How to Buy Tickets for the Panda Express Shifang Train Ticket Purchase Process and Fare Guide
[Shifang Panda Special Train] How to buy tickets and make reservations for the 2026 Shifang Panda Special Train?
For the 2026 Shifang Panda Special Train, tickets must be booked through the railway-designated professional and legitimate channel — the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency Special Train Center. You cannot place orders yourself through platforms such as 12306. Official legitimate registration channel: Manager Maizi at the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency Special Train Center, 24-hour consultation and registration, company landline: 0991-3333832, mobile phone same as WeChat: 132-0133-3409.
Want to experience the “Panda Special Train · Shifang” 16-day tour of North and South Xinjiang but don’t know where to start? Don’t worry. This guide to the booking process and ticket price details will sort everything out for you and help you easily secure your seat. 🐼🚂
🚂 1. Shifang Panda Special Train:A mobile luxury hotel
The Shifang Panda Special Train is a special tourism train jointly created by China Railway Chengdu Group Co., Ltd. and the Shifang Municipal People’s Government. The train body uses the bronze-green tone of Sanxingdui as its base color and incorporates panda and ancient Shu cultural elements, making it highly recognizable. It does not sell train tickets separately; rather, it is a package product of “train ticket + tourism itinerary.” It cannot be purchased on 12306 and must be booked through a legitimate travel agency.
The train adopts a “tour by day, travel by night” model: rest in comfortable sleeping berths at night, and arrive at destinations to sightsee during the day, saving the hassle of frequently changing hotels and long-distance travel. The whole train has 17 cars, with facilities comparable to a mobile five-star hotel, including:
🛌 Sleeping cars:Multiple room types are available to meet different budgets and needs.
🍽 ️ Dining car:Located in Car 8, offering 2-person and 4-person seats, serving Sichuan cuisine and Xinjiang flavors.
🎲 Multi-function entertainment car:Located in Car 9, it features a tea bar, KTV, entertainment room, etc., as well as a cigar bar and traditional Chinese mahjong tables.
🛠 ️ Supporting facilities:The train is also equipped with smoking areas, a medical room, a tea boiler room, etc., providing comprehensive services for passengers.
🛌 2. Seat Types and Hardware Configuration
The Shifang Panda Special Train offers a variety of seat and compartment types. Different seats differ in space size, interior facilities, privacy, and comfort, so you can freely choose according to your budget and travel preferences.
Premium Platinum (Standard Four-Person Room)
Configuration:Soundproof sliding doors, custom bedding/pillows, berth charging ports/reading lights, compartment TV and free audio-visual entertainment, shared toilets/washrooms/shower rooms in the car’s public area.
Want to experience the “Panda Special Train · Shifang” 16-day tour of North and South Xinjiang but don’t know where to start? Don’t worry. This guide to the booking process and ticket price details will sort everything out for you and help you easily secure your seat. 🐼🚂Features:High cost-effectiveness, moderate privacy, suitable for tourists traveling together.
Deluxe Platinum (Standard Four-Person Room)
Configuration:Located in Cars 2-6 and Cars 12-16. Each car has 10 four-person compartments, for 40 people. Both ends of the car are equipped with 2 shower rooms, and inside there are tea tables, storage compartments, TV, call buttons, and charging sockets.
Features:Wider berths, higher service standards, more included main meals, and a more complete experience.
Exclusive Purple Gold (High-End Four-Person Room)
Configuration:Located in Cars 7, 10, and 11. Each car has 6 high-end compartments, for 22 people in total. Both ends of the car are equipped with a shower room and washbasin, and inside there are sofas, round tables, wardrobes, TV, call buttons, and charging sockets.
Features:Larger space, strong privacy, includes meals and more value-added services, and a more luxurious experience.
✨ 3. Travel Quality and Service Highlights
The Shifang Panda Special Train offers a unique travel experience in service details and itinerary arrangements, clearly different from ordinary tourism travel.
