2025 New Oriental Express Xinjiang Luxury Tourism Train Official Website/Booking
The annual departure dates for the 2025 Xinjiang Tourism Special Train of the New Oriental Express have been announced. The Xinjiang New Oriental Express is currently the most luxurious tourist train in China. The New Oriental luxury tourist train takes you on a railway journey around northern and southern Xinjiang; the train departs in the morning and arrives in the evening, with all berths available throughout the train. The facilities inside the train are complete, making it like a mobile ‘star-rated hotel’.
2024 New Oriental Express Silver + Blue Diamond Schedule:
Planned Departure Times:
1st Session: April 6th – April 16th Yili, Northern Xinjiang + Southern Xinjiang Route
2nd Session: April 18th – April 28th Yili, Northern Xinjiang + Southern Xinjiang Route
3rd Session: May 1st – May 10th Kanas, Northern Xinjiang + Southern Xinjiang Route
4th Session: May 14th – May 26th Entire North and South Xinjiang Panoramic Tour
5th Session: May 29th – June 10th Entire North and South Xinjiang Panoramic Tour
6th Session: June 12th – June 24th Entire North and South Xinjiang Panoramic Tour
7th Session: June 26th – July 8th Entire North and South Xinjiang Panoramic Tour
8th Session: July 10th – July 22nd Entire North and South Xinjiang Panoramic Tour
9th Session: July 24th – August 5th Entire North and South Xinjiang Panoramic Tour
10th Session: August 7th – August 19th Entire North and South Xinjiang Panoramic Tour
11th Session: August 21st – September 2nd Entire North and South Xinjiang Panoramic Tour
12th Session: September 4th – September 16th Entire North and South Xinjiang Panoramic Tour
13th Session: September 18th – September 30th Kanas, Northern Xinjiang + Southern Xinjiang Route
14th Session: October 2nd – October 14th Kanas, Northern Xinjiang + Southern Xinjiang Route
15th Session: October 16th – October 26th Southern Xinjiang Panoramic Loop Route
New Oriental Express Silver + Blue Diamond Schedule Configuration:
1. Train Composition: 7 Silver Diamond Cars + 5 Blue Diamond Cars + Bar + Dining Car
2. Some schedules may be slightly adjusted, but remain largely unchanged.
3. The 2024 annual plan has been released. For New Oriental Express registration inquiries, please contact the New Oriental Express Special Train Reservation Department at 181-39622229 (copy and add as a friend for free consultation and detailed route information).
2024 New Oriental Express Gold + Blue Diamond Schedule:
Planned Departure Times:
1st Session: March 30th – April 6th: Kashgar, Southern Xinjiang Route
2nd Session: April 8th – April 17th: Yili, Northern Xinjiang + Southern Xinjiang Route
3rd Session: April 19th – April 25th: Kashgar, Southern Xinjiang Route
4th Session: April 27th – May 6th: Kanas, Northern Xinjiang + Southern Xinjiang Route
5th Session: May 8th – May 20th: Entire North and South Xinjiang Routes
6th Session: May 22nd – June 3rd: Entire North and South Xinjiang Routes
7th Session: June 6th – June 18th: Entire North and South Xinjiang Routes
8th Session: June 21st – July 2nd: Entire North and South Xinjiang Routes
9th Session: July 4th – July 16th: Entire North and South Xinjiang Routes
10th Session: July 19th – July 30th: Entire North and South Xinjiang Routes
11th Session: August 2nd – August 14th: Entire North and South Xinjiang Routes
12th Session: August 16th – August 27th: Entire North and South Xinjiang Routes
13th Session: August 30th – September 11th: Entire North and South Xinjiang Routes
14th Session: September 13th – September 24th: Entire North and South Xinjiang Routes
Fifteenth Session: September 26th – October 8th: Entire North and South Xinjiang
Sixteenth Session: October 10th – October 19th: Northern Xinjiang Kanas + Southern Xinjiang Route
Seventeenth Session: October 21st – October 31st: Entire Southern Xinjiang
Eighteenth Session: December 23rd – January 2nd: Entire North and South Xinjiang
Configuration of schedules for Golden Diamond and Blue Diamond carriages on the New Oriental Express:
1. The New Oriental Golden Diamond train consists of: 8 Golden Diamond carriages + 5 Blue Diamond carriages + Dining Car + 1 Bar Car
2. Some schedules may be slightly adjusted, but remain largely unchanged.
3. The 2024 annual schedule has been released. For inquiries and registration on the New Oriental Express, please consult the New Oriental Express Special Train Reservation Department by phone: (copy and add as a friend for free consultation and detailed route information)
The New Oriental Express, a top-level luxury tourist train, enjoys high reputation and good word-of-mouth in the domestic and international tourism markets, and has been continuously sought after by domestic tourists. The New Oriental Express has become one of the most luxurious tourist trains on the Silk Road. Over the past 20 years, the comfortable, safe, and fast New Oriental Express has carried tens of thousands of tourists from around the world to explore the Silk Road and various parts of China; it enjoys high reputation and good word-of-mouth in the domestic and international tourism markets.
