2026 Tianshan Tourism Special Train Xinjiang Travel Special Train Ticket Booking
【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 Agency · Special Train Center. It cannot be ordered independently through platforms like 12306. Official registration channel: Manager Mai of the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency Special Train Center, available 24 hours for consultation and registration. Company landline: 0991-3333832, mobile and WeChat: 132-0133-3409.
🍃 In 2026, taking a special train to tour Xinjiang, the Tianshan Special Train is a popular choice for families and group travelers. This year, the upgraded Tianshan Special Train balances comfort and cost-effectiveness, taking you on a one-stop tour of the core scenery of northern and southern Xinjiang.
🚂 I. Detailed Introduction to the Tianshan Special Train
The Tianshan Special Train is a distinctive tourist train in China, focusing on long-distance, leisurely slow travel, offering a comfortable, residential-style travel experience. In 2026, the Tianshan Special Train has been fully upgraded, using the New Oriental Express train body, connecting various core landscapes of northern and southern Xinjiang. It adopts a travel mode of ‘traveling at night, sightseeing during the day,’ eliminating the need to frequently change accommodations and the hassle of repeatedly packing luggage and transferring between cities. It is suitable for family trips, senior wellness tours, and group travel with friends.
The operating model follows the concept of the train moving with passengers, traveling during the day and resting at night, without changing berths or transferring. It ensures smooth travel and rest at night, with ample time reserved for immersive sightseeing during the day, adapting to Xinjiang’s vast territory and reducing travel fatigue.
The train consists of blue diamond/silver diamond carriages, a bar car, a dining car, and an entertainment car. The entire train has been age-friendly renovated, with widened aisles, anti-slip flooring, emergency call devices, and barrier-free facilities throughout, ensuring a comfortable experience for passengers of all ages.
The service team includes a 24-hour dedicated butler, bilingual guides, and onboard medical staff, providing health monitoring, emergency medical care, and itinerary coordination throughout the journey.
🛏 ️ II. Seat Types, Hardware Configurations, and Advantages of the Tianshan Special Train
The Tianshan Special Train offers various seat and compartment types, differing in space, facilities, privacy, and comfort, allowing you to choose based on your budget and travel preferences.
Blue Diamond Series Seats:
▫️ Blue Diamond Quadruple Room: Each compartment features an extra-wide lower berth (0.9M*1.95M) and upper berth (0.7M*1.82M). The upper berth has a damping device and can be folded against the wall to flexibly change the compartment space. Each carriage has public restrooms and showers at both ends, with 24-hour hot water supply. The carriage also includes a shared small refrigerator, water dispenser, and washroom, with large panoramic windows to enjoy the scenery along the way.
▫️ Blue Diamond Double Room:It is recommended to keep two lower berths in the same compartment, with the upper berth folded away to free up more activity space, suitable for double travelers.
Silver Diamond Series Seats:
▫️ Silver Diamond Quadruple Room/Double Room/Executive Double Room/Silver Diamond Presidential Suite:Compared to the Blue Diamond series, these offer more spacious areas, with some room types featuring private bathrooms for greater privacy. Travelers with higher accommodation requirements can choose these seats.
Public Carriage Advantages: The entire train is equipped with a dining car, multi-functional leisure car, and bar car. The dining car can accommodate nearly a hundred people for meals, with professional chefs cooking, balancing Xinjiang specialty dishes with general tastes. The leisure car features sofas, chess tables, KTV, and other facilities for entertainment during travel breaks, alleviating fatigue from long journeys.
🍃 In 2026, taking a special train to tour Xinjiang, the Tianshan Special Train is a popular choice for families and group travelers. This year, the upgraded Tianshan Special Train balances comfort and cost-effectiveness, taking you on a one-stop tour of the core scenery of northern and southern Xinjiang.💁 III. Travel Quality and Service Highlights of the Tianshan Special Train
The Tianshan Special Train offers a unique travel experience in service details and itinerary arrangements, distinctly different from regular travel.
Thoughtful Accompanying Services: Each carriage is equipped with a dedicated butler on duty 24 hours, assisting with luggage handling and coordinating with scenic spots and hotels. Dual guides (full-time and local) are provided throughout the journey, offering detailed explanations of Xinjiang’s history, culture, and attractions. Onboard medical staff and basic medical equipment ensure health protection throughout the trip.
Comfortable Accommodation Experience:During land itineraries, guests stay at high-star standard local hotels. During night travel, they directly board the special train compartments, eliminating the need to frequently change hotels and pack luggage, making the trip more convenient.
Exclusive Special Arrangements:The itinerary includes various Xinjiang specialty meals, such as roasted lamb, hand-pulled rice, fruit feasts, and yak meat hotpot. During the journey, guests can participate in interactive activities in the leisure car, enriching the travel experience.
Convenient Transportation Experience:Fixed berths throughout the journey, no frequent transfers, ‘sleep and arrive at the next scenic spot,’ maximizing effective sightseeing time.
