2027 Dahezhinan Train Compartment Berth Pricing Differences Dahezhinan Train Charter Price

When will pre-sales for the 2027 Dahe Zhinan open? How far in advance can seats be booked? What are the official booking channels? How can you avoid pitfalls with intermediaries and lock in premium compartment seats? In response to the most frequently asked questions, this article combines the latest information to compile the most complete and professional 2027 Dahe Zhinan booking and pre-sale guide. At the same time, it reveals the advantages of official booking agencies, with practical information throughout and no tricks, helping everyone book with peace of mind and travel comfortably! The Dahe Zhinan is a customized high-end railway cultural tourism package product, not an ordinary passenger train, and there is no separate train ticket sales channel. Official booking channel: Wang Fei, Manager of the Special Train Center of Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency (company 24-hour landline: 0991-3335554, 24-hour consultation hotline: 18095969599, service WeChat: xjwf10086). Complete registration process: inquire and obtain materials → select departure and room type → submit registration information → pay deposit to lock in a seat → sign electronic contract. The whole process is transparent and traceable.
Dahe Zhinan Compartment Berth Price Differences
In the same soft-sleeper carriage, with the same panoramic window and the same compartment with a bathroom, the upper berth and lower berth differ by 2,000 yuan, and the lower berth in a 4-person room and the flat berth in a 2-person room differ by 24,000 yuan. What aspects cause this price difference, and is it necessary to spend the extra money? This article explains clearly the compartment berth price differences of the “Central Plains Railway · Dahe Zhinan”.
1. First, understand: how compartments and berths are divided
The “Central Plains Railway · Dahe Zhinan” was built by China Railway Zhengzhou Group Co., Ltd. and is operated by Henan Central Plains Railway Tourism Group Co., Ltd. It officially entered operation on April 15, 2025, as Train Y802. The train is deeply customized on the basis of ordinary-speed rolling stock, converting carriages into hotel-style rooms. Each carriage has 6 compartments and offers three room types: 2-person, 3-person, and 4-person.
🛏 ️ 2-person room:Two single beds placed side by side, which can be combined into a standard room or a large bed room, equipped with a wardrobe, multiple charging ports, panoramic windows, and high-resilience latex mattresses;
🛏 ️ 3-person room:Three single beds, suitable for a family of three or three friends traveling together;
🛏 ️ 4-person room:One set of upper and lower berths on each side, with privacy curtains on the berths and ample storage space.
All three room types are equipped with bathrooms with dry-wet separation, thermostatic toilets, disposable toiletries kits, bath towels, and slippers. The aisle uses double-layer panoramic windows with ample natural light; barrier-free designs such as threshold-free passages, fluorescent accessible handrails, non-slip carpets, and widened ladders cover the entire train. According to an April 2026 Xinhua News Agency report, the compartments are also equipped with high-resilience latex mattresses and multi-source lighting systems, positioned as a “hotel-level comfortable experience.”
Simply put, the first layer of the price difference comes from the room type and berth position themselves:The 4-person room has upper and lower berths, and the convenience of upper and lower berths differs, so prices are sold separately; the 2-person room has flat berths with no upper or lower berths, so the unit price is naturally the highest.
2. 2027 departure dates and compartment berth prices
Below