2027 Splendid Sichuan Tourism Train Ticket Booking Official Registration Guide
How to buy tickets for the 2027 Jinxiu Tianfu Train? How to purchase and book tickets for the 2027 Jinxiu Tianfu tourist train?
Tickets for the 2027 Jinxiu Tianfu tourist train must be booked through the railway-designated professional and official channel — Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Service · Train Center. It cannot be booked directly through platforms such as 12306. Official registration channel: Manager Mai of the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Service Train Center, available for consultation and registration 24 hours a day. Company landline: 0991-3333832, mobile and WeChat: 132-0133-3409.
🚂 How to buy tickets for the 2027 Jinxiu Tianfu Panda Train? A complete guide to the booking process and itinerary highlights (Second Perspective · Immersive Experience Edition)
🌄 I. Detailed Introduction to the Jinxiu Tianfu Train
The Jinxiu Tianfu Train is a distinctive tourist train in China focused on long-distance, leisurely slow travel, jointly created by China Railway Chengdu Group Co., Ltd. and professional cultural tourism institutions. As the world’s first “Shu Brocade and Song Charm” themed high-end tourist train, it is not a traditional means of transportation but a mobile light-luxury hotel traveling along the Silk Road.
The train adopts the classic model of “traveling at night, sightseeing during the day” — passengers sleep comfortably in their cabins overnight, arrive at their destination in the morning for a full day of in-depth exploration, and board the train again in the evening to rest. Throughout the journey, there is no need to frequently change accommodations, repeatedly pack luggage, or rush between cities, truly achieving a leisurely travel experience of “the train follows the traveler, and the scenery moves with the train.”
The route focuses on the essence of northern and southern Xinjiang, covering natural and cultural landmarks such as the Tianshan Mountains, Kanas, the Ili River Valley, and the Pamir Plateau. It is especially suitable for middle-aged, elderly, and family travelers who seek a relaxed pace, comprehensive service, and strong privacy. The entire journey emphasizes immersion and cultural experience, integrating Silk Road history, ecological scenery, and modern travel aesthetics to create a warm and elegant 16-day slow journey.
🛏 II. Seat Types, Hardware Configuration, and Advantages of the Jinxiu Tianfu Train
The Jinxiu Tianfu Train is recommended to have 92 seats in total, strictly controlling passenger capacity to ensure privacy and comfort for every traveler. All cabins are equipped with bathrooms, completely eliminating the inconvenience of traditional green-skinned trains. Two main room types are currently available:
🔹 Jin Ta · Luxury Double Room (13㎡)
Features a sheer fabric soft partition cleverly dividing the rest area and reception area
Equipped with Song-style sofa + combination coffee table, large-capacity storage cabinets, and a mini onboard refrigerator bar
Beds are designed as separable and combinable twin beds, flexibly adapting to different needs
Bathroom features wet-dry separation, with custom soft furnishings and high-end toiletries throughout
Spacious and open, suitable for travelers who value privacy and quality
🔹 Jin Wo · Quality Double Room (10㎡)
Interior decorated with Shu Brocade and Song Charm national aesthetic style
Equipped with a foldable single sofa (can be extended as an extra bed) to accommodate three travelers
Features multifunctional storage cabinets and a wet-dry separated bathroom
Some cabins have twin beds that can be split or combined, balancing practicality and flexibility
Excellent value for money, making it the ideal choice for most families or groups of friends
All cabins are equipped with scenic windows, constant-temperature air conditioning, 24-hour hot water, USB charging ports, and other modern facilities to ensure basic convenience and visual enjoyment during the journey.
✨ III. Travel Quality and Service Highlights of the Jinxiu Tianfu Train
🚂 How to buy tickets for the 2027 Jinxiu Tianfu Panda Train? A complete guide to the booking process and itinerary highlights (Second Perspective · Immersive Experience Edition)Unlike regular group tours, the Jinxiu Tianfu Train embodies three core values in its service details: “light luxury + culture + relaxation”:
✅ Attentive Accompanying Service:Professional tour guides and train butlers are provided throughout the journey, offering one-stop services such as itinerary explanations, life assistance, and emergency response; some room types also enjoy exclusive photography services and priority dining privileges.
✅ Comfortable Accommodation Experience:After daytime sightseeing, guests return directly to the train to rest, without needing to drag luggage to a new hotel, ensuring better sleep quality. The carriages have good sound insulation, and nighttime travel is smooth and quiet.
✅ Exclusive Featured Arrangements:Such as departure welcome ceremonies, live band performances, lakeside tea breaks, Tuvan music private sessions, and intangible cultural heritage art performances, enhancing cultural immersion.