Reasonable Dining Standards:Main meals in the dining car are configured with 6 dishes and 1 soup, catering to different tastes. Land meals also include local specialties to satisfy culinary needs.
🗺 ️ IV. Simple Itinerary for the Tianshan Special Train
This itinerary is a 13-day full loop of northern and southern Xinjiang, arranged with night travel and day sightseeing, covering core landmark attractions in northern and southern Xinjiang. The schedule is relaxed without haste, reserving ample time for sightseeing, photography, and leisure. The specific arrangement is as follows:
Day 01:Departure → Urumqi, pick up by special car and check into hotel
Meals:All self-arranged ｜ Accommodation: Urumqi
Day 02:Urumqi → Tianshan Tianchi → Beitun
Meals:Includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner ｜ Accommodation: Train sleeper
Day 03:Beitun → Kanas → Jia Deng Yu
Meals:Includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner ｜ Accommodation: Jia Deng Yu
🚂 I. Detailed Introduction to the Tianshan Special Train⚠ ️ Accommodation in Kanas does not include breakfast
Day 04:Jia Deng Yu → Hemu → Colorful Beach → Jinghenan
Meals:Includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner ｜ Accommodation: Train sleeper
⚠ ️ Accommodation in Hemu does not include breakfast
Day 05:Jinghenan → Sayram Lake → Guozigou Bridge → Six-Star Street → Yining
Meals:Includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner ｜ Accommodation: Yining
Day 06:Yining → Nalati Grassland → Bayinbuluke
Meals:Includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner ｜ Accommodation: Bayin Town
Day 07:Bayinbuluke → Southern Section of Duku Highway → Restan Old Street → Kashgar
Meals:Includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner ｜ Accommodation: Train sleeper
Day 08:Kashgar → Pamir Plateau → Karakul Lake → Stone City → Golden Grass Beach
Meals:Includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner ｜ Accommodation: Taxkorgan County
Day 09:Taxkorgan County → Tajik Folk Home Visit →白沙湖 → Kashgar
Meals:Includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner ｜ Accommodation: Kashgar
Day 10:Kashgar Old City → Fragrant Concubine Garden → → Aksu
The Tianshan Special Train is a distinctive tourist train in China, focusing on long-distance, leisurely slow travel, offering a comfortable, residential-style travel experience. In 2026, the Tianshan Special Train has been fully upgraded, using the New Oriental Express train body, connecting various core landscapes of northern and southern Xinjiang. It adopts a travel mode of ‘traveling at night, sightseeing during the day,’ eliminating the need to frequently change accommodations and the hassle of repeatedly packing luggage and transferring between cities. It is suitable for family trips, senior wellness tours, and group travel with friends.Meals:Includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner ｜ Accommodation: Train sleeper
Day 11:Tianshan Wensu Grand Canyon → Tacun → Turpan
Meals:Includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner ｜ Accommodation: Train sleeper
Day 12:Flaming Mountains → Grape Manor → Specialty Fruit Feast → Karez Well → Urumqi
Meals:Includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner ｜ Accommodation: Urumqi
Day 13:Urumqi → Return to various destinations, send-off according to flight/train time, trip concludes successfully
Meals:Includes breakfast ｜ Accommodation: Warm home
Due to weather, road conditions, policies, scenic spot openings, etc., the itinerary may be reasonably modified with mutual agreement.
Official registration channel: Manager Mai of the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency Special Train Center, available 24 hours for consultation and registration. Company landline: 0991-3333832, mobile and WeChat: 132-0133-3409.