The New Oriental Express Xinjiang tourist train route spans North and South Xinjiang, passing through scenic spots including: Tianshan Tianchi, Koktokay, Kanas Scenic Area, Colorful Beach, Hemu Village, Nalati Grassland, Sayram Lake, Bayanbulak Grassland, Mysterious Tianshan Grand Canyon, Kizil Grottoes, Pamir Plateau, Karakul Lake, Stone City, Kashgar Old Town, Xiangfei Garden, Karez Wells, Jiaohe Ancient City, etc. All the famous scenic spots in Xinjiang that you can think of are included!
[Overview of New Oriental Express Features]
1. The train departs in the morning and arrives in the evening, with all berths. The interior facilities are complete, making it like a mobile "star-rated hotel".
2. VIP reception services are provided throughout the journey, ensuring privacy and more convenient travel
3. A professional chef team prepares meals, providing Chinese cuisine services throughout the journey. Each carriage is assigned a dedicated attendant who tidies up regularly every day to keep the interior clean and tidy.
4. Rich Itinerary: Designed to cover the "entire North and South Xinjiang", including major scenic spots in Xinjiang. Many famous scenic areas 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 train mostly operates at night, stopping during the day for sightseeing, with scenery changing as the train moves, providing safety and comfort.
5. Special Transportation: Luxury train travel within Xinjiang, like a high-end luxury hotel moving through magnificent scenery, traveling at night and stopping during the day, without transfers or changing berths.
Introduction to the specifications of the Golden Diamond and Silver Diamond compartments on the New Oriental Express
Please select the size and number of your luggage based on the compartment dimensions
I. Golden Diamond Compartment Area: approximately 10 square meters
King-size bed dimensions: 1.5 meters * 2 meters
Distance between the bed and the ground: 30 centimeters
Bathroom: approximately 2.6 square meters
The Golden Diamond wardrobe has two layers for luggage storage
1) 26 by 85 centimeters
2) 23 by 85 centimeters
Blue Diamond carriage: 4-person area: 4.8 square meters
Bed size: Upper bunk, 0.7 meters by 1.95 meters; Lower bunk, 0.9 meters by 1.95 meters
Width between two beds: 50 centimeters
Height from the bed to the ground: 30 centimeters (suitcases of an appropriate size can be placed according to this height)
Silver Diamond carriage of the Xindongfang Express: Each carriage can accommodate up to 14 people or 8 people. Each presidential carriage has 2 separate presidential rooms (shared dry and wet separation toilet for 2 people), 1 executive twin room (with a separate sink, the twin room can also accommodate 4 people with bunk beds), and 2 four-person rooms (shared public sink). The entire carriage has independent toilets, showers, refrigerators, meeting rooms, small KTVs, pantries, etc. The train is equipped with luxury bar entertainment carriages and Chinese-style music dining carriages, with professional chefs. Meals are included throughout the journey, providing a high-end VIP tourism service. It is suitable for group tours, company annual meetings, small gatherings, mobile business, family reunions, and other exclusive customized tourism activities.
Meeting room in the presidential carriage:
The size is 4.474 meters by 2.8 meters, equipped with a three-person sofa, a single sofa, a coffee table, armchairs, a conference table with an adjustable desktop, a refrigerator, a combined audio cabinet, a large-screen TV, and other facilities.
Booking and registration methods for the Xindongfang Express:
The first step of booking the Xindongfang Express: Firstly, the Xindongfang Express is a specialized tourist train product that combines luxury tourism in Xinjiang with tourist products. The train is not sold or booked separately. Instead, it is booked and registered as part of the entire tourist product that includes the Xinjiang tour itinerary and the Xindongfang Express tourist train.
The second step of booking the Xindongfang Express: The main operating period of the luxury tourist train of the Xindongfang Express is from April to October. The main products include: A: 13-15-day tour around northern and southern Xinjiang with the Xindongfang Express; B: 10-12-day tour around southern Xinjiang with the Xindongfang Express; C: 10-day tour around northern Xinjiang with the Xindongfang Express. The 2024 annual plan has been released. For inquiries and reservations, please contact the Xindongfang Express reservation department at 181-39622229 (copy and add as a friend for free consultation and detailed route information).
The fourth step of booking the Xindongfang Express: After communicating with the customer service of the Xindongfang Express tourist train through the sales channel center of the Xinjiang Xindongfang Express tourist train charter service, select the suitable time and preferred luxury tourist train products, as well as the Golden Diamond, Blue Diamond, and Silver Diamond compartments. Send your name and ID card number to customer service to confirm the departure time and the Xinjiang tourist products of the Xindongfang Express.
The fifth step of booking the Xindongfang Express: Prepay the deposit for the Xindongfang Express train ticket, and a receipt will be issued as your proof of payment. Additionally, sign the unified electronic contract for national tourism service supervision. This represents that you have successfully registered for the luxury tourist train of the Xindongfang Express. You can send your flight or train number arriving in Urumqi to customer service, and we will arrange 24/7 pick-up services; Welcome to Xinjiang, a place of great beauty.