The New Oriental Express is one of the most luxurious tourist trains in China, enjoying high popularity and a good reputation. It adopts the latest shock absorption system and is equipped with extra-large panoramic windows, providing a safe, comfortable, and luxurious travel experience. The New Oriental Express offers comprehensive tourism services, including scenic spot tours, accommodation, dining, and tour guide services, allowing tourists to fully explore the highlights of both northern and southern Xinjiang in one trip;
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Information summary on the operating dates, prices, booking methods, routes, and reservation methods of the New Oriental Express from April to September:
Introduction to the New Oriental Express in 2025, Booking Process for the New Oriental Express in 2025, Departure Dates of the New Oriental Express in 2025, Travel Routes of the New Oriental Express in 2025, Precautions for Booking the New Oriental Express in 2025. Welcome to follow us. Since the New Oriental Express is a customized tourist train with regular departures, we recommend booking in advance to avoid affecting your travel plans. As some passengers on the New Oriental Express are foreign tourists, they basically book their travel plans for the next year one year in advance, and some seats and tour dates are already limited. Many friends missed this luxurious tourist train in Xinjiang, China, in 2024. Tourists who plan to take the premium tourist train, the New Oriental Express, in 2025 can make reservations as soon as possible. Friends who plan to participate or book the New Oriental Express can consult and call the person in charge of the official booking center of the New Oriental Express: Wang Fei 180 95969599 (copy and add as a friend for free consultation and detailed route information).
I. Operating Dates of the New Oriental Express from April to September 2025
The New Oriental Express has multiple departure dates beyond September. If you plan to participate in the New Oriental Express tour, please call the official booking customer service center of the New Oriental Express at 180 9596 9599 for specific inquiries about detailed departure times, route prices, and seat availability.
September 25: New Oriental Express Premium North-South Xinjiang 14-Day Tour (New Oriental Express Gold Diamond + Silver Diamond Schedule)
Arriving in Urumqi on September 25, we will arrange airport pick-up and hotel accommodation. Arriving in Urumqi on October 8 to conclude the New Oriental Express Xinjiang tour, we will arrange full-day airport drop-off service.
II. Ticket Price Information for the New Oriental Express from April to September 2025
The New Oriental Express is a luxury tourist train. Its price includes train tickets, attractions, accommodation, meals, guide services, etc. Below are examples of prices for different carriage types (specific prices may change over time, please refer to the actual booking for accuracy):
The booking prices for the New Oriental Express vary based on season, carriage type, number of travel days, and other factors. Below are the official September prices for the 14-day North-South Xinjiang tour on the New Oriental Express. Some seats are already sold out: Please call the customer service hotline for specific inquiries.
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Departure and Arrival in Urumqi on September 25, 2025
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Gold Diamond Compartment:
(With private bathroom, 2 people share 1 king bed): 72,999 yuan/person
Silver Diamond Compartment:
Suite (with private bathroom for 2 people/2 single rooms) / Gold Diamond Standard King Bed: 72,999 yuan/person
Silver Diamond Compartment for 4 Persons:
32999 yuan/person
Silver Diamond Carriage Double Room:
44999 yuan/person
Silver Diamond Carriage Executive Room:
(With a sink, no private bathroom, two people in upper and lower berths): 45999 yuan/person
Price for children under 6 years old who do not occupy a berth: 9999 yuan/person
(Including meals, transportation, and tour guide services, excluding tickets and train berths)
III. Why Choose the New Oriental Express to Tour Xinjiang
Before 2019, the New Oriental Express was mainly used for foreign tourist groups. It entered the domestic tourist market in 2022. The in-depth tour of Xinjiang on the New Oriental Express has been carefully crafted and arranged by senior experts with 30 years of experience in Xinjiang tourism, combined with years of high-end tourism reception experience. The six essential elements of tourism – ‘eating, accommodation, transportation, sightseeing, shopping, and entertainment’ – are strictly selected to optimize the route arrangement and ensure the comfort and surprise of tourists. The customized luxury train product in Xinjiang covers scenic spots from the northernmost Kanas to the southernmost Kashgar Ancient City, capturing all the beauty of Xinjiang!
1. The train departs in the evening and arrives in the morning,
The entire train is luxuriously decorated, with complete facilities inside, just like a moving ‘star-rated hotel’.
2. Rich itinerary:
The ‘North-South Xinjiang Line’ has been designed to include all the major attractions in Xinjiang. Many famous scenic spots in Xinjiang have fixed times, locations, and routes, which can leverage the advantage of ‘multiple tours on one route’ to meet the diverse needs of travelers. The trains mostly operate at night and stop during the day for sightseeing, with scenery changing as the train moves, ensuring safety and comfort.
3. Cooked by a professional chef team,
Chinese cuisine service is provided throughout the journey. Each carriage has a dedicated waiter, who tidies up regularly every day to keep the carriage clean.
