All aboard! The Orient Express is coming to Amsterdam!
By Victoria Séveno
Calling all Poirot lovers! The iconic Orient Express will be making a stop in the Netherlands this summer. The famed train will be departing from Amsterdam - the Venice of the north - on June 24 and will head to the real Venice.
Travel from Amsterdam to Venice in style
This is the first time the Orient Express will be running a service via Amsterdam, as in the past it has only travelled through the city for a privately organised trip. On this journey, the train will depart from Amsterdam Centraal before embarking on a two-day journey via Brussels and Paris to Venice.
If you’ve always dreamed of travelling on the Orient Express, this could be your chance - but it won’t come cheap! A single ticket for two people costs over 6.000 euros. And if you’re worried about travelling during the coronavirus pandemic, then Belmond - the company that owns the train - is here to ease your worries: “It is safe - we will run the Orient Express from May 1, 2021!”.
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Victoria grew up in Amsterdam, before moving to the UK to study English and Related Literature at the University of York and completing her NCTJ course at the Press Association in London. She has a love for all things movies, animals, and food. Read more