![]() Running from 1930 – 1939 and again 1945 – 1962, the Alberg Orient Express offers passengers the same lavish, glamorous journey through Europe but with an entirely different view from the other two trains. ![]() You may not have heard of the Alberg Orient Express, but it follows a route in between the Orient Express and Simplon Orient Express and heads as far as Athens, Greece. London Calais Paris Zurich Innsbruck Vienna Budapest Bucharest Or… Belgrade Athens It is the only train in existence that continues to follow the original route. Sister train, the Venice Simplon Orient Express originally ran from Paris to Venice via the Simplon Pass in Switzerland, hence its given name. It wouldn’t be until 1982 that sister train the Venice Simplon Orient Express would take the original Orient Express route once more. It was then renamed the ‘Direct Orient Express’ and continued to run this route until retiring in 1977. The Simplon Orient Express ran this route from 1919 – 1939 and again from 1945 – 1962. Offering the same levels of luxury just on a different route, the Simplon Orient Express would head south to Lausanne on the first leg of its journey rather than east to Strasbourg like the original. The Simplon Orient Express came into service in 1919 and was given its name as it would travel south towards the Simplon Pass in Switzerland. ![]() Paris Lausanne Milan Venice Belgrade Sofia Istanbul
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