4. Special transportation:
Luxury trains operate within Xinjiang, like a luxury hotel moving through magnificent scenery. They run at night and stop during the day, without transfers or changes in berths.
5. Selected accommodation:
Full-journey high-end hotel accommodation
6. Ethnic customs:
During the trip, you can experience the enthusiasm and local customs of local ethnic minorities
7. Taste buds upgrade:
Enjoy Xinjiang cuisine throughout the journey: ‘Xinjiang Large Plate Chicken, Xinjiang Hand-Grabbed Rice, Xinjiang Roast Mutton, Pigeon Soup, Chonghuer Kazakh Folk Cuisine, Coldwater Fish Feast, Yak Beef Earth Pot, Korla Roast Fish’
IV. 2025 New Oriental Express Booking and Reservation Methods
Booking methods:
The New Oriental Express does not sell train tickets separately on 12306. You can choose to book and register through formal travel agencies cooperating with the Urumqi Railway Bureau.
You can book through the official booking center of Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency’s New Oriental Express:
The 2025 New Oriental Express Xinjiang travel plan is now available. Welcome to call the customer service center of Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency’s New Oriental Express:
Wang Fei 180 95969599 (Copy and add as a friend for free consultation and detailed route information)
Obtain detailed information about the New Oriental Express in 2025, including facilities and seat distribution in different carriages, as well as route prices.
You can inquire and book by calling the customer service hotline of the travel agency, or add the customer service of the travel agency for consultation and request detailed route information. When booking, you need to provide the tourists’ names and ID card numbers.
V. 2025 New Oriental Express September Xinjiang Tourism Route
The routes of the New Oriental Express in September mainly cover a circular tour of northern and southern Xinjiang, specifically departing from Urumqi to Tianshan Tianchi, Beitun, Kanas, Hemu, Colorful Beach, Yining, Sayram Lake, Six-Star Street, Nalati Grasslands, Kuqa, Tianshan Mysterious Grand Canyon, Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves, Kuqa王府, Kashgar, Karakul Lake, Baishahu, Tajikistan County, White Stone City, Golden Grass Beach, Tajik home visit, Kashgar Old City, Id Kah Mosque, Xiangfei Tomb, Korla, Lop Nur Village, Bositeng Lake for 14 days. Specific routes may vary based on the departure date and travel agency arrangements, it is recommended to consult the travel agency at the time of booking to obtain the most accurate route information.
Regarding the operating dates, prices, and routes of the New Oriental Express from April to September
D1 Assemble in Urumqi from various locations, upon arrival, airport transfer to hotel. / Urumqi
D2 Tianshan Tianchi, evening take the New Oriental Express to Beitun Breakfast, lunch, dinner – New Oriental Express
D3 Arrive in Beitun, Burqin, Kanas in the morning Breakfast, lunch, dinner – Jiadenyu
D4 Hemu Breakfast, lunch, dinner – Jiadenyu
D5 Jiadenyu – Chonghuer Kazak Home Visit – Colorful Beach – Beitun, evening special train to Yining Breakfast, lunch, dinner – New Oriental Express
D6 Arrive in Jinghe – Sayram Lake – Yining – Six-Star Street Breakfast, lunch, dinner – Yining
D7 Nalati Grasslands Breakfast, lunch, dinner – Nalati
D8 Bayanbulak Grasslands, Duku Highway, Big and Small Dragon Lakes, depart for Kuqa Breakfast, lunch, dinner – Kuqa
D9 Tianshan Mysterious Grand Canyon, Kuqa王府, Restan Old Street Breakfast, lunch, dinner – New Oriental Express
D10 Arrive in Kashgar, visit Tajikistan County – Karakul Lake, Tajik home visit Breakfast, lunch, dinner – Tajikistan County
D11 Stone City, Golden Grass Beach, return to Kashgar Breakfast, lunch, dinner – Kashgar
D12 Kashgar Old City, Id Kah Mosque, Xiangfei Garden, evening special train to Korla Breakfast, lunch, dinner – New Oriental Express
D13 Arrive in Korla in the morning, visit Lop Nur Village, Bositeng Lake Lotus Sea World, evening special train to Urumqi Breakfast, lunch, dinner – New Oriental Express
D14 Arrive in Urumqi in the morning, airport transfer /
June 24th
New Oriental Express Blue Diamond Cabin (quad occupancy): 30999 yuan/person
New Oriental Express Blue Diamond Cabin (double occupancy): 42999 yuan/person
Single room supplement for 8 nights of ground accommodation: 5500 yuan
Children under 1.2m not occupying a bed
Note: Price standard division for children aged 2-12: Includes local transportation, tour guide fee, and full-meal cost; does not include accommodation, scenic spot tickets, or hotel breakfast; any incurred expenses shall be borne by the child themselves 9980 yuan/person
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