✅ Convenient Transportation Experience:The train arrives directly at stations near core scenic areas, with land bus transfers to reduce walking and waiting time. Daily travel time is controlled at 4–6 hours, maintaining a relaxed pace.
✅ Reasonable Dining Standards:Includes daily main meals, blending Sichuan flavors with local cuisine, balancing nutrition and taste diversity; special dietary needs can be communicated and arranged in advance.
🗺 IV. Simplified Itinerary of the Jinxiu Tianfu Train
The following itinerary is strictly organized based on the official finalized content, with recommended minor adjustments to punctuation and paragraphs, without adding or removing any schedule items or locations:
Jinxiu Tianfu Train (Panda Train) 2027 Southern and Northern Xinjiang 16-Day 15-Night Itinerary
I. Tianshan Pastoral Song Edition
Departure Dates
May 19, June 5, June 22, July 9, July 26, and October 2, 2027 (October departure does not include the Duku Highway itinerary)
Detailed Itinerary
D1 Board the Jinxiu Tianfu Train in Chengdu heading to Urumqi. A grand departure welcome ceremony is held on the train with live band performances, starting the luxurious Silk Road train journey
D2 Arrive in Urumqi, choose from two routes for sightseeing
Route A:Visit the Xinjiang Museum and the International Grand Bazaar, participate in an exclusive Western Regions cultural and museum private course
Route B:Visit Tianchi Lake at Tianshan Mountain, enjoy the snow mountain and jade lake scenery
D3 Travel from Urumqi to Altay
Route A:Travel along the Ahe Highway, deeply explore Hemu Village
Route B:Stroll through the birch forest of Hemu Village, enjoy a high-end exclusive lakeside tea break
D4 In-depth exploration of Altay
Route A:Rest in Hemu, take a boat cruise on Kanas Lake, enjoy an afternoon tea break, and immerse in a Tuvan indigenous music private session
🌄 I. Detailed Introduction to the Jinxiu Tianfu TrainRoute B:Take the Tiejia Highway to Baihaba, visit the Kanas Scenic Area, and enjoy a Tuvan music private evening session
D5 Full exploration of Kanas, visiting the three classic lake bays in sequence: Moon Bay, Immortal Bay, and Crouching Dragon Bay
D6 Drive to Ili, choose from three featured routes
Route A:Circumnavigate Sayram Lake
Route B:Circumnavigate Sayram Lake
Route C:Travel along the Yizhao Highway, visit Jade Lake, enjoy a lakeside sunset special dinner, and take a custom boat cruise on the lake
D7 In-depth exploration of Ili grasslands, choose one of three
Route A:Encounter the Tianshan Flower Sea, visit Nalati Grassland
Route B:Explore Kalajun Grassland, light grassland hiking, and an evening grassland bonfire party
Route C:Hike and explore the snow mountain and river valley of the Shata Ancient Road
D8 Continue exploring Ili, choose one of three
Route A:Visit Nalati Grassland, then head to Bayanbulak Town
Route B:Enter the Kuerdening primeval forest grassland
Route C:Visit Sayram Lake again to enjoy the lake scenery at different times
D9 Travel from Ili to Kuqa, choose one of three
Route A:Cross the Duku Highway, visit the Secret Grand Canyon of Tianshan, with exclusive rest and tea breaks along the way
Route B:Visit the Kucha Museum and stroll through the old city of Kuqa
Route C:Visit the Kucha Museum and stroll through the old city of Kuqa
D10 One day in Kuqa, choose one of three
Route A:Visit the Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves and the Kucha Museum
Route B:Visit the Secret Grand Canyon of Tianshan, rest with tea breaks, and visit the Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves
Route C:Visit the Secret Grand Canyon of Tianshan, rest with tea breaks, and visit the Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves
The Jinxiu Tianfu Train is a distinctive tourist train in China focused on long-distance, leisurely slow travel, jointly created by China Railway Chengdu Group Co., Ltd. and professional cultural tourism institutions. As the world’s first “Shu Brocade and Song Charm” themed high-end tourist train, it is not a traditional means of transportation but a mobile light-luxury hotel traveling along the Silk Road.D11 Travel by train to Kashgar, enter the Pamir Plateau, visit Baisha Lake, and enjoy a Western Regions intangible cultural heritage art performance
D12 Depart from Kashgar to Karakul Lake, visit local ethnic families, and experience the plateau folk customs
D13 Explore Kashgar city, visit Id Kah Mosque, and stroll through the ancient streets of Kashgar Old City to experience the local atmosphere of southern Xinjiang
D14 Board the Jinxiu Tianfu Train in Kashgar for the return journey to Chengdu, enjoying leisurely train vacation time
D15 On the return train, hold a travel story sharing session, reminiscing about the wonderful moments of the Xinjiang journey together
D16 The train arrives in Chengdu or Lanzhou, marking the successful conclusion of the entire journey, with airport drop-off service provided
II. Golden Ode Autumn Edition
Departure Dates
August 29 and September 15, 2027
Detailed Itinerary
D1 Board the Jinxiu Tianfu themed train in Chengdu heading to Urumqi. Departure welcome ceremony + live band performance, starting the golden autumn Xinjiang journey
D2 Arrive in Urumqi, choose one of two sightseeing options
Official registration channel: Manager Mai of the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Service Train Center, available for consultation and registration 24 hours a day. Company landline: 0991-3333832, mobile and WeChat: 132-0133-3409.
