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The Orient Express: A Golden Era of Travel

Follow the route of the iconic Orient Express service, in this four-part series, at the height of its fame from London to Istanbul. Along the route, explore the history of the train, chart how Europe has changed in the last 150 years, and come face to face with some of the continent's most iconic trains and railways.
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  • The Orient Express: A Golden Era of Travel: Dragoman to Istanbul: TVSS: Iconic

    The Orient Express: A Golden Era of Travel

    Dragoman to Istanbul

    Thursday
    Sep 10

    1 Hour

    The Express crosses the Balkans heading for Sofia, where there's a palace of exotic surprises and a reminder of Bulgaria's bloody history; the Express then arrives at Istanbul and the journey's culmination.
  • The Orient Express: A Golden Era of Travel: Dragoman to Istanbul: TVSS: Iconic

    The Orient Express: A Golden Era of Travel

    Dragoman to Istanbul

    Thursday
    Sep 10

    1 Hour

    The Express crosses the Balkans heading for Sofia, where there's a palace of exotic surprises and a reminder of Bulgaria's bloody history; the Express then arrives at Istanbul and the journey's culmination.
  • The Orient Express: A Golden Era of Travel: Dragoman to Istanbul: TVSS: Iconic

    The Orient Express: A Golden Era of Travel

    Dragoman to Istanbul

    Friday
    Sep 11

    1 Hour

    The Express crosses the Balkans heading for Sofia, where there's a palace of exotic surprises and a reminder of Bulgaria's bloody history; the Express then arrives at Istanbul and the journey's culmination.
  • The Orient Express: A Golden Era of Travel: Dragoman to Istanbul: TVSS: Iconic

    The Orient Express: A Golden Era of Travel

    Dragoman to Istanbul

    Friday
    Sep 11

    1 Hour

    The Express crosses the Balkans heading for Sofia, where there's a palace of exotic surprises and a reminder of Bulgaria's bloody history; the Express then arrives at Istanbul and the journey's culmination.
  • The Orient Express: A Golden Era of Travel: Dragoman to Istanbul: TVSS: Iconic

    The Orient Express: A Golden Era of Travel

    Dragoman to Istanbul

    Saturday
    Sep 12

    1 Hour

    The Express crosses the Balkans heading for Sofia, where there's a palace of exotic surprises and a reminder of Bulgaria's bloody history; the Express then arrives at Istanbul and the journey's culmination.
  • The Orient Express: A Golden Era of Travel: Dragoman to Istanbul: TVSS: Iconic

    The Orient Express: A Golden Era of Travel

    Dragoman to Istanbul

    Sunday
    Sep 13

    1 Hour

    The Express crosses the Balkans heading for Sofia, where there's a palace of exotic surprises and a reminder of Bulgaria's bloody history; the Express then arrives at Istanbul and the journey's culmination.
  • The Orient Express: A Golden Era of Travel: Dragoman to Istanbul: TVSS: Iconic

    The Orient Express: A Golden Era of Travel

    Dragoman to Istanbul

    Sunday
    Sep 13

    1 Hour

    The Express crosses the Balkans heading for Sofia, where there's a palace of exotic surprises and a reminder of Bulgaria's bloody history; the Express then arrives at Istanbul and the journey's culmination.
  • The Orient Express: A Golden Era of Travel: Dragoman to Istanbul: TVSS: Iconic

    The Orient Express: A Golden Era of Travel

    Dragoman to Istanbul

    Sunday
    Sep 13

    1 Hour

    The Express crosses the Balkans heading for Sofia, where there's a palace of exotic surprises and a reminder of Bulgaria's bloody history; the Express then arrives at Istanbul and the journey's culmination.
  • The Orient Express: A Golden Era of Travel: Semmering to Budapest: TVSS: Iconic

    The Orient Express: A Golden Era of Travel

    Semmering to Budapest

    Sunday
    Sep 13

    1 Hour

    The Express travels east through Austria; at a stopover in Vienna there's a session at the home of Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, whose own flight to freedom is forever linked to the Orient Express.
  • The Orient Express: A Golden Era of Travel: Semmering to Budapest: TVSS: Iconic

    The Orient Express: A Golden Era of Travel

    Semmering to Budapest

    Monday
    Sep 14

    1 Hour

    The Express travels east through Austria; at a stopover in Vienna there's a session at the home of Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, whose own flight to freedom is forever linked to the Orient Express.
  • The Orient Express: A Golden Era of Travel: Dragoman to Istanbul: TVSS: Iconic

    The Orient Express: A Golden Era of Travel

    Dragoman to Istanbul

    Sunday
    Sep 20

    1 Hour

    The Express crosses the Balkans heading for Sofia, where there's a palace of exotic surprises and a reminder of Bulgaria's bloody history; the Express then arrives at Istanbul and the journey's culmination.
  • The Orient Express: A Golden Era of Travel: Dragoman to Istanbul: TVSS: Iconic

    The Orient Express: A Golden Era of Travel

    Dragoman to Istanbul

    Monday
    Sep 21

    1 Hour

    The Express crosses the Balkans heading for Sofia, where there's a palace of exotic surprises and a reminder of Bulgaria's bloody history; the Express then arrives at Istanbul and the journey's culmination.

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