Xinjiang, this magical land, attracts countless tourists with its unique natural scenery and rich cultural heritage. In 2025, the ‘Tianshan’ tourist train, created by the Urumqi Railway Bureau, will make a grand debut, bringing you an unprecedented travel experience.
The ‘Tianshan’ tourist train was officially put into operation in 2023, with a meticulous design costing 3 million yuan. The entire journey adopts exclusive customized design, aiming to provide tourists with a comfortable and convenient sleeping experience. The train offers continuous sleeping berths throughout the journey, ensuring that you can rest assuredly and enjoy comfort and convenience during your trip.
Regarding how to book and register for the Tianshan tourist train, which city is the destination and starting point of the Tianshan tourist train, how much is the ticket price of the Tianshan tourist train, detailed descriptions of the marshalling of the Tianshan tourist train and the inside of the carriages, the annual schedule of the Tianshan tourist train has been released. Tourists who want to take the Tianshan tourist train are welcome to consult the official train manager Maizi: 132 01333409 (copy and add as a friend for free consultation and detailed route information)
Detailed introduction to the Tianshan Xinjiang tourist train:
The Tianshan tourist train adopts the most advanced 25G air-conditioned carriage marshalling. Its interior decoration cleverly combines modern design elements with the unique regional culture of Xinjiang, creating a distinctive travel environment for passengers. The train is equipped with various types of carriages to meet the needs of different tourists.
Among them, the comfortable hard sleeper cars and luxurious soft sleeper cars provide tourists with high-quality accommodation; the fully functional dining car ensures that tourists can enjoy delicious cuisine during the journey; in addition, there are bar cars and multi-functional leisure cars for entertainment and relaxation, providing tourists with a good place to unwind during the journey.
[Design Concept]
The ‘Tianshan’ tourist train is dedicated to creating a fantastic journey across the Tianshan Mountains for you, allowing you to easily realize your dream of traveling through northern and southern Xinjiang. The train adopts an overnight operation mode, effectively avoiding the long journey of over 5,000 kilometers through the gobi, ensuring that your travel is both comfortable and safe.
Our destinations cover the most representative core scenic spots in Xinjiang, including magnificent snow-capped mountains, vast plateaus, serene lakes, vast deserts, expansive gobi, fertile oases, melodious grasslands, and quaint ancient villages. The ‘Tianshan’ will take you to experience the diverse scenery of Xinjiang, presenting you with a feast for the eyes and soul, making your journey simple and happy.
[Customized Specialized Train]
The ‘Tianshan’ tourist train offers a brand-new panoramic train loop tour of northern and southern Xinjiang, with a carefully designed route covering Urumqi, Altay, Yili, Bozhou, Turpan, Kuqa, Aksu, Kashgar, and Hotan. The train directly reaches each destination without transfers, ensuring that you can easily experience a panoramic journey across all corners of Xinjiang.
We adhere to the principle of ‘the train follows the passengers, and no change of berths throughout the journey’. Combining the golden routes of trains and cars, we use specialized trains to replace cars, aiming to provide you with a more comfortable and safe travel experience.
[Specialized Train Body]
In 2023, Urumqi Railway Bureau invested heavily to custom-build and fully equip the ‘Tianshan’ tourist train with a bar car, entertainment car, and dining car. In addition, the train also includes hard sleeper cars and soft sleeper cars, striving to bring you a comprehensive and high-quality service experience throughout your journey.
Overview of the Tianshan Train Itinerary:
Day 1: Departure Arrive in Urumqi from your departure point. After pickup, check into the hotel and rest to adjust your state.
Day 2: Tianshan Tianchi Tour Leave Urumqi in the morning and head to Tianshan Tianchi. Visit the beautiful scenery of Tianchi and arrive in Beitun in the afternoon.
Day 3: Exploring Kanas Depart from Beitun to explore the mysterious Kanas. Stay overnight in Jiadenyu and enjoy a peaceful night.
