The New Oriental Express is one of China’s luxury tourist trains, with a green car body and a ‘UR’ marking, running on the railway lines between northern and southern Xinjiang. This train was created by the Urumqi Railway Bureau and has been in operation since 1999, initially mainly catering to overseas tourists, and only recently opened to the domestic market. The New Oriental Express underwent a complete upgrade in 2020, with significant improvements in the airtightness, stability, and shock absorption of the new train bodies, and is equipped with extra-large glass viewing windows. Our agency offers various travel options for everyone to choose from, including private train tours, carpooling tours, group tours, and customized chartered bus tours. For detailed inquiries, please call 181-3962-2233 (copy and add as a friend for detailed consultations on Xinjiang travel itineraries and prices).
Due to the extreme difficulty in obtaining tickets for 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 compartments, and more than 12 months in advance for Gold Diamond compartments. If you have travel plans on the New Oriental Express in 2025, you can inquire and book in advance.
Question: Where can I sign up and book tickets for the New Oriental Express? How do I book tickets for the New Oriental Express?
Answer: The New Oriental Express is a luxury tourist train exclusively created by the Urumqi Railway Bureau in China, and it has joined forces with travel agencies to create a tourism + special train product, which is sold through official travel agency channels designated by the railway bureau. Due to the limited availability of compartments on the New Oriental Express, it is particularly difficult to obtain tickets for the gold and presidential suites throughout the year. Welcome to call the New Oriental Express Special Train Department for consultation at 181396-22233. Based on your travel dates, select a tour date, and after the tour date is finally confirmed, first pay the deposit for the New Oriental Express train tickets, with the balance to be paid in full 30 days before departure.
Second question: Where are the starting and ending points of the New Oriental Express?
1: Currently, the main products of the New Oriental Express Xinjiang tourist train are panoramic tours of both northern and southern Xinjiang, as well as tours of southern Xinjiang only. The starting and ending points of the New Oriental Express tourist train are all at Urumqi Station. Therefore, everyone needs to arrive in Urumqi by themselves, and we will arrange pick-up services uniformly. Generally, from May to September, the New Oriental Express products are mainly northern and southern Xinjiang loop routes. From October to April of the next year, the New Oriental Express products are mainly southern Xinjiang loop routes; for specific schedule and route information, please call the New Oriental Express booking center at 181396-22233 (same number).
What is the internal environment of the New Oriental Express luxury tourist train like?
1. Composition of the entire train’s carriages and configuration of the New Oriental Express tourist train schedule:
1. The New Oriental Express [Gold Diamond + Blue Diamond] series configuration is: 8 Gold Diamond carriages + 5 Blue Diamond carriages + 1 bar carriage + 2 dining carriages
2. The New Oriental Express [Silver Diamond + Blue Diamond] series configuration is: 7 Silver Diamond carriages + 5 Blue Diamond carriages + 1 bar carriage + 2 dining carriages
Note: Different departures of the New Oriental Express are composed of different carriage configurations, with Gold Diamond, Blue Diamond, and Presidential carriages combined, as well as different configurations for dining carriages and leisure bar carriages.
2. Each carriage will have 1 dedicated attendant. Paid laundry services are available on the train (charged by the number of items). Guests who need this service can obtain a laundry tag from the attendant, fill it out, and give it to the attendant along with the laundry. The laundry will be returned to the guest’s compartment.
3. For safety reasons, the windows in the carriages cannot be opened. Smoking is prohibited throughout the train. To adjust the air conditioning and ventilation temperature in your room, please call your attendant. Our agency offers various travel options for everyone to choose from, including private train tours, carpooling tours, group tours, and customized chartered tours. For detailed inquiries, please call: 181-3962-2233 (copy and add as a friend for detailed consultation on Xinjiang travel itineraries and prices)
4. The Executive Bar carriage provides beverages, snacks, coffee, and other services. Guests can purchase these items at a fee.
5. The music dining car has tables for 4 people. If traveling with 2 people, you will need to share a table.
6. The luxury Blue Diamond carriages have public showers. A shower room rotation schedule will be established and followed accordingly. It is recommended that everyone control their shower time to 8-10 minutes per person.
7. Plastic slippers are provided on the train (it is recommended to bring your own). Shampoo, conditioner, and body wash (not individually packaged) are also available. To practice low-carbon and eco-friendly principles, only 1 bath towel is provided throughout the train journey (it is recommended to bring your own). The attendants will clean and tidy up your room every day.
8. Each music dining car can accommodate about 48 people dining simultaneously. Therefore, when dining on the train, we will set meal times and batches and notify you in advance. Please understand and cooperate!
Our agency offers various travel options for everyone to choose from, including private train tours, carpooling tours, group tours, and customized chartered tours. For detailed inquiries, please call: 181-3962-2233 (copy and add as a friend for detailed consultation on Xinjiang travel itineraries and prices)