In 2025, take the New Oriental Express Xinjiang Luxury Tourist Train to explore Xinjiang by rail. The 2025 annual operating schedule for the New Oriental Express has been released. You can choose the appropriate travel date based on your schedule. The New Oriental Express is currently the only top-luxury tourist train in China, comparable to five-star luxury hotels and luxury cruise ships on land. It adopts a new shock absorption system and large viewing windows, making it the safest and most comfortable mode of travel to date. The official booking hotline for the New Oriental Express Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency in 2025 is: 180 9596 9599. Since the New Oriental Express is a customized tourist train with regular departures, it is recommended to book in advance to avoid affecting your travel plans. Due to the high demand for tickets on the New Oriental Express, based on current sales and booking situations, it is recommended to book travel plans at least 6 months in advance for Blue Diamond cabins and more than 12 months in advance for Golden Diamond cabins. If you have travel plans with the New Oriental Express in 2025, you can inquire and book in advance.
The New Oriental Express Luxury Tourist Train operates at night and stops during the day, covering routes across northern and southern Xinjiang. The distance from Urumqi to Kashgar in southern Xinjiang is 1,500 kilometers, to Altay is 600 kilometers, and to Ili is 700 kilometers, greatly reducing travel time and allowing passengers ample time to enjoy the beauty of various places in Xinjiang.
The New Oriental Express Xinjiang Luxury Tourist Train is a tourist train operated by Xinjiang Railway Tourism Development Group Co., Ltd., offering a 10-15 day journey around northern and southern Xinjiang. This tourist train mainly passes through places such as Fuyun, Beitun, Yining, Turpan, Kuqa, Kashgar, etc., allowing tourists to visit more than 18 5A-level scenic spots in beautiful Xinjiang, including Koktokay, Kanas Lake, Sayram Lake, Nalati Grasslands, Tianshan Mystic Grand Canyon, Kashgar Old Town, Pamir Plateau, Lop Nur Village, mountains, lakes, deserts, forests, etc., all in one trip.
This special train consists of a total of 13 carriages, including 6 Golden Diamond carriages, each carrying 8 passengers, 4 Blue Diamond carriages, each carrying 28 passengers, as well as 2 dining cars and 1 bar carriage, with a capacity of 160 passengers. The train is equipped with large glass viewing windows, all-weather air conditioning, and advanced domestic train cabins with separate dry and wet areas and showers. The entire train is equipped with Wi-Fi coverage, and the overall amenities are comparable to five-star hotels.
The train operates on a one-ticket system, with all accommodation, dining, and attractions included in the ticket price. The train operates at night and organizes visits at stations during the day, ensuring that both travel and sightseeing are not compromised. I checked the 12306 railway website and found that there are two series available for booking: Luxury Series and Lite Luxury Series, with dates including July 8th, 20th, August 1st, 13th, and other multiple departures. Ticket prices range from 5,280 to 14,800 yuan for an upper berth in a four-person cabin, while the price for a Golden Diamond cabin quoted on Ctrip can be as high as 42,999 yuan per person.
The Panda Express Train is a luxury tourist train built to ‘star hotel’ standards, operating between Chengdu Station and Emei Station. In addition to being named after pandas, the decorations inside and outside the train, including rooms, aisles, toilets, and other spaces, are filled with cute and interesting panda elements.
The train consists of 12 carriages, including deluxe soft sleepers, superior soft sleepers, superior hard sleepers, dining cars, multi-functional entertainment cars, sleeping cars, and generator cars, with a total capacity of 252 seats.
Features of the Xinjiang Middle-aged and Elderly Sunset Tourism Train
1. Comfort and Safety: The train operates round-trip, departing in the evening and arriving in the morning, greatly saving travel time and reducing fatigue. Tourists can enjoy exclusive berths, with the train following them, eliminating the need to carry large luggage, allowing tourists to enjoy the scenery of northern and southern Xinjiang in a comfortable environment.
2. Panoramic Tours: The Xinjiang Middle-aged and Elderly Tourism Train brings together over 80% of 5A scenic spots north and south of the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang, including glaciers, rivers, lakes, snow-capped mountains, forests, grasslands, Yadan landforms, gobies, deserts, canyons, wetlands, and other natural landscapes, as well as rich cultural relics and folk customs, allowing tourists to experience the grandeur and diversity of Xinjiang in one stop.
3. Personalized Customization: Some trains also offer personalized customized route modes, allowing tourists to choose different seats on Xinjiang tourism trains based on their preferences and needs, such as the New Western Train, Tianshan Train, New Oriental Express, Panda Train, Silk Road Dream Train, and other tourist attractions and itinerary arrangements, providing more flexibility and freedom.