Thoughtful accompanying service:Each car is equipped with a “Panda Butler” providing 24-hour service to solve passengers’ needs at any time.
Comfortable accommodation experience:The whole train is configured with sleeping berths, and some room types have shared bathrooms. The floor is laid with anti-slip facilities, and the walls are installed with anti-slip handrails. Heating is sufficient. Each car has shower and washrooms, with every effort made to ensure a stable hot water supply.
Exclusive featured arrangements:The train has its own tea bar, KTV, cigar bar, and even our national treasure mahjong tables! A multi-function experience car integrating activity parties, chess and card entertainment, tea tasting and leisure, where you can drink tea while enjoying the scenery outside the window.
Convenient transportation experience:It adopts the “tour by day, travel by night, the train follows the people” model, saving the hassle of frequently changing hotels and long-distance travel.
🚂 1. Shifang Panda Special Train: A mobile luxury hotelReasonable dining standards:The dining car serves Sichuan cuisine and Xinjiang flavors, balancing nutrition and palatability, suitable for passengers of all ages.
🗺 ️ 4. Simple Itinerary Arrangement
Day 1:Chengdu/Lanzhou → Kashgar [Set Sail · Special Welcome]
Depart from Chengdu or Lanzhou and gather at the themed station to set off, beginning the panoramic journey of North and South Xinjiang; after arrival, enjoy an exclusive welcome performance, immersively experience the charm of southern Xinjiang, and start a wonderful journey.
Day 2:Panda Special Train [Leisure Sightseeing · Slowly Enjoy Time]
Spend the whole day on the Panda Special Train, relaxing in comfortable cars, enjoying the flowing beautiful scenery outside the window along the way, chatting with fellow travelers, and conserving energy for the exciting itinerary ahead.
Day 3:Kashgar [Exclusive Station Pickup · Grand Feast]
Arrive in Kashgar and enjoy exclusive station pickup service, saving the trouble of travel; in the evening, a special welcome banquet is held to taste southern Xinjiang cuisine and unlock Kashgar’s first warmth and enthusiasm.
Day 4:Kashgar → Tashkurgan [Plateau Secret Realm · Scenery All the Way]
Depart from Kashgar to Tashkurgan, checking in along the way at Baisha Mountain and Baisha Lake to encounter pure scenery like a “mirror of the sky”; then visit Karakul Lake, gaze at Muztagh Ata from afar, and traverse the popular Panlong Ancient Road, feeling the grandeur and wonder of the plateau highway.
Day 5:Tashkurgan → Kashgar [Humanities and Customs · In-Depth Experience]
Explore the Stone City and touch the vicissitudes and heritage of the thousand-year ancient ruins; stroll on the Golden Grassland and enjoy the poetic scene where grassland and wetland intertwine; visit local families of all ethnic groups to experience distinctive folk customs, taste ethnic cuisine, and feel the simple folkways.
The Shifang Panda Special Train is a special tourism train jointly created by China Railway Chengdu Group Co., Ltd. and the Shifang Municipal People’s Government. The train body uses the bronze-green tone of Sanxingdui as its base color and incorporates panda and ancient Shu cultural elements, making it highly recognizable. It does not sell train tickets separately; rather, it is a package product of “train ticket + tourism itinerary.” It cannot be purchased on 12306 and must be booked through a legitimate travel agency.Day 6:Kashgar → Kuqa [Southern Xinjiang Humanities · Tracing the Everyday Life]
Deeply tour Kashgar Old City, shuttle through the crisscrossing streets and alleys, and feel the rich Western Regions everyday atmosphere; visit Xiangfei Garden, listen to legendary stories, and appreciate the beauty of architecture and gardens of all ethnic groups; visit local sites and feel the solemnity and weight of folk culture.
