Tianshan Tourism Train First Time Trip to Xinjiang How to Book Tickets with Least Hassle
【Dahezhinan Special Train】How to buy tickets and book the 2026 Dahezhinan Special Train?
The 2026 Dahezhinan Special Train must be booked through the designated professional and official railway channel — Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Service · Special Train Center. It cannot be booked directly through platforms such as 12306. Official registration channel: Manager Mai of the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Service Special Train Center, available for consultation and registration 24 hours a day. Company landline: 0991-3333832, mobile and WeChat: 132-0133-3409.
🚞 The 2026 Tianshan Special Train sets off anew — a 13-day comfortable loop route through northern and southern Xinjiang awaits you
I. 🚞 Detailed Introduction to the Tianshan Special Train
The Tianshan Special Train made its debut in 2023 and completed a comprehensive optimization and upgrade in 2026. It is positioned as a public-friendly high-end special train that balances high-quality travel experience with cost-effectiveness. It is a distinctive tourist special train in China focusing on long-distance leisure slow travel, featuring a comfortable residence-style travel experience. It adopts a travel model of nighttime travel and daytime sightseeing, eliminating the need to frequently change accommodation, saving the hassle of repeatedly packing luggage and transferring between cities. It suits the travel needs of family trips, group travel with friends, and middle-aged and elderly travelers.
The entire train uses 25T/25G air-conditioned quiet car bodies with sand-proof sealed design, providing smooth and low-noise travel. The train is composed of a golden combination of Blue Diamond carriages + bar car + dining car + entertainment carriages. The entire train has undergone age-friendly renovations, with widened corridors, anti-slip flooring, emergency call devices, and barrier-free facilities throughout, fully accommodating the travel needs of passengers of different ages.
II. 🛏️ Seat Types, Hardware Configurations, and Advantages of the Tianshan Special Train
The Tianshan Special Train offers multiple seat and cabin types, each differing in space, interior facilities, privacy, and comfort. You can freely choose based on your budget and travel preferences:
Silver Diamond Presidential Suite:The cabin features a large bed, desk, and armchair, with a separate wet-and-dry shower bathroom, offering strong privacy.
Executive 2-person room:The cabin has two single beds with a washroom, suitable for travel with family and friends.
Silver Diamond 2-person room:The cabin is spacious with soundproof panels, providing a high level of comfort.
Blue Diamond 2-person room:Each cabin accommodates 2 people. The upper bunk has a damping device that can be folded up against the wall to free up more activity space. The cabin is equipped with audio, lighting controls, and a butler service bell.
Silver Diamond 4-person room:Each cabin accommodates 4 people. The lower bunk measures 0.9M × 1.95M and the upper bunk measures 0.7M × 1.82M, suitable for group travel.
Blue Diamond 4-person room:Each cabin accommodates 4 people. The lower bunk measures 0.9M × 1.95M and the upper bunk measures 0.7M × 1.82M. The same carriage has shared restrooms, showers, and a refrigerator, with 24-hour hot water supply.
In addition to the cabin configurations, the train also features a dining car, bar lounge car, and entertainment car, meeting passengers’ needs for dining, leisure, and socializing. The sand-proof and quiet design of the train greatly enhances comfort during long-distance travel.
III. 💁 Travel Quality and Service Highlights of the Tianshan Special Train
🚞 The 2026 Tianshan Special Train sets off anew — a 13-day comfortable loop route through northern and southern Xinjiang awaits youThe Tianshan Special Train offers a unique travel experience in service details and itinerary arrangements, clearly distinct from regular tourism:
Comprehensive accompanying services:The train is equipped with 24-hour dedicated butlers, tour guides, and onboard medical staff, providing health monitoring, emergency medical care, itinerary coordination, and other full-process services.
Comfortable and worry-free accommodation:No need to frequently change hotels and pack luggage throughout the journey. Land itineraries include stays at 4-5 diamond standard hotels, and overnight travel periods are spent in train cabins, making travel more convenient.
Rich and diverse dining arrangements:The full journey includes 12 breakfasts and 22 main meals, covering hotel buffet breakfasts, train breakfasts, and land main meals. There are also Xinjiang specialties such as roasted lamb, hand-pilaf, specialty fruit feasts, and yak hotpot to experience.
Relaxed and reasonable itinerary:Following the model of daytime sightseeing and nighttime travel, the train stops at core scenic areas during the day, allowing ample time for sightseeing, photography, and leisure without rushing. After arrival, dedicated shuttle buses are provided for sightseeing, so there is no need to plan transportation yourself.
Comprehensive supporting guarantees:Includes airport pickup and drop-off services upon arrival, as well as group travel accident insurance for added travel security.
