How to book/price for the New Oriental Express Xinjiang tourist train
Ticket purchase hotline for Xinjiang tourist train: 181 3962 2229
In 2025, let’s take a ride on the top-notch luxury tourist train in China, the ‘New Oriental Express’, and journey together along the Silk Road, savoring the profound and long-standing civilization of China spanning 5000 years
2024 New Oriental Express Silver + Blue Diamond Schedule:
Planned Departure Time:
1st Session: April 6th – April 16th Yili in Northern Xinjiang + Southern Xinjiang Route
2nd Session: April 18th – April 28th Yili in Northern Xinjiang + Southern Xinjiang Route
3rd Session: May 1st – May 10th Kanas in Northern Xinjiang + Southern Xinjiang Route
4th Session: May 14th – May 26th Panoramic Tour of North and South Xinjiang
5th Session: May 29th – June 10th Panoramic Tour of North and South Xinjiang
6th Session: June 12th – June 24th Panoramic Tour of North and South Xinjiang
7th Session: June 26th – July 8th Panoramic Tour of North and South Xinjiang
8th Session: July 10th – July 22nd Panoramic Tour of North and South Xinjiang
9th Session: July 24th – August 5th Panoramic Tour of North and South Xinjiang
10th Session: August 7th – August 19th Panoramic Tour of North and South Xinjiang
11th Session: August 21st – September 2nd Panoramic Tour of North and South Xinjiang
12th Session: September 4th – September 16th Panoramic Tour of North and South Xinjiang
13th Session: September 18th – September 30th Kanas in Northern Xinjiang + Southern Xinjiang Route
14th Session: October 2nd – October 14th Kanas in 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. Full Train Configuration: 7 Silver Diamond Cars + 5 Blue Diamond Cars + Bar + Dining Car
2. Some time slots may be slightly adjusted, but remain largely unchanged.
3. The 2024 annual plan has been released. For New Oriental Express registration inquiries, please consult 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 Time:
1st Session: March 30th – April 6th: Kashgar Route in Southern Xinjiang
2nd Session: April 8th – April 17th: Yili in Northern Xinjiang + Southern Xinjiang Route
3rd Session: April 19th – April 25th: Kashgar Route in Southern Xinjiang
4th Session: April 27th – May 6th: Kanas in Northern Xinjiang + Southern Xinjiang Route
5th Session: May 8th – May 20th: Entire North and South Xinjiang
6th Session: May 22nd – June 3rd: Entire North and South Xinjiang
7th Session: June 6th – June 18th: Entire North and South Xinjiang
8th Session: June 21st – July 2nd: Entire North and South Xinjiang
9th Session: July 4th – July 16th: Entire North and South Xinjiang
10th Session: July 19th – July 30th: Entire North and South Xinjiang
11th Session: August 2nd – August 14th: Entire North and South Xinjiang
12th Session: August 16th – August 27th: Entire North and South Xinjiang
13th Session: August 30th – September 11th: Entire North and South Xinjiang
14th Session: September 13th – September 24th: Entire North and South Xinjiang
Fifteenth session: September 26th – October 8th: Entire North and South Xinjiang
Sixteenth session: October 10th – October 19th: Kanas in North Xinjiang + South Xinjiang route
Seventeenth session: October 21st – October 31st: Entire South Xinjiang
Eighteenth session: December 23rd – January 2nd: Entire North and South Xinjiang
Configuration of time slots 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 time slots may be slightly adjusted, but remain largely unchanged.
3. The 2024 annual plan has been released. For inquiries and reservations on the New Oriental Express, please consult the 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 extremely high popularity and a good reputation in the domestic and international tourism markets, and has continuously been sought after by domestic tourists. The New Oriental Express has become one of the most luxurious tourist trains on the Silk Road. For 20 years, the comfortable, safe, and fast New Oriental Express has carried tens of thousands of tourists from around the world to visit the Silk Road and various parts of China; it enjoys extremely high popularity and a good reputation in the domestic and international tourism markets.
The New Oriental Express special train for tourism in Xinjiang traverses both 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, and more. All the famous scenic spots in Xinjiang that you can think of will be visited!
【Overview of New Oriental Express Features】
1. The train departs in the morning and arrives in the evening, with all berths available. The facilities inside the train 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, with Chinese cuisine service provided throughout the journey. Each carriage has a dedicated attendant who tidies up at regular times to keep the interior clean and tidy.
4. Rich itinerary: Designed to cover the “entire North and South Xinjiang” with heavyweight scenic spots in Xinjiang all included. 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 and stops during the day for sightseeing, with scenery changing as the train moves, ensuring safety and comfort.
5. Unique transportation: Luxury train operation within Xinjiang, like a high-end luxurious hotel moving amidst magnificent scenery, running at night and stopping during the day, without transfers or changes in 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 travel luggage based on the compartment dimensions
1. 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 2: 4-person room area: 4.8 square meters
Bed size: Upper bed, 0.7 meters by 1.95 meters; Lower bed, 0.9 meters by 1.95 meters
Width between two beds: 50 centimeters
Height from the bed to the ground: 30 centimeters (you can arrange luggage of an appropriate size based on this height)
Silver Diamond carriage of the Xindongfang Express: The entire carriage can accommodate up to 14 people or 8 people. Each presidential carriage has 2 separate presidential rooms (shared by 2 people with a wet and dry separated bathroom), 1 executive twin room (with a separate sink, and the twin room can also accommodate 4 people with bunk beds), and 2 four-person rooms (sharing a public sink). The entire carriage has private bathrooms, showers, refrigerators, meeting rooms, small KTVs, pantries, etc. The entire train is equipped with luxury bar entertainment carriages and Chinese-style music dining carriages, with professional chefs, meals included throughout the journey, providing high-end VIP tourism services. 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 dimensions are 4.474 meters by 2.8 meters, with a three-person sofa, a single sofa, a coffee table, armchairs, a desk with an extendable tabletop, a refrigerator, a combined audio cabinet, a large-screen TV, and other equipment inside.
Booking and registration methods for the Xindongfang Express:
The first step of booking the Xindongfang Express: Firstly, the Xindongfang Express is a special 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, which includes the Xinjiang tour itinerary and the Xindongfang Express tourist train.
The second step of booking the Xindongfang Express: The main operating schedule of the luxury tourist train of the Xindongfang Express is from April to October. The main products include: A: A 13-15 day tour around northern and southern Xinjiang with the Xindongfang Express; B: A 10-12 day tour around southern Xinjiang with the Xindongfang Express; C: A 10-day tour around northern Xinjiang with the Xindongfang Express. The 2024 annual schedule has been released. For inquiries and reservations about the Xindongfang Express, please contact the 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 booking center through the sales channel of the Xinjiang Xindongfang Express tourist train chartering party, select the appropriate time and your preferred luxury tourist train products of the Xindongfang Express, as well as the Golden Diamond Suite, Blue Diamond Suite, and Silver Diamond Suite. Send your name and ID card number to customer service to confirm the departure date and the Xinjiang tourism product of the Xindongfang Express.
The fifth step of booking the Xindongfang Express: Pay the deposit for the Xindongfang Express train ticket in advance, 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 information to arrive in Urumqi to customer service, and we will arrange 24/7 pick-up services. Welcome to the magnificent Xinjiang!