The withdrawal of the Direct Orient Express was thought by many to signal the end of Orient Express as a whole, but in fact a service under this name continued to run from Paris to Bucharest as before (via Strasbourg, Munich, and Budapest).
Ditutupnya Direct Orient Express sudah diramalkan dengan berbagai tanda akhir Orient Express keseluruhan, tetapi kenyataannya operasi di bawah nama ini berlanjut dari Paris ke Budapest dan Bukares seperti sebelumnya (melalui Strasbourg, Munchen, dan Budapest).