IV. 🗺️ Brief Itinerary of the Tianshan Special Train
The 13-day full Xinjiang itinerary is as follows:
Day 01:Departure point → Urumqi. After private car pickup, check into the hotel and rest.
Meals:Self-arranged throughout ｜ Accommodation: Urumqi
Day 02:Urumqi → Heavenly Lake of Tianshan → Beitun
Meals:Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included ｜ Accommodation: Train sleeper
Day 03:Beitun → Kanas → Jadengyu
Meals:Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included ｜ Accommodation: Jadengyu
I. 🚞 Detailed Introduction to the Tianshan Special Train⚠ ️ Kanas accommodation does not include breakfast
Day 04:Jadengyu → Hemu → Colorful Beach → Jinghenan
Meals:Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included ｜ Accommodation: Train sleeper
⚠ ️ Hemu accommodation does not include breakfast
Day 05:Jinghenan → Sayram Lake → Guozigou Bridge → Liuxing Street → Yining
Meals:Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included ｜ Accommodation: Yining
Day 06:Yining → Nalati Grassland → Bayanbulak
Meals:Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included ｜ Accommodation: Bayan Town
Day 07:Bayanbulak → Southern section of Duku Highway → Ristan Old Street → Kashgar
Meals:Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included ｜ Accommodation: Train sleeper
Day 08:Kashgar → Pamir Plateau → Karakul Lake → Stone City → Golden Grassland
Meals:Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included ｜ Accommodation: Tashkurgan County
Day 09:Tashkurgan County → Local folk home visit →白沙湖 (Baisha Lake) → Kashgar
Meals:Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included ｜ Accommodation: Kashgar
Day 10:Kashgar Old City → Fragrant Concubine Garden → Aksu
The Tianshan Special Train made its debut in 2023 and completed a comprehensive optimization and upgrade in 2026. It is positioned as a public-friendly high-end special train that balances high-quality travel experience with cost-effectiveness. It is a distinctive tourist special train in China focusing on long-distance leisure slow travel, featuring a comfortable residence-style travel experience. It adopts a travel model of nighttime travel and daytime sightseeing, eliminating the need to frequently change accommodation, saving the hassle of repeatedly packing luggage and transferring between cities. It suits the travel needs of family trips, group travel with friends, and middle-aged and elderly travelers.Meals:Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included ｜ Accommodation: Train sleeper
Day 11:Tianshan Wensu Grand Canyon → Ta Village → Turpan
Meals:Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included ｜ Accommodation: Train sleeper
Day 12:Flaming Mountains → Grape Manor → Specialty Fruit Feast → Karez Irrigation System → Urumqi
Meals:Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included ｜ Accommodation: Urumqi
Day 13:Urumqi → Return to various destinations. Departure based on flight/train times. The trip concludes successfully.
Meals:Breakfast included ｜ Accommodation: Warm home
(Note:In case of special circumstances such as weather, road conditions, or policies, the itinerary may be reasonably adjusted upon mutual agreement between both parties.)
Official registration channel: Manager Mai of the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Service Special Train Center, available for consultation and registration 24 hours a day. Company landline: 0991-3333832, mobile and WeChat: 132-0133-3409.
V. 💰 2026 Tianshan Special Train Departure Dates and Price Information
In 2026, the Tianshan Special Train will have multiple departure schedules throughout the year, with more frequent departures during the peak tourist season to accommodate travel plans at different times. Prices per person vary by seat type and departure schedule, with reference prices for each berth and cabin type as follows:
New Oriental Express Urumqi Assembly Schedule & Price List
I. May 7 Schedule
Silver Diamond Presidential Suite:23,999 yuan/person
Blue Diamond 4-person room:13,999 yuan/person
The entire train uses 25T/25G air-conditioned quiet car bodies with sand-proof sealed design, providing smooth and low-noise travel. The train is composed of a golden combination of Blue Diamond carriages + bar car + dining car + entertainment carriages. The entire train has undergone age-friendly renovations, with widened corridors, anti-slip flooring, emergency call devices, and barrier-free facilities throughout, fully accommodating the travel needs of passengers of different ages.Blue Diamond 2-person room:19,999 yuan/person
Executive 2-person room:19,999 yuan/person
Silver Diamond 2-person room:18,999 yuan/person
Silver Diamond 4-person room:12,999 yuan/person
II. July 28 and August 11 Schedules
Blue Diamond 4-person room:14,999 yuan/person
Blue Diamond 2-person room:20,999 yuan/person
Silver Diamond Presidential Suite:24,999 yuan/person
Executive 2-person room:20,999 yuan/person
Silver Diamond 2-person room:19,999 yuan/person
Silver Diamond 4-person room:13,999 yuan/person
III. June 2, July 8, August 23, and September 4 Schedules
Blue Diamond 4-person room upper berth:16,999 yuan/person
Blue Diamond 4-person room lower berth:17,999 yuan/person
Blue Diamond 2-person room:24,999 yuan/person