Prices for the New Oriental Express Xinjiang Tourism Train
The price of the New Oriental Express is an all-inclusive tourism product that includes a luxury tourist train, attractions, accommodation, meals, and guide services, rather than just a train ticket.
1: The prices of the New Oriental Express vary according to the peak and off-peak tourist seasons in Xinjiang.
2: Additionally, the prices vary depending on the length of the New Oriental Express tour route, for example, the price for the Southern Xinjiang loop is definitely lower than that for the North-South Xinjiang loop.
3: The prices vary depending on the choice of cabin, such as the Blue Diamond 4-person cabin, Gold Diamond 2-person cabin, Silver Diamond Presidential Suite 2-person cabin, Silver Diamond Executive 2-person cabin, and Silver Diamond Luxury 4-person cabin.
The Gold Diamond cabin accommodates 2 people, with 1 king-size bed, and a price of approximately RMB 50,000-60,000 per person.
The Presidential Suite in the Silver Diamond carriage accommodates 2 people, with 2 beds in 2 rooms, and a price of approximately RMB 50,000-60,000 per person.
The Blue Diamond cabin accommodates 2 people, with a price of approximately RMB 30,000-40,000 per person.
The Blue Diamond cabin accommodates 4 people, with a price of approximately RMB 20,000-30,000 per person.
The Silver Diamond executive cabin accommodates 2 people, with a price of approximately RMB 30,000-40,000 per person.
The Silver Diamond luxury cabin accommodates 4 people, with a price of approximately RMB 20,000-30,000 per person.
The first step in booking the New Oriental Express: Consulting and understanding the facilities of the luxury tourist train.
Firstly, please contact the official consultation center of the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency’s New Oriental Express at 180 9596 9599 to obtain detailed information about the New Oriental Express in 2025; and to understand the seating arrangements and cabin facilities of the luxury carriages such as Blue Diamond, Silver Diamond, Gold Diamond, and Presidential Suites.
Step 2 of booking the New Oriental Express: Select a suitable travel date and route for the New Oriental Express
The main products of the New Oriental Express Xinjiang tourist train are a 15-day panoramic tour of both northern and southern Xinjiang, a 10-12-day tour of southern Xinjiang only, or a 10-day tour of northern Xinjiang only. Choose the corresponding time and route of the New Oriental Express according to your schedule and preferences. Please specify the travel date and itinerary of the New Oriental Express you wish to book, so that the New Oriental Express Reservation Center of Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency can provide you with more accurate services.
Step 3: Determine the amount and payment method of the advance deposit for the New Oriental Express
After determining the travel date and seat on the New Oriental Express, provide your identity information and pay the advance deposit for the New Oriental Express. The amount of the advance deposit for the New Oriental Express varies depending on the type of carriage, such as Golden Diamond Suite at 20,000 yuan/person, Presidential Suite at 20,000 yuan/person, and Blue Diamond Suite at 10,000 yuan/person. Transfer the amount according to your travel party to the official account of Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency Co., Ltd., and a relevant advance deposit receipt will be issued.
Step 4 of booking the New Oriental Express: Wait for the confirmation of the detailed itinerary and price of the New Oriental Express
After you have paid the advance deposit, once the detailed itinerary and price of the New Oriental Express are released, they will be sent to customers who have paid the advance deposit for selection. Once the itinerary and price of the New Oriental Express are confirmed to meet your travel plans, Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency will promptly issue a formal contract and related follow-up procedures to ensure the smooth progress of your trip.
Step 5 of booking the New Oriental Express: Sign and confirm the New Oriental Express electronic contract and wait for departure
Sign an electronic contract uniformly supervised by the National Culture and Tourism Administration (an electronic document can be downloaded for archiving). At this point, the procedures for the New Oriental Express Xinjiang tourist train have been completed. Send your flight or train information for arriving in and departing from Urumqi to the customer service supervisor of the New Oriental Express. On the day of arrival, a one-stop airport pickup service will be arranged to start your luxurious journey on the New Oriental Express.
Through the above detailed process introduction, we hope you can more smoothly complete the reservation and payment of the advance deposit for the New Oriental Express. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the official consultation center of the New Oriental Express at Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency: 180 9596 9599. We will serve you with all sincerity.
Luxury tourist trains focus on the experience. Both trains are elegantly decorated and equipped with star-rated hotel butler-style service. The Hulunbeier Train only serves 44 passengers when fully loaded, with about 20 staff members, providing a service ratio of up to 1:2.2. The New Oriental Express has a standard passenger capacity of 160 people, with 50 staff members, providing a service ratio of 1:3.2.
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