The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express will roll into Monte Carlo for the first time in 2027, adding the Riviera capital to one of the world’s most exclusive train journeys.
On May 10, 2027, the famous midnight-blue train will leave Paris for a new run along the Côte d’Azur and glide into Monaco, Monte-Carlo station, a first for the service, the Daily Mail reported.
The company says the Paris-to-Monte Carlo route will then become an annual addition. For travelers who still prize polish over plastic convenience, that is the point.
The new itinerary traces the Massif de l’Estérel’s red cliffs, sweeps past Saint-Raphaël, and continues toward Cannes and Nice before the final approach into Monaco.
Guests ride historic cabins, suites, grand suites, and the L’Observatoire carriage. Dining is in the Étoile du Nord or L’Oriental restaurant cars. Bar Car ‘3674’ handles the evening crowd.
Prices for the Paris to Monte Carlo, Monaco route start from €4,870 (£4,114) per person when two guests share a historic cabin. The fare covers an overnight stay on the train, 24-hour steward service, all meals with the sommelier’s choice of wine, unlimited soft drinks, and transfers.
Pascal Deyrolle, area managing director for Trains, Continental Europe, tied the new stop to both glamour and company history.
Deyrolle said:
"Monaco has long held a special place in the story of European travel, with generations drawn to the Côte d'Azur by its distinctive sense of style, culture, and occasion."
He framed the stop as a logical next chapter, not a gimmick.
Deyrolle said:
"Introducing the destination feels like a natural continuation for the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, bringing the romance of luxury rail travel to a locale that has always understood the art of arrival."
The deeper link is older. In 1977, two original carriages were bought at auction in Monte Carlo, a purchase Deyrolle said set the modern Venice Simplon-Orient-Express in motion.
Deyrolle said:
"There's also something rather special about coming back to Monte Carlo, given the role it played in the train's history."
He added that the 1977 auction “set in motion the journey that would become the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express we know today.”
No government mandate forced this route. No subsidy board invented the demand. A private luxury operator is betting that paying customers still want a long-form journey with stewards, proper dining cars, and a destination that treats arrival as theater.
Monte Carlo’s casino-and-harbor brand needs no introduction. Pairing it with restored carriages and a fixed May 10, 2027 launch date is a clear commercial wager on heritage over haste.
When excellence still has a waiting list, the culture is not finished yet.