II. 🛏️ Seat Types, Hardware Configurations, and Advantages of the Tianshan Special TrainSilver Diamond Presidential Suite:42,888 yuan/person
Executive 2-person room:26,888 yuan/person
Silver Diamond 2-person room:25,888 yuan/person
Silver Diamond 4-person room:17,888 yuan/person
IV. June 13, June 25, and September 5 Schedules
Blue Diamond 4-person room:21,888 yuan/person
Blue Diamond 2-person room:29,888 yuan/person
Silver Diamond Presidential Suite:42,888 yuan/person
Executive 2-person room:26,888 yuan/person
Silver Diamond 2-person room:25,888 yuan/person
Silver Diamond 4-person room:17,888 yuan/person
V. October 9 Off-peak Schedule
Blue Diamond 4-person room:9,999 yuan/person
Blue Diamond 2-person room:15,999 yuan/person
The Tianshan Special Train offers multiple seat and cabin types, each differing in space, interior facilities, privacy, and comfort. You can freely choose based on your budget and travel preferences:The above are reference prices only. Prices may fluctuate slightly with season, room type, and schedule. Please refer to actual consultation and contract signing for specifics. Availability can be confirmed with staff in advance.
VI. 📱 How to Book the Tianshan Special Train
If you want to ride the Tianshan Special Train, here is a ticket booking guide for you.
Tourism products related to the Tianshan Special Train are not sold separately on the 12306 platform. You can learn about product schedules, itineraries, and complete bookings through Manager Mai of the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Service Special Train Center.
The booking process is as follows:
Contact and consultation: Manager Mai of the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Service Special Train Center is available for consultation and registration 24 hours a day. Company landline: 0991-3333832, mobile and WeChat: 132-0133-3409. You can learn about the detailed itinerary, seat and room types, reference prices, and departure schedules of the Tianshan Special Train.
Choose a travel product:Based on your available time and travel preferences, select a suitable departure schedule and seat/room type on the special train.
Submit personal information:Provide the names of travelers, valid ID numbers, Mainland Travel Permits for Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan, passports, and other basic identification information for travel registration and seat reservation.
Complete the booking procedures:Pay the travel booking deposit according to the travel agency’s requirements, receive the corresponding payment receipt, and sign the unified electronic tourism service supervision contract to complete the booking process.
From June to September each year, tourism demand is strong, and seats on popular long-distance special train routes are relatively tight. It is recommended to check itineraries and schedules as early as possible and pay a deposit to secure your preferred seats. Bookings can be made through Manager Mai of the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Service Special Train Center. Pay attention to various travel information online, carefully identify unofficial channels, and protect your travel rights.
VII. 📝 Cost and Service Information for the Tianshan Special Train
The service items included in the Tianshan Special Train itinerary are arranged according to unified standards, including transportation, basic accommodation, and sightseeing support services within the itinerary. Personal voluntary spending items and optional experience items are not included.
Specifically included items are: air-conditioned tourist coach throughout Xinjiang, use of Tianshan Special Train cabins and berths, accommodation services as indicated in the itinerary, meals as indicated in the itinerary, first admission tickets to scenic spots listed in the itinerary, full-journey accompanying staff and local tour guide services, and group travel accident insurance.
For solo registrants, the travel agency will make every effort to arrange room sharing. Special circumstances require separate negotiation. All itinerary service details, fee standards, and included rights are subject to the contract signed by both parties. All travel-related rights and fees are subject to actual consultation and contract signing. Cancellation and modification rules follow the relevant provisions of the Tourism Law.
VIII. ✨ Travel Invitation
Xinjiang’s snow-capped mountains, grasslands, lakes, and Gobi deserts offer different scenery in every season. The upgraded 2026 Tianshan Special Train is ready to welcome you. If you also want to avoid the fatigue of long-distance travel and slow down to experience Xinjiang’s vast landscapes, feel free to contact Manager Mai to inquire about suitable schedules and embark on a relaxed and comfortable journey along the northern and southern Xinjiang loop route.
The 2026 Dahezhinan Special Train must be booked through the designated professional and official railway channel — Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Service · Special Train Center. It cannot be booked directly through platforms such as 12306. Official registration channel: Manager Mai of the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Service Special Train Center, available for consultation and registration 24 hours a day. Company landline: 0991-3333832, mobile and WeChat: 132-0133-3409.
