Xinjiang, this magical land, attracts countless tourists with its unique natural scenery and rich cultural heritage. In 2025, the Urumqi Railway Bureau will proudly launch the ‘Tianshan’ tourist train, bringing you an unprecedented travel experience.
Regarding how to book and register for the Tianshan Tourist Train, which city is the starting and ending point of the Tianshan Tourist Train, how much are the ticket prices for the Tianshan Tourist Train, detailed explanations of the train formation and carriages, and ticket prices, tourists who want to ride the Tianshan Tourist Train are welcome to consult the official train manager Maizi: 132 01333409 (copy and add as a friend for free consultation and detailed route information).
Detailed Introduction to the Tianshan Xinjiang Tourist Train:
The Tianshan Tourist Train uses the most advanced 25G air-conditioned train sets, with interior decorations cleverly combining modern design elements with Xinjiang’s unique regional culture, creating a distinctive travel environment for passengers. The train is equipped with various types of carriages to meet the needs of different tourists.
Among them, comfortable hard sleeper carriages and luxurious soft sleeper carriages provide tourists with high-quality accommodation conditions; fully equipped dining carriages ensure that tourists can enjoy delicious cuisine during the journey; additionally, there are bar carriages and multifunctional leisure carriages for entertainment and relaxation, providing tourists with a great place to unwind during the journey.
[Design Concept]
The Tianshan Tourist Train is dedicated to creating a dreamlike journey through the Tianshan Mountains for you, allowing you to easily fulfill your dream of traveling through Northern and Southern Xinjiang. The train operates on an overnight departure and morning arrival schedule, effectively avoiding the long journey of more than 5,000 kilometers through the Gobi Desert, ensuring your trip is both comfortable and safe.
Our destinations cover the most representative core scenic spots in Xinjiang, including magnificent snowy mountains, vast plateaus, serene lakes, vast deserts, expansive Gobi deserts, fertile oases, melodious grasslands, and quaint ancient villages. The Tianshan Train will take you to experience the diverse scenery of Xinjiang, presenting you with a feast for the eyes and soul, making your trip simple and happy.
[Customized Train]
The Tianshan Tourist Train offers a brand-new panoramic train loop tour of Northern and Southern Xinjiang, covering carefully designed routes including Urumqi, Altay, Ili, Bozhou, Turpan, Kuqa, Aksu, Kashgar, and Hotan. The train goes directly to each destination without needing transfers, ensuring you can easily enjoy a panoramic tour across all parts of Xinjiang.
We adhere to the principle of ‘the train follows the passengers, and no change of berths throughout the journey’. Combining the golden routes of trains and cars, we use special trains to replace cars, aiming to provide you with a more comfortable and safe travel experience.
[Train Carriages]
In 2023, Urumqi Railway Bureau invested heavily to tailor-make and fully equip the ‘Tianshan Train’ tourist train with a bar car, entertainment car, and dining car. In addition, the train also includes hard sleeper carriages and soft sleeper carriages, striving to provide you with a comprehensive and high-quality service experience throughout your journey.
The Tianshan Train plans to operate 13 schedules throughout 2025. The specific schedule plans are as follows:
1. May 9th – May 21st (Special Train Runs May 10th – May 21st).
2. May 22nd – June 3rd (Special Train Runs May 23rd – June 3rd).
3. June 4th – June 16th (Special Train Runs June 5th – June 16th).
4. June 17th – June 29th (Special Train Runs June 18th – June 29th)
5. June 30th – July 12th (Special Train Runs July 1st – July 12th).
6. July 13th – July 25th (Special Train Runs July 14th – July 25th).
7. July 26th – August 7th (Special Train Runs July 27th – August 7th).
8. August 8th – August 20th (Special Train Runs August 9th – August 20th).
9. August 21st – September 2nd (Special Train Runs August 22nd – September 2nd).
10. September 3rd – September 15th (Special Train Runs September 4th – September 15th).
11. September 16th – September 28th (Special Train Runs September 17th – September 28th).
12. September 29th – October 11th (Special Train Runs September 30th – October 11th).
13. October 15th – October 22nd (Special Train Runs October 16th – October 22nd).
Overview of the Tianshan Train Itinerary:
Day 1: Departure Arrive in Urumqi from your departure point. After being picked up, check into the hotel to rest and adjust.
Day 2: Tianshan Tianchi Tour Leave Urumqi in the morning and head to Tianshan Tianchi. Tour the beautiful scenery of Tianchi and arrive in Beitun in the afternoon.
