The luxury train has been operating in Southeast Asia since 1993, when it first began shuttling travelers between Singapore and Bangkok. Several key elements about the train have changed, however, ...

In the 1990s, The Eastern & Oriental Express, a modern version of the vintage luxury trains that once snaked through Southeast Asia, took to the rails. It recreated a decidedly romantic way to travel ...

After a four-year, pandemic-related hiatus, Belmond’s Eastern & Oriental Express is returning to the rails. The luxury locomotive, which operated at the same five-star standard as the legendary Venice ...

After a four-year hiatus, a high-end passenger train is returning to the tracks in Southeast Asia: The Eastern and Oriental Express (E&O) will start rolling again in February 2024, reports Condé Nast ...

It doesn’t really hit me until the second day of our four-day journey to Singapore. My wife, Hilary, and I are rolling along in our jewel box of a room aboard the Eastern & Oriental Express—I’m ...

If you want to experience Southeast Asia in a unique way, the Eastern & Oriental Express is how to do it. The luxury train makes its way through Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore. The trip takes ...

It’s gala night aboard Belmond’s Eastern & Oriental Express. Guests are gathered in the gilded piano bar car dressed in their best slinky gowns, pressed suits, and a fur coat or two. We’re here for ...

This story is part of Iconic Train Journeys, a spotlight on the world's most legendary railway adventures, from luxury trains that evoke old-world glamor to historic routes that have rebuilt nations ...

SINGAPORE – The company behind the famed Eastern & Oriental Express train line between Singapore and Bangkok is laying out plans for a new luxury service – this time a new river cruise up Myanmar’s ...

I take the train for the romance of it – for a taste of an older world. Visiting Malaysia, I had been dazzled by the futurisms of Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, scion-cities of late-stage capitalism, ...

Running February through November, the Essence of Malaysia is a three-night journey through the country’s western wonders. The train departs from Singapore’s Woodlands station, then travels through ...