Orient Express
Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia & Türkiye
53 days (Bike: 39 days)
3840 km (~98km per day)
Avid
Guided
Supported
Cycle in the tracks of Europe's iconic long distance train connecting the city of lights (Paris) to Byzantium (Istanbul)
It was in 1889 that the original Orient Express train completed the Paris to Istanbul route for the first time. Our cycling version of the Orient Express has been setting off from Paris since 2005, and is still going strong. Cycle past fields of sunflowers, along hundreds of kilometers of the Danube Cycleway, up into the Carpathian mountains in Romania. Be amazed by lesser cycled Bulgaria, and all the way to the Bosphorus at Istanbul.
The adventure will begin in Paris, and a brief stop at some of its most famous site before we head into the countryside. The route through France passes through medieval towns and across increasingly lush, hilly and forested terrain, before a thrilling descent down to Munster, near the French-German border.
Highlights
- Eiffel Tower in Paris
- Danube Cyclepath
- Cycling the quiet backroads of Romania & Bulgaria
- Hagia Sofia in Istanbul
Tour Information
From
Paris
To
Istanbul
Cost From
Guided Please Ask
Departure(s)
July 5 - August 24, 2026
Single Supplement
Available
Inclusions
- 52 nights hotels
- Most dinners
- Most breakfasts
- All roadside lunches
- Vehicle to carry your bags
- Experienced tour leader
- Sweep rider
- Bike mechanic
- Tour jersey
- Commemorative tour medal
- Celebratory final dinner
- Pre-tour information bulletins
- Pre-tour rider discussion forum
Exclusions
- A registration fee of US$150 must first be paid to hold your place on the tour and is in addition to the entry fee listed above.
Additional
- Ride the full Orient Express or one or more stages
- We recommend a touring bike with 35-40c tires.
- Full tour entry fees will receive an early payment discount if full payment is received 6 months before the start of the tour.
- TDA alumni get special alumni discounts.
- This is an e-bike friendly tour
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