and dates can price differently; the operator's page is the final word.

Is train travel included?

Yes. Great Rail Journeys includes the overnight journey on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, a luxury cabin, all meals from dinner on Day 1 through brunch on Day 2, and a private water taxi from your Venice hotel to the train station.

Is this trip escorted or independent?

Independent. You are not accompanied by a tour guide. A conductor and cabin steward serve you aboard the train.

What meals are included?

Dinner and late-night brunch on Day 1, and French breakfast in your cabin plus a sumptuous brunch in the dining car on Day 2. All are prepared by French-trained chefs. Wine and cocktails are available.

What is the cabin like?

You stay in a luxury cabin (overnight) aboard the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, a 1920s train with Art Deco interiors. Your cabin steward serves breakfast to you inside your cabin.

What is not included?

Cancellation and travel insurance are not included in the fare.

Great Rail Journeys · Luxury rail journey (train only)

Venice Simplon Orient Express, Venice to Paris - Train only

Luxury overnight train from Venice to Paris on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express

Great Rail Journeys offers a two-day, one-night journey from Venice to Paris aboard the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, the world-renowned luxury train that epitomizes the Golden Age of travel. Your experience begins with a private water taxi that collects you from your Venice hotel and delivers you to the station, where you board the legendary 1920s train in the late afternoon. Day 1 sees you settled into a luxurious Art Deco cabin, where you are served dinner in the elegant dining car by French-trained chefs and sommelier-guided wines. Afterward, cocktails and live piano music await in Bar Car 3674, followed by a late-night champagne brunch featuring lobster rolls and truffled club sandwiches before you retire to your cabin. The next morning, your steward serves a French breakfast in your quarters, and as the train traverses Alpine and French countryside scenery, you enjoy a final sumptuous brunch in the dining car before arriving in Paris. This is independent travel: no guide accompanies you, though conductors and cabin staff provide all service. The journey suits luxury-seekers, couples drawn to romantic cities and refined dining, repeat rail travellers marking a bucket-list train, and food-and-wine enthusiasts.

Price history

Across 5 checks, this price has risen £140 since 4 Jul, to £4,025.

Each point is a day we checked this operator's own page, not a weekly average, and the line holds flat between checks rather than guessing at movement we did not see. 3 of 5 points are a live read of the operator's page. Hollow points are values shown when the trip was first listed here and never confirmed with the operator.

What to know before you look closer

The from-price covers the train and meals but not travel insurance or cancellation protection; both are listed as not included.
Great Rail Journeys uses the term 'independent' for this trip, meaning no tour guide accompanies you; you are met by a conductor and steward aboard the train.

Day by day

Day 1railovernight: Aboard the Venice Simplon Orient Express
Venice Simplon Orient Express
A private water taxi collects you from your hotel in Venice and delivers you to the station to board the historic 1920s carriages of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. Dinner is served in the elegant dining car with wine recommendations from the sommelier, followed by cocktails and live piano music in Bar Car 3674, and a decadent midnight brunch of champagne, lobster rolls and truffled club sandwiches.
Meals: Dinner, Brunch
Day 2rail
Venice Simplon Orient Express
A French breakfast served in your cabin by your steward, with views of the French countryside, followed by a sumptuous brunch in the dining car as the train approaches Paris.
Meals: Breakfast, Brunch

The moments this trip is built around

Day 1Board the legendary Venice Simplon-Orient-Express at Venice station and settle into your 1920s luxury cabin as the train departs. Dine in the elegant dining car and enjoy cocktails and live piano music in Bar Car 3674 before retiring for the night.
Day 2Wake to a French breakfast served in your cabin by your steward, then relax as the train passes through Alpine and French countryside scenery en route to Paris. Enjoy a final sumptuous brunch in the dining car as you approach the city.

Included

Overnight journey between Venice and Paris on the Venice Simplon Orient Express

Not included

Cancellation & Travel Insurance

Questions travellers ask

How much does it cost?: From £4,025 per person, the operator's advertised from-price, read on its own page on 12 Sept 2026. About $5,437 at ECB reference rates. Departures, room types and dates can price differently; the operator's page is the final word.
Is train travel included?: Yes. Great Rail Journeys includes the overnight journey on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, a luxury cabin, all meals from dinner on Day 1 through brunch on Day 2, and a private water taxi from your Venice hotel to the train station.
Is this trip escorted or independent?: Independent. You are not accompanied by a tour guide. A conductor and cabin steward serve you aboard the train.
What meals are included?: Dinner and late-night brunch on Day 1, and French breakfast in your cabin plus a sumptuous brunch in the dining car on Day 2. All are prepared by French-trained chefs. Wine and cocktails are available.
What is the cabin like?: You stay in a luxury cabin (overnight) aboard the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, a 1920s train with Art Deco interiors. Your cabin steward serves breakfast to you inside your cabin.
What is not included?: Cancellation and travel insurance are not included in the fare.