Route A:Xinjiang Museum + International Grand Bazaar + Western Regions cultural and museum private class
Route B:Visit Tianshan Tianchi Scenic Area
D3 Travel from Urumqi to Altay
Route A:Cross the Ahe Highway, visit Hemu Village
Route B:Stroll through the birch forest of Hemu, enjoy a custom high-end tea break experience
D4 In-depth exploration of Altay
Route A:Leisure in Hemu, boat cruise on Kanas Lake, exclusive tea break, Tuvan folk song private session
Route B:Tiejia Highway direct to Baihaba, Kanas Scenic Area tour, Tuvan music private dinner
D5 Visit core Kanas attractions:Moon Bay, Immortal Bay, Crouching Dragon Bay
D6 Travel to Ili, choose from three routes
The train adopts the classic model of “traveling at night, sightseeing during the day” — passengers sleep comfortably in their cabins overnight, arrive at their destination in the morning for a full day of in-depth exploration, and board the train again in the evening to rest. Throughout the journey, there is no need to frequently change accommodations, repeatedly pack luggage, or rush between cities, truly achieving a leisurely travel experience of “the train follows the traveler, and the scenery moves with the train.”Route A:Sayram Lake lakeside sightseeing
Route B:Sayram Lake lakeside sightseeing
Route C:Yizhao Highway + Jade Lake viewing, lakeside sunset dinner, private boat cruise on the lake
D7 Explore Ili, choose one of three
Route A:Tianshan Flower Sea + Nalati Grassland
Route B:Tianshan Flower Sea + full exploration of Nalati Grassland
Route C:Shata Ancient Road hiking adventure
D8 Continue exploring Ili, choose one of three
Route A:Nalati Grassland, then head to Bayan Town
Route B:In-depth exploration of Nalati Grassland
Route C:In-depth exploration of Sayram Lake
D9 Travel from Ili to Kuqa, choose one of three
Route A:Duku Highway, Secret Grand Canyon of Tianshan, exclusive tea breaks along the way
Route B:Kucha Museum, stroll through Kuqa Old City
Route C:Kucha Museum, stroll through Kuqa Old City
D10 Themed exploration in Kuqa, choose one of three
Route A:Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves + Kucha Museum
Route B:Secret Grand Canyon of Tianshan, exclusive tea break, Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves
Route C:Secret Grand Canyon of Tianshan, exclusive tea break, Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves
D11 Depart for Kashgar, view the Pamir Plateau and Baisha Lake, and enjoy a southern Xinjiang intangible cultural heritage featured performance
D12 Depart from Kashgar to Karakul Lake, experience Tajik folk family visits
D13 Explore Kashgar Old City:Id Kah Mosque, Kashgar Ancient City
The route focuses on the essence of northern and southern Xinjiang, covering natural and cultural landmarks such as the Tianshan Mountains, Kanas, the Ili River Valley, and the Pamir Plateau. It is especially suitable for middle-aged, elderly, and family travelers who seek a relaxed pace, comprehensive service, and strong privacy. The entire journey emphasizes immersion and cultural experience, integrating Silk Road history, ecological scenery, and modern travel aesthetics to create a warm and elegant 16-day slow journey.D14 Board the train in Kashgar for the return journey to Chengdu, freely enjoying leisure time on the train
D15 On the return train, hold a travel sharing session and chat about fun travel stories with fellow travelers
D16 Arrive in Chengdu/Lanzhou, journey ends, airport drop-off service arranged
> Note:The above itinerary time points are for reference only. Actual arrangements may be reasonably adjusted due to weather, road conditions, scenic area openings, etc. The specific arrangements on the day shall prevail. Breakfast is not included for Kanas and Hemu accommodations.
