10 Nights From Bangkok to Penang

•   Bangkok: 3 nights

•   Eastern and Oriental Express: 3 nights

•   Penang: 5 nights

  • Dining car
  • Pullman Superior Cabin
  • Eastern & Oriental Express

Eastern & Oriental Express - Bangkok to Penang

Travel back to the golden age of rail aboard the Eastern & Oriental Express and its opulent colonial luxury. Wake to a different panoramic view each morning as you are transported through tropical forests, rice paddies, mountains and exotic villages.

MEAL PLAN
•   Breakfast in Singapore and Bangkok.
•   Breakfast, lunch, dinner, tea, coffee and fruit juices (further choices and alcoholic beverages at an additional charge) aboard the Eastern & Orient Express train's restaurants, bars and observation Car.

ACCOMMODATION

•   Accommodation aboard the Eastern & Orient Express is in Pullman cabins, with upper and lower births (upgrades to larger state cabins or Presidential suites are available on request).
•   Hotel accommodation as detailed in itineraries.

GROUP SIZE

•   The train accommodates a maximum of 132 guests at one time.

TOUR INCLUDES

•   Arrival and departure airport transfers and all excursions detailed in itineraries.
•   A range of optional excursions are available at extra cost.

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Key information

Recommended for
  • Rail
Departure Dates

Bangkok to Penang, ex UK:

2012

•   Jan 22
•   Feb 01, 08, 15, 29

•   Mar 07, 14, 28

•   Apr 20
•   May 12
•   Jun 21
•   Jul 19
•   Aug 23

•   Sep 19

•   Oct 02, 17
•   Nov 02, 14
•   Dec 19

Kuoni Plus

•   A range of special offers including Free Nights are available in many destinations. For hotels and dates applicable, please see relevant hotel pages or call for details.

DAY 1 - BANGKOK TO EATERN & ORIENTAL EXPRESS
Follow the
Bangkok to Singapore itinerary from Day 1 to Day 7 upon arrival in Butterworth.

DAY 7 - EASTERN & ORIENTAL EXPRESS TO PENANG
On arrival in Penang transfer to a Deluxe gardenwing room
Shangri-La’s Rasa Sayang   for five nights of indulgence at this fine hotel.

DAY 12 - PENANG TO LONDON
Fly Malaysia Airlines via Kuala Lumpur to Heathrow, arriving the next morning.

E&O Express also offers other routes, including two nights Singapore to Bangkok and a host of six and three night voyages to Thailand, Malaysia and Laos - The Chronicles of South East Asia - providing a new and unforgettable experience of Asia from the luxury of this unparalleled mode of travel. For these and other available routes please call our sales team.

Weather and climate

Best time to visit

From November to April, when temperatures are pleasant and there’s plenty of sunshine. In the summer there’s often a lot of rain and the sea can be very rough.

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