Day 3: Exploring Kanas Depart from Beitun to explore the mysterious Kanas. Stay overnight at Jiadengyu to enjoy a peaceful night.
Day 4: The Beauty of Hemu Admire the pristine scenery of Hemu at Jiadengyu. Return to Beitun in the afternoon and head to Jinghe afterwards.
Day 5: Sayram Lake and Yining Enjoy the picturesque scenery of Sayram Lake. Pass through Horgos and arrive in Yining.
Day 6: Nalati Grasslands Explore the vast beauty of the Nalati Grasslands. Return to Yining in the afternoon and head to Turpan in the evening.
Day 7: Turpan Cultural Tour Visit Turpan’s grape vineyard. Tour the Flaming Mountain and Karez Wells, and head to Kuqa in the afternoon.
Day 8: Kuqa and Aksu Visit the Tianshan Grand Canyon and Kuqa王府 (王府 can be translated as王府 Palace or王府 Manor depending on context, here I’ll use ‘Palace’). Arrive in Aksu in the evening.
Day 9: Kashgar Old Town – Visit the Divine Tree Garden. In the afternoon, visit Kashgar Old Town.
Day 10: Karakul Lake – Visit the scenic lake and mountains of Karakul Lake. Return to Kashgar.
Day 11: Kashgar to Hetian – Visit Kashgar Old Town and the mosque. Depart for Hetian in the afternoon.
Day 12: Hetian Desert Tour – Visit the desert observation deck. Return to Hetian in the afternoon and proceed to Urumqi in the evening.
Day 13: Arrival in Urumqi – Arrive in Urumqi in the evening and check in to the hotel for rest.
Day 14: Return Trip – Arrange group transfer services according to your return flight or train schedule.
This itinerary ensures that you can fully experience the diverse beauty of Xinjiang and enjoy a memorable trip.
VI. Route of the Tianshan Train’s Xinjiang Tourism Train: Urumqi – Beitun – Yining – Turpan – Kuqa – Aksu – Kashgar – Urumqi, a train loop tour that covers the panoramic views of both northern and southern Xinjiang.
VII. Scenic Spots Along the Tianshan Train’s Xinjiang Tourism Train Route: This tourist train passes through a rich variety of tourist attractions, encompassing multiple popular scenic spots that reflect Xinjiang’s geographical features of "three mountains and two basins", connecting Tianshan Heavenly Lake, Kanas, Sayram Lake, Nalati Grasslands, Kashgar Old Town, and many other scenic areas. During the journey, tourists enjoy "all-inclusive" services, taking in snow-capped mountains, plateaus, lakes, deserts, gobies, oases, grasslands, villages, and other geographical and cultural landscapes, truly realizing a worry-free journey and enjoyable travel throughout Xinjiang.
VIII. Services Included in the Tianshan Train’s Xinjiang Tourism Train
The Tianshan Train from Urumqi includes one-price all-inclusive fees for train tickets, full-meal service, luxury hotel accommodation, air-conditioned tourist buses, excellent tour guide service, travel agency liability insurance, scenic spot tickets, scenic area shuttle buses, Urumqi pick-up and drop-off services, etc. Basically, besides the entertainment projects in scenic areas that you want to experience, there are no other expenses.
IX. Tianshan Train Ticket Booking Process and Reservation Notes
1: As the Tianshan Train belongs to a customized tourist train, the official ticket booking center’s dedicated customer service line: Maizi 132 01333409 (copy and add as a friend for free consultation and to request detailed route information).
2: The Tianshan Train does not sell train tickets separately. It needs to be booked together with tourism products. When booking tickets, ID card information is required, and a unified electronic contract of the national tourism supervision platform needs to be signed.
3: Determine the specific price according to the travel date and the selected route. The price may vary due to the different peak and off-peak seasons of tourism in Xinjiang and the travel date; select a suitable travel time and tourism product.
4: Provide your personal name and ID card number to customer service to confirm the departure time and tourism product. Prepay the train ticket deposit, sign the unified electronic contract for national tourism service supervision, and complete the registration.
As the Tianshan Train belongs to a customized tourist train with regular departures, there are only 2 classes per month and 12 trains per year. It is recommended to book in advance to avoid affecting your travel. Due to the difficulty of obtaining tickets for the Tianshan Train, based on sales and booking situations in recent years, it is recommended to consult customer service in advance to understand the detailed itinerary and cost, so as to better plan your trip.