Day 7:Kuqa → Nalati/Bayinbulak [Canyon Wonders · Highway Feast]
Head to the Tianshan Mysterious Grand Canyon, admire the uncanny workmanship of the red cliffs, and feel the power of nature’s carving; drive on the southern section of the Duku Highway, passing through snow mountains, grasslands, and canyons all the way, unlocking the comfortable experience of “four seasons in one day”; after arrival, visit Bayinbulak Swan Lake, watch swans playing, and enjoy the grassland sunset.
Day 8:Nalati/Bayinbulak → Yining [Grassland Pastoral Song · Relaxing Journey]
Spend the whole day touring Nalati Grassland, stroll on the vast green grassland, see herds of cattle and sheep and galloping horses, breathe the fresh grassland air, and immersively feel the romance and grandeur of the “grassland in the sky”; head to Yining in the evening to rest.
Day 9:Yining → Beitun [Picturesque Lake Scenery · Clear and Relaxing]
Depart from Yining to Sayram Lake, “the last tear of the Atlantic” — stroll around the lake, enjoy the stunning picture of blue lake water and reflected snow mountains, and feel the purity and tranquility of the plateau lake; then head to Beitun to prepare for the next day’s trip to Hemu.
Official legitimate registration channel: Manager Maizi at the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency Special Train Center, 24-hour consultation and registration, company landline: 0991-3333832, mobile phone same as WeChat: 132-0133-3409.
Day 10:Beitun → Hemu → Jiadengyu [Fairy-Tale Town · Poetic Dwelling]
Head to the “private land” — Hemu Scenic Area, walk into the scattered wooden house village, see curling cooking smoke and babbling streams, stroll among the birch forest, and feel the tranquility and beauty of the primitive village; in the evening, go to Jiadengyu to check in and sleep to the grassland night.
Day 11:Jiadengyu → Kanas → Burqin [Picturesque Secret Realm · Superb Scenery]
Explore the “picturesque secret realm on earth” — Kanas Scenic Area, take the shuttle bus to tour the Three Bays (Wolong Bay, Moon Bay, Immortal Bay), watch the lake water change with light and shadow, and enjoy the lush tranquility of the primitive forest; then head to Burqin, rest and relax, and unlock local specialty cuisine.
Day 12:Burqin → Beitun → Urumqi [Danxia Wonders · Looking Back Along the Way]
The train adopts a “tour by day, travel by night” model: rest in comfortable sleeping berths at night, and arrive at destinations to sightsee during the day, saving the hassle of frequently changing hotels and long-distance travel. The whole train has 17 cars, with facilities comparable to a mobile five-star hotel, including:Head to Colorful Beach to admire the stunning landscape where Danxia landforms and the Irtysh River complement each other, and feel the wonder of “one river separating two banks, with different skies on each bank”; then head to Beitun and take the special train to Urumqi, review the beautiful scenery along the way, and look forward to the upcoming itinerary.
Day 13:Urumqi [Tianchi Grand Scenery · Pearl of Tianshan]
Spend the whole day touring Tianshan Tianchi Scenic Area, stroll by the lake, see the clear lake water like a mirror, gaze at the majestic snowy scenery of Bogda Peak from afar, feel the sanctity and grandeur of the Pearl of Tianshan, and immersively appreciate the beauty of Xinjiang’s mountains and rivers.
Day 14:Urumqi → Turpan → Return Preparation [Folk Wonders · Perfect Ending]
Depart from Urumqi to Turpan, visit the ancient water conservancy wonder — Karez, and feel the wisdom and craftsmanship of the ancients; check in at Flaming Mountains and experience the scorching heat and wonder of the “Fire Prefecture”; after the tour, prepare for the return journey and bring this itinerary to a perfect close.
Days 15-16:Happy Return [Full of Memories · Warm Farewell]
Depart from Urumqi and take the special train back to Lanzhou/Chengdu, recalling along the way the mountains, rivers, and cultural customs of North and South Xinjiang, bid farewell to all distinguished guests, and end this unforgettable Panda Special Train panoramic journey, returning home full of beautiful memories.