Day 4: The Beauty of Hemu Admire the primitive scenery of Hemu in Jiadenyu. Return to Beitun in the afternoon and head to Jinghe.
Day 5: Sayram Lake and Yining Visit the scenic lake and mountains of Sayram Lake. Pass through Horgos and arrive in Yining.
Day 6: Nalati Grassland Explore the vast beauty of Nalati Grassland. Return to Yining in the afternoon and head to Turpan in the evening.
Day 7: Turpan Cultural Tour Visit Turpan’s grape vineyards. Explore Flaming Mountain and Kanerjing, and head to Kuqa in the afternoon.
Day 8: Kuqa and Aksu Visit the Tianshan Grand Canyon and Kuqa Wangfu. Arrive in Aksu in the evening.
Day 9: Kashgar Old Town Visit the Divine Tree Garden. In the afternoon, explore Kashgar Old Town.
Day 10: Karakul Lake Visit the picturesque scenery of Karakul Lake. Return to Kashgar.
Day 11: Kashgar to Hotan Visit Kashgar Old Town and the Mosque. Head to Hotan in the afternoon.
Day 12: Hotan Desert Tour Visit the Desert Observatory. Return to Hotan in the afternoon and head to Urumqi in the evening.
Day 13: Arrival in Urumqi Arrive in Urumqi in the evening and check into the hotel for rest.
Day 14: Return Trip Arrange group transfer service according to your return flight or train schedule.
This itinerary ensures that you can fully experience the diverse beauty of Xinjiang and enjoy a memorable trip.
VI. Tianshan Train’s Xinjiang Tourist Train Route: Urumqi – Beitun – Yining – Turpan – Kuqa – Aksu – Kashgar – Urumqi, a train loop tour that spans the panoramic views of northern and southern Xinjiang.
VII. Scenic Spots Along Tianshan Train’s Xinjiang Tourist Route: This tourist train passes through a wealth of tourist attractions, encompassing multiple popular spots reflecting Xinjiang’s geographical features of ‘three mountains and two basins’. It connects Tianshan Heavenly Lake, Kanas, Sayram Lake, Nalati Grasslands, Kashgar Old Town, and many other scenic areas into a single route. Along the way, tourists enjoy ‘all-inclusive’ services, taking in snow-capped mountains, plateaus, lakes, deserts, gobies, oases, grasslands, villages, and other geographical and cultural landscapes, truly realizing a worry-free journey with unlimited fun across Xinjiang.
VIII. Services Included in Tianshan Train’s Xinjiang Tourist Train
The price for Tianshan Train from Urumqi includes train tickets, all meals throughout the trip, luxury hotel accommodations, air-conditioned transportation buses, excellent tour guide services, travel agency liability insurance, entrance fees for scenic spots, scenic area shuttles, Urumqi airport/train station transfers, and more, all-inclusive. Basically, there are no additional expenses except for any entertainment activities you wish to experience at the scenic spots.
IX. Tianshan Train Booking Process and Reservation Notes
1: Since Tianshan Train is a customized tourist train, the official booking center’s dedicated customer service line: Maizi 132 01333409 (copy and add as a friend for free consultation and detailed route information).
2: Tianshan Train does not sell train tickets separately. They must be booked together with tourism products. When booking tickets, ID card information is required, and a unified electronic contract from the national tourism supervision platform must be signed.
3: Determine the specific price based on the travel date and selected route. Prices may vary due to the peak and off-peak seasons of tourism in Xinjiang and different travel dates; select a suitable travel time and tourism product.
4: Provide your personal name and ID card number to customer service to confirm the departure time and tourism product. Prepay the deposit for train tickets, sign the unified electronic contract for national tourism service supervision, and complete the registration.
Since Tianshan Train is a customized tourist train operating on a regular schedule with only 2 departures per month and 12 departures per year, it is recommended to book in advance to avoid affecting your travel plans. Due to the scarcity of tickets for Tianshan Train, based on sales and booking situations in recent years, it is advisable to consult customer service in advance for detailed itinerary arrangements and cost information to better plan your trip.