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Aboard the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express

Venice - Rome
1 Day

Explore the canals and sights of the beautiful city of Venice until your departure on board the blue and gold carriages of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. Enjoy the sumptuous cuisine and the magnificent passing scenery as you relax on board before arriving in Rome, the ancient capital of Italy.

Itinerary

Sundays
Board the immaculately restored carriages of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express at Venice Santa Lucia station in the morning. Visit the Bar Car for an aperitif before your delicious three-course lunch is served in one of the beautiful restaurant cars.

Afterwards you may wish to relax in the Bar Car, chatting to fellow travellers as the Italian scenery provides an ever changing view. There is time to visit the on board boutique for a last minute gift or souvenir before the train pulls into Rome Ostiense station mid afternoon.


TIMETABLE
Day City Arrive Depart
Sunday VENICE (Santa Lucia station) 9:28 am
Sunday ROME (Ostiense station) 5:15 pm


2006 Dates
1 night
Departing Sundays
May 7 & 14
June 4 & 18
October 1 & 8


2006 Prices
Ocuppancy One Way
Double US$ 675
Single US$1,060


Rome - Venice
1 Night

Depart Rome, the ancient capital of Italy, on board the blue and gold carriages of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. Enjoy a sumptuous meal and delightful evening on board as you travel through Italy. Arrive the following morning in the beautiful city of Venice.

Itinerary

Sunday
Board the splendid carriages of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express at Rome’s Ostiense station in the evening. Your steward will show you to your private compartment and will attend you throughout your journey. Enjoy a specially prepared cocktail in the Bar Car, before taking your seat in one of the beautifully restored restaurant cars for a leisurely four-course supper prepared by our skilled French chefs. After dinner you may want to linger in the bar listening to the sounds of the baby grand piano. When you are ready, you can retire to your compartment which has now been transformed into a cosy bedroom.

Monday
A delicious continental breakfast is served in your compartment by your personal steward before arriving at Venice Santa Lucia station.


TIMETABLE
Day City Arrive Depart
Sunday ROME (Ostiense station) 8:05 pm
Monday VENICE (Santa Lucia station) 9:28 am

2006 Dates
1 night
Departing Sundays
May 7 & 14
June 4 & 18
October 1 & 8

2006 Prices
Ocuppancy One Way
Double US$ 970
Single US$1,355


Venice Simplon-Orient-Express
Intro | the Train | General Info
Train Schedules

Train Journeys
London - Paris - Venice (& Vice Versa) | London - Paris - Venice - Rome | Venice - Rome (& Vice Versa)
Venice - Budapest - London | Venice - Vienna - London | Venice - Prague - Paris - London

Premier Journeys
Paris - Budapest - Bucharest - Istanbul |Istanbul - Bucharest - Budapest - Venice

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