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Bargain (I use the term loosely) Trip £1,879.00 on the Orient Express with timeout

£1879 Time Out1 May 16

Source: HotUKDeals | Deals > Travel

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DrBones

26 Apr 16

A trip to Berlin (from London Victoria), spending a night on the Venice Simplon Orient Express, followed by 2-nights at the Gendarmenmarket Berlin hotel (in Berlin) and a flight back to Gatwick (i.e. back down to Earth with the grotty bump of Gatwick Airport).
Or you can do it the other way around...
I think the only dates available are 1st to 5th June, so anyone free those dates, of a romantic ilk and with a spare 3.7 grand - well, hurry up and book
p.s. I am well enough aquainted with the site to know that this isn't necessarily likely to go above 10-degrees, but you lot always have a great sense of humour and the capacity to surprise - so who knows???

Top comments

iand123

26 Apr 16 5 #4

Before I vote, can you tell me if you are a junior doctor or not, DrBones?

Latest comments (38)

Morpheus_00

2 May 16 #38

can I use my student railcard on this?

zeitgeist

1 May 16 #26

If I had a million quid and a girlfriend I would definitely go for this.

DrBones to zeitgeist

2 May 16 #30

It;s just want, want want with you...

MrHot to zeitgeist

2 May 16 #37

You can have one or the other, not both.

benlondon

2 May 16 #36

About*

deany76

1 May 16 #21

I know this is probably a stupid question but once you board the train at Victoria do you go through the channel tunnel?. I thought that was just a high speed train!
If yes though-
What happened prior to when the channel tunnel was built?
cheers

captainbeaky to deany76

1 May 16 1 #24

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pcloki to deany76

1 May 16 1 #28

I guess you travel on board the British Pullman to Felixstowe then travel on a luxury coach under the Channel, then board the Orient Express which only travels on mainland Europe.
Yes, you do share a bathroom and you have a sink in your cabin..... Still the epitome of luxury though..

purplefleece to deany76

2 May 16 #33

What happened before the channel tunnel (up until the mid/late 1970s) was that "The Boat Train" made up of several ordinary livery plus three dark blue gloss painted first class carriages left Victoria for Dover and the three first class coaches were taken onto the ferry to Calais. Once in France they were hooked up onto French trains and continued to Paris. Second class passengers had to leave the train at Dover, walk onto the boat and become pedestrian passengers until they joined the French train for the next leg of the journey.

benlondon to deany76

2 May 16 #35

Are you seriously asking this? I do worry shout some of the people on this site

Prior to the tunnel being built the train did not cross the channel, do you think they just took it off the tracks and onto a ferry?

bosh118

2 May 16 #34

Lol

liam1989

1 May 16 #23

Is there supposed to be something funny about this??

DrBones to liam1989

2 May 16 #32

I suppose that depends upon who you decide to take...

DrBones

2 May 16 #31

Thanks - it's so nice when users of this site compliment each other

DrBones

26 Apr 16 #14

Almost there - 100 degrees, here I come!

kevingip to DrBones

1 May 16 1 #29

Great deal well found.

hairyboxxox

1 May 16 1 #27

I thought about this but I didn't want to get ideas above my station. :smile:

Besford

1 May 16 #25

In a similar vein, took wife on Concorde to Paris (via Bay of Biscay to get to mach 2) for a big birthday, back via First Class on the train. Fabulous. What a shame you can't do this any more.

CharlesCalthrop

1 May 16 #22

Ah that explains the frightened but well dressed people crowding around the end of Victoria Station fascinated by the sight of the McDonald's hatch nearby...

davidbrent

1 May 16 2 #20

Good deal but please don't call me Loosely.

rachelandgromit

1 May 16 1 #19

Lol, I get a good amount of annual leave!

rachelandgromit

26 Apr 16 2 #15

If you are looking for the Orient Express on a budget, then check out the sleeper trains. I arrived into Venice from Vienna on the sleeper when the Orient Express was in and yes it looks very posh, but I think you still have shared bathrooms and just a sink in the cabin.

The Vienna to Venice one was lovely, with a request to the attendant the bathroom was unlocked, you were given clean towels and a Dove shower gel. OK, you don't get the food but we took food onboard and it was lovely. I'm a big fan of overnight trains in Europe! There are various routes you can do but avoid the Trein Italia ones. The Austrian trains were far better.

DrBones to rachelandgromit

26 Apr 16 #16

Great idea - I need to look into that...

joesmum to rachelandgromit

1 May 16 #18

Rachel do you ever get time to go to work :smirk:

fishmaster

29 Apr 16 #17

Is this a deal, what's the usual price?

Lauramooshu23

26 Apr 16 1 #13

If I had the money I'd do this in a heart beat :smiley:

mallen

26 Apr 16 1 #12

Great price. We did an evening trip on this from Victoria with an 11 course meal and it was awesome. Lasted about 4 hours I think. Was a while back now but was about £350 each from memory, so this is a good price for a decent trip where you'll be well looked after!

Newbold

26 Apr 16 #11

+6 degrees for you. :wink:

DrBones

26 Apr 16 #10

59 degrees - positive (not -59!). I'm astonished...
...come on guys, get me up to 100 degrees - pleese (pathetic rhyme)

iand123

26 Apr 16 5 #4

Before I vote, can you tell me if you are a junior doctor or not, DrBones?

DrBones to iand123

26 Apr 16 1 #9

Well, I'm clearly having a day off...