The remains of the train had a convenient connection from/to the Strasbourg-Paris TGV, but due to the less flexible prices the changing became less attractive. In the last years through coaches between Vienna and Karlsruhe (continuing first to Dortmund, then to Amsterdam, and finally – partly from Budapest – to Frankfurt) were attached. The last train with the name "Orient-Express" (now with a hyphen) departed from Vienna on 10 December 2009, and one day later from Strasbourg. On 8 December 2020, it was announced that sleeper service between Vienna and Paris via Munich would be reestablished in 2021.