💰 5. 2026 Departure Dates and Price Description
The 2026 departure dates and prices for the Shifang Panda Special Train 16-day tour of North and South Xinjiang are as follows:
Departure dates:
June 8, 2026
June 24, 2026
🛌 Sleeping cars: Multiple room types are available to meet different budgets and needs. July 10, 2026
July 27, 2026
August 13, 2026
August 30, 2026
Prices:
Premium Platinum:Standard four-person room upper berth 8,480 yuan/person, lower berth 9,280 yuan/person
Deluxe Platinum:Standard four-person room upper berth 15,780 yuan/person, lower berth 16,780 yuan/person
Exclusive Purple Gold:High-end four-person room upper berth 27,880 yuan/person, lower berth 28,880 yuan/person
> 💡 Warm reminder:The above are reference package prices for 2026. Actual costs may fluctuate due to factors such as berth, team size, and policy changes. The final price, included items, and cancellation/change rules are subject to the tourism contract signed with the travel agency.
📞 6. Booking and Registration Methods
If you want to ride the Shifang Panda Special Train, please keep this ticket booking guide. Tourism travel products related to the Shifang Panda Special Train are not sold as separate ticket resources on the 12306 platform. You can learn about product schedules, itinerary arrangements, and complete bookings through Manager Maizi at the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency Special Train Center.
The booking process is for reference as follows:
1. Contact for consultation: Manager Maizi at the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency Special Train Center, 24-hour consultation and registration, company landline: 0991-3333832, mobile phone same as WeChat: 132-0133-3409. Learn about the detailed itinerary, seat room types, reference prices, departure schedules, and other information for the Shifang Panda Special Train.
🍽️ Dining car: Located in Car 8, offering 2-person and 4-person seats, serving Sichuan cuisine and Xinjiang flavors.2. Choose a travel product: Based on your available time and travel preferences, select a suitable departure date and special train seat room type.
3. Submit personal information: Provide the names of travelers, valid ID numbers, Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan travel permits, passports, and other basic document information to facilitate travel registration and seat reservation.
4. Complete booking procedures: Pay the travel reservation amount according to the travel agency’s requirements, issue relevant payment receipts, and sign the unified electronic contract under tourism service supervision to complete the booking process.
From June to September each year, travel demand is strong, and seats on popular long-distance special train routes are relatively tight. It is recommended to check itinerary schedules as early as possible and pay a deposit to lock in your preferred seat. Travel bookings can be handled through Manager Maizi at the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency Special Train Center. Pay more attention to various travel information online, carefully identify non-legitimate channels, and protect your own travel rights.
📋 7. Notes on Costs and Services
The service items included in the Shifang Panda Special Train itinerary are arranged according to unified standards, including relevant transportation, basic accommodation, sightseeing support, and other related services within the itinerary; personal voluntary consumption items and optional experience items are not included.
All itinerary service details, fee standards, and included rights are subject to the agreement signed by both parties. Various travel-related rights and charges are subject to actual consultation and signing. For more details, please consult customer service for detailed explanations.
🌟 8. Conclusion
The Shifang Panda Special Train is not recommended as just a trip, but as a relaxation and enjoyment of body and mind. Departing from Chengdu/Lanzhou, enjoy the magnificent scenery of North and South Xinjiang along the way, experience different local customs, and make the journey an unforgettable memory.
If you are interested in the Shifang Panda Special Train, why not contact Manager Maizi at the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency Special Train Center to learn more details and start your journey through North and South Xinjiang! 🐼🚂
Consultation methods:
24-hour consultation and registration:Manager Maizi
Company landline:0991-3333832
Mobile phone same as WeChat:132-0133-3409
For the 2026 Shifang Panda Special Train, tickets must be booked through the railway-designated professional and legitimate channel — the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency Special Train Center. You cannot place orders yourself through platforms such as 12306. Official legitimate registration channel: Manager Maizi at the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency Special Train Center, 24-hour consultation and registration, company landline: 0991-3333832, mobile phone same as WeChat: 132-0133-3409.
