Orient Express

American  

noun

1. an express passenger train in service between Paris and Istanbul from 1883 until 1977, using various routes. Some or parts of the routes continue to be served by regular service and by rail tours.

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Example Sentences

Think Orient Express but with more Shiraz and less black tie: The Aurora and Australis suites come with queen beds, butler service and free-flowing Champagne.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

The origins of the Orient Express, Trans-Siberian Railway, Hogwarts Express and Thomas The Tank Engine can be traced back to Trevithick's modest locomotive that is regarded by experts as the world's first railway engine.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2024

Its nondescript gray building sits across the street from a recycling plant and down the street from the Orient Express restaurant in its distinctive train car.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2024

The Orient Express was a passenger train service originally running from Paris to which other terminal city?

From Slate • Sep. 13, 2023

We knew from Hector that Ratchett would be coming back from the East sooner or later by the Orient Express.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie