The Chengdu Panda Luxury Tourist Train is a high-end tourist train that integrates Eastern aesthetics, Tianfu culture, and modern comfort. The Panda Express Train, Chengdu, is the third-generation Panda Express Train following the ‘Panda Express Train – Anyi’ and ‘Panda Express Train – Shifang’. Both the starting and ending points are the Land of Abundance, ‘Chengdu’, making it one of the most luxurious tourist trains in China. Its route mainly revolves around the Northern and Southern Xinjiang Loop Tour:
The 2025 Chengdu Panda Luxury Tourist Train schedule has been released. Tourists who wish to ride on the Chengdu Panda Luxury Tourist Train are welcome to consult the official train hotline: Yang Jia 133 2555 9266 (copy and add as a friend for free consultation and detailed route information). Introduction to the Chengdu Panda Luxury Tourist Train:
1. Design Concept
Car Body Design: The train adopts the theme of ‘Rhythm of Mountains and Rivers’, extracting elements from Sichuan’s distinctive mountains such as Xiling Snow Mountain, forming undulating musical note patterns on the sides, interpreting the magnificent landscape scroll of ‘A Panorama of Sichuan’s Beautiful Scenery’.
Internal Layout: The train offers various car types, including soft sleeper passenger cars, multi-functional cars, dining cars, and sleeping cars, with a total capacity of 108 passengers to meet the needs of different tourists.
2. Service Facilities
High-quality Catering: High-end catering services are provided throughout the journey, including breakfast, formal meals, and beverages. International brand toiletries are used, and a smart home system is equipped to provide passengers with a high-quality travel experience.
Leisure and Entertainment: The train is equipped with fully open and multi-functional leisure spaces such as KTV, bars, music and culture exhibition areas, coffee lounges, movie entertainment areas, and small theaters, meeting the diverse entertainment needs of tourists. 3. Technical Features
Ultra-quiet Design: The carriages adopt an ‘equal sound pressure level sound insulation’ ultra-quiet design, providing passengers with a quiet living environment.
Smart Home System: Introduce the integrated application of ‘Smart Home + Multi-scene Adaptation’ to enhance the riding experience.
Safety: Strictly follow industry-standard design and development processes to ensure the scientific and feasibility of the design, and verify the reliability and safety of the design through third-party simulation and simulation calculations.
4. Operational Plan
Operational Date: Expected to be officially operational in May 2025.
Tour Route: The train will travel along the Northwestern Grand Circle Route through Sichuan, Gansu, and Xinjiang, serving travelers on cross-bureau long-distance tourist trains. 2025 Chengdu Panda Express Train Itinerary:
Day 1: Chengdu/Lanzhou – Urumqi (Overnight in Panda Train Car)
Day 2: Arrival in Urumqi (Overnight in Urumqi)
Day 3: Urumqi – Tianshan Heavenly Lake – Kashgar (Overnight in Panda Train Car)
Day 4: Kashgar – Xiangfei Garden – Kashgar (Overnight in Kashgar City)
Day 5: Kashgar – White Sand Lake – Karakul Lake – Taxkorgan County (Overnight in Taxkorgan County)
Day 6: Taxkorgan County – Golden Grassland – Stone City – Tajik Family Visit – Kashgar (Overnight in Kashgar City)
Day 7: Kashgar – Kashgar Old Town – Id Kah Mosque – Kuche (Overnight in Panda Train Car)
Day 8: Kuche – Mystical Tianshan Grand Canyon – Southern Section of the Duku Highway – Bayinbuluke Grassland – Nalati (Overnight in Nalati Town)
Day 9: Nalati Grassland – Tianshan Flower Sea – Yining (stay in Yining City)
Day 10: Yining – Sayram Lake – Yining – Beitun (stay on Panda Train)
Day 11: Beitun – Colorful Beach – Jiadenyu (stay in Jiadenyu)
Day 12: Jiadenyu – Kanas – Emek (stay in Hemu scenic area)
Day 13: Emek – Beitun – Urumqi (stay on Panda Train)
Day 14: Urumqi – Turpan – Flaming Mountain – Karez Wells – Fruit Feast – Turpan (stay in Turpan)
Day 15: Turpan – Return trip (stay on Panda Train)
Day 16: Arrive in Lanzhou/Chengdu group disbandment. Chengdu Panda Special Train schedule for 2025:
In 2025, Chengdu Panda Special Train will embark on a fantastic journey. This train will depart from Chengdu and have assembly points in Lanzhou and Urumqi, allowing tourists to choose the most suitable boarding and disembarking locations. This trip covers Xinjiang’s most popular natural landscapes and cultural experiences, including but not limited to magnificent mountains, crystal-clear lakes, vast grasslands, colorful flower fields, mysterious glaciers, and unique plateau desert scenery. Particularly noteworthy is that we have arranged consecutive two-night stays in Kanas, Yili, and Kashgar, aiming to provide every participant with a more in-depth and enjoyable travel experience, truly realizing "slow travel" rather than a cursory visit. Below are the specific departure dates for each month in 2025:
May: 18th to June 2nd
June: 4th to 19th; 21st to July 6th
July: 8th to 23rd; 25th to August 9th
August: 11th to 26th; 28th to September 12th
September: 14th to 29th
October: 1st to 16th; 18th to 30th (13 days in total) Chengdu Panda Special Train booking and registration process is as follows:
Chengdu Panda Special Train Dedicated Customer Service Hotline: 133 2555 9266 (copy and add as a friend for free consultation and detailed route information)
Firstly, Chengdu Panda Special Train is a tourism + dedicated train product that is not sold on the official 12306 railway bureau website. You need to purchase it through official travel agency channels designated by the railway bureau. Secondly, how far in advance should I book the Chengdu Panda Special Train? Generally, the specific departure schedule, itinerary, and fees will be announced from January to March each year. Once announced, you can make advance bookings. Since the special train does not operate every day, please be sure to book in advance. If you plan to participate at the last minute, there may not be any seats available. Thirdly, Chengdu Panda Special Train mainly offers a 17-day panoramic journey of northern and southern Xinjiang, with Chengdu as both the starting and ending point. The departure dates are usually from May to November, with different departure dates and itineraries available each month. Fourthly, after selecting your travel dates and itinerary, you can confirm your booking and registration. Firstly, you need to provide accurate ID information (name, ID number, contact phone number), then pay the deposit for the special train tour group, and pay the final payment according to the departure time.
Fifth: After booking, you will sign a unified electronic contract on the National Tourism Supervision Platform. Upon arrival in Urumqi on the departure date, our company will provide 24/7 pick-up services from the station/airport. Usually, the first day is arranged for you to check into the hotel for rest or free activities, and the second day you can board the special train to start your beautiful journey in Xinjiang. Notes for Riding the Chengdu Panda Themed Train:
Advance Booking:
Due to the limited seating on the Panda Themed Train, it is recommended that tourists book in advance to ensure sufficient cabin space.
Documents to Carry:
When boarding the train, tourists need to carry valid identity documents for smooth boarding. Chinese residents can carry their ID cards, foreign tourists can carry their passports, and Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan tourists can carry their Mainland Travel Permits for Hong Kong and Macao Residents and Taiwan Residents Travel Permits.
Understand the Itinerary: Before traveling, tourists need to carefully understand the itinerary and precautions to ensure a smooth trip.
Luggage Carry-on:
According to the relevant system of real-name registration for railway passengers entering the station, guests of the Panda Themed Train need to arrive at the designated station at the time agreed upon in the tour notice, present their valid identity documents, pass through the ticket gate to enter the waiting hall, and find the designated waiting area for the Panda Themed Train according to the large screen in the station. After the Panda Themed Train arrives at the platform, please cooperate with the station staff for ticket checking before entering the station and boarding the train.
Prohibited Items:
Items that cannot be carried on the Panda Themed Train include alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, gas lighters, nail polish, essential oils, nail polish removers, hair dyes, etc.
Children’s Beds:
For Panda Themed Train travel products, children under 6 years old are not included in the train sleeper by default.
Accommodation Arrangements:
The Chengdu Panda Themed Train consists of 18 carriages, with 54 guest rooms and a capacity of 108 seats. It features various car types such as living room cars, dining cars, entertainment cars, and guest room cars. Each guest room has an independent bathroom with a wet and dry separation, adopts imitation marble mosaic tile flooring, and provides a high-quality experience.
Catering Services:
The train has a dining car that offers various functions such as a gourmet restaurant, stylish bar, beverage and coffee bar, and train mall, satisfying the diverse needs of tourists. The dining car is equipped with 13 dining tables, including 6 four-person tables and 7 two-person tables, accommodating 38 people dining simultaneously.
Entertainment Activities:
The train is equipped with multi-functional experience spaces such as Panda Paradise, Music Bar, Cultural Exhibition, Coffee Lounge, Movie Entertainment, and Train Mini-Theater, providing various activities such as afternoon tea parties, theme concerts, cocktail parties, meetings, and training sessions.