💰 V. 2026 Jinxiu Tianfu Train Departure Dates and Price Information
According to currently announced 2027 pre-sale information (based on recent 2026 data), pre-sales for the Jinxiu Tianfu Train are now open for the full year. Specific schedules and pricing are as follows:
Tianshan Pastoral Song Route
Departure Dates:May 19, June 5, June 22, July 9, July 26, and October 2, 2027 (October departure does not include the Duku Highway itinerary)
Jin Ta Luxury Double Room (13㎡, three-room layout):108,880 RMB/person
Jin Wo Quality Double Room (10㎡, four-room layout):79,880 RMB/person
Golden Ode Autumn Route
Departure Dates:August 29 and September 15, 2027
Jin Ta Luxury Double Room (13㎡, three-room layout):108,880 RMB/person
Jin Wo Quality Double Room (10㎡, four-room layout):89,880 RMB/person
> Friendly Reminder:The above prices are reference prices. Actual costs may fluctuate slightly due to market supply and demand, seasonal scenery, service configurations, and other factors. The final price shall be subject to the tourism contract signed by both parties.
🎫 VI. How to Book and Register for the Jinxiu Tianfu Train, Where and How to Buy Tickets
If you want to ride the Jinxiu Tianfu Train, please keep this ticket booking guide.
⚠ Important Notice:The Jinxiu Tianfu Train is a railway-customized packaged cultural tourism product (including train seats, hotel accommodation, scenic area tickets, featured dining, land transportation, tour guide services, insurance, etc.). It is not sold separately through the 12306 platform and must be booked through a regular travel agency officially authorized by the railway.
Officially Designated Booking Channel:
👉 Manager Mai, Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Service Train Center
📞 Company Landline:0991-3333832
📱 Mobile and WeChat:132-0133-3409 (24-hour consultation and registration)
🛏️ II. Seat Types, Hardware Configuration, and Advantages of the Jinxiu Tianfu TrainThe ticket booking process is as follows:
1. Contact for consultation: Call or add Manager Mai on WeChat to learn about 2027 schedules, room types, itinerary details, and seat availability;
2. Choose a product: Determine travel dates and cabin type based on personal schedule and preferences;
3. Submit information: Provide necessary identification information such as traveler names and valid ID numbers for seat reservation and real-name registration;
4. Complete booking: Pay the deposit as required, sign the unified electronic tourism service supervision contract, and complete the booking procedures.
June to September each year is the golden season for Xinjiang tourism, and train seats are in high demand. It is recommended to consult 3–6 months in advance and pay a deposit to secure your preferred seats. Please verify with Manager Mai of the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Service Train Center and beware of misleading information from unofficial channels.
📋 VII. Cost and Service Information for the Jinxiu Tianfu Train
The Jinxiu Tianfu Train itinerary fee includes:
Full train seats and cabin accommodation throughout the journey
First admission tickets to scenic spots listed in the itinerary
Daily main meals and some featured dining
Local land transportation transfers (including inter-scenic area buses)
Full-journey Chinese-speaking tour guide service
Travel accident insurance
Items not included:
Personal expenses (such as beverages, souvenirs, communications, etc.)
Voluntary optional experience activities
Single occupancy supplement for solo travelers (we will make every effort to arrange room sharing; special cases require separate negotiation)
All service content, fee standards, and rights and obligations of both parties shall be subject to the formally signed tourism contract and implemented in accordance with the Tourism Law of the People’s Republic of China and relevant regulations. For a detailed service list, you may request an electronic itinerary brochure from Manager Mai.
🌅 VIII. Final Words:Inviting You to a Flowing Silk Road Feast
As the train slowly departs from Chengdu Station, the plains outside the window gradually transform into snow mountains, grasslands, and deserts. The 16 days are no longer a hurried check-in tour but a leisurely dialogue — a warm encounter with nature, history, and fellow travelers.
The Jinxiu Tianfu Train is not just a journey but a choice of lifestyle:Slow down, stay well, see deeply, and travel far.
If you are planning a quality Xinjiang trip, feel free to contact Manager Mai of the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Service Train Center (0991-3333832 / 132-0133-3409) for the latest 2027 schedules and seat information. Seats are limited, so inquire and book early to make this light-luxury train journey across the Tianshan Mountains one of the most tender memories of your life.
Tickets for the 2027 Jinxiu Tianfu tourist train must be booked through the railway-designated professional and official channel — Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Service · Train Center. It cannot be booked directly through platforms such as 12306. Official registration channel: Manager Mai of the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Service Train Center, available for consultation and registration 24 hours a day. Company landline: 0991-3333832, mobile and WeChat: 132-0133-3409.