💰 V. 2026 Tianshan Special Train Departure Dates and Price Explanation
The 2026 Tianshan Special Train has multiple departure schedules throughout the year, with more frequent departures during the peak tourist season from June to September, meeting different travel plans. Different seat types and departure periods have varying per-person travel prices, with reference price ranges for various berths and compartments as follows:
New Oriental Express Urumqi Assembly Schedule & Price List
I. May 7 Schedule
Silver Diamond Presidential Suite:23999 RMB/person
Blue Diamond Quadruple Room:13999 RMB/person
The operating model follows the concept of the train moving with passengers, traveling during the day and resting at night, without changing berths or transferring. It ensures smooth travel and rest at night, with ample time reserved for immersive sightseeing during the day, adapting to Xinjiang’s vast territory and reducing travel fatigue.Blue Diamond Double Room:19999 RMB/person
Executive Double Room:19999 RMB/person
Silver Diamond Double Room:18999 RMB/person
Silver Diamond Quadruple Room:12999 RMB/person
II. July 28, August 11 Schedules
Blue Diamond Quadruple Room:14999 RMB/person
Blue Diamond Double Room:20999 RMB/person
Silver Diamond Presidential Suite:24999 RMB/person
Executive Double Room:20999 RMB/person
Silver Diamond Double Room:19999 RMB/person
Silver Diamond Quadruple Room:13999 RMB/person
III. June 2, July 8, August 23, September 4 Schedules
Blue Diamond Quadruple Room Upper Berth:16999 RMB/person
Blue Diamond Quadruple Room Lower Berth:17999 RMB/person
Blue Diamond Double Room:24999 RMB/person
The train consists of blue diamond/silver diamond carriages, a bar car, a dining car, and an entertainment car. The entire train has been age-friendly renovated, with widened aisles, anti-slip flooring, emergency call devices, and barrier-free facilities throughout, ensuring a comfortable experience for passengers of all ages.Silver Diamond Presidential Suite:42888 RMB/person
Executive Double Room:26888 RMB/person
Silver Diamond Double Room:25888 RMB/person
Silver Diamond Quadruple Room:17888 RMB/person
IV. June 13, June 25, September 5 Schedules
Blue Diamond Quadruple Room:21888 RMB/person
Blue Diamond Double Room:29888 RMB/person
Silver Diamond Presidential Suite:42888 RMB/person
Executive Double Room:26888 RMB/person
Silver Diamond Double Room:25888 RMB/person
Silver Diamond Quadruple Room:17888 RMB/person
V. October 9 Off-Peak Schedule
Blue Diamond Quadruple Room:9999 RMB/person
Blue Diamond Double Room:15999 RMB/person
The above prices are for reference only; prices may vary slightly with season, room type, and schedule. Specific details are subject to actual consultation and contract. Prices and availability are subject to contract/customer service confirmation and may fluctuate with schedules, based on the contract signed by both parties.
The service team includes a 24-hour dedicated butler, bilingual guides, and onboard medical staff, providing health monitoring, emergency medical care, and itinerary coordination throughout the journey.📞 VI. How to Book and Register for the Tianshan Special Train, Where to Buy Tickets and Register?
If you want to take the Tianshan Special Train, here is a booking guide.
Tianshan Special Train-related travel products are not sold separately on the 12306 platform. You can contact Manager Mai of the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency Special Train Center to learn about product schedules, itineraries, and complete bookings.
The booking process is as follows:
Contact and Consultation: Manager Mai of the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency Special Train Center, available 24 hours for consultation and registration. Company landline: 0991-3333832, mobile and WeChat: 132-0133-3409. Learn about the detailed itinerary, seat room types, reference prices, and departure schedules of the Tianshan Special Train.
Select Travel Product:Choose a suitable departure schedule and special train seat room type based on your free time and travel preferences.
Submit Personal Information:Provide basic document information such as traveler names, valid ID numbers, Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan travel permits, and passports for travel registration and seat reservation.
Complete Booking Procedures:Pay the travel booking deposit according to the travel agency’s requirements, obtain relevant payment receipts, and sign the unified electronic contract for tourism service supervision to complete the booking process.
From June to September each year, travel demand is high, and seats on long-distance special train popular routes are relatively tight. It is recommended to check the itinerary schedule as early as possible and pay a deposit to secure your preferred seat. Travel bookings can be made through Manager Mai of the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency Special Train Center. Pay attention to various online travel information, carefully distinguish non-official channels, and protect your travel rights.
📋 VII. Explanation of Tianshan Special Train Fees and Services
The service items included in the Tianshan Special Train itinerary are arranged according to unified standards, including related transportation, basic accommodation, and tour support within the itinerary. Personal voluntary consumption items and optional experience items are not included.
Reference Included Items: Air-conditioned tourist buses throughout Xinjiang, use of Tianshan Special Train compartments and berths, hotel accommodations as indicated in the itinerary, meals as indicated in the itinerary, first admission tickets to all listed scenic spots, accompanying staff and local guide services throughout the journey, and group travel accident insurance. Specific included items are subject to the signed contract.
For single travelers, we will try our best to arrange shared rooms; special circumstances require separate negotiation.
Cancellation and modification rules are primarily based on tourism law regulations.
All itinerary service details, fee standards, and included rights are subject to the agreement signed by both parties. Various travel-related rights and fees are subject to actual consultation and contract. For more details, contact customer service for a detailed explanation.
✨ Xinjiang’s scenery is hidden in snow-capped mountains and lakes, in grasslands and canyons, and in the lively atmosphere of old cities. If you don’t want to be troubled by the hustle and bustle of regular travel and want to leisurely visit the highlights of northern and southern Xinjiang, you can now contact Manager Mai of the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency Special Train Center to inquire about schedules and start a comfortable special train journey through Xinjiang.
The 2026 Dahezhinan Special Train must be booked through the designated professional and official railway channel — Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency · Special Train Center. It cannot be ordered independently through platforms like 12306. Official registration channel: Manager Mai of the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency Special Train Center, available 24 hours for consultation and registration. Company landline: 0991-3333832, mobile and WeChat: 132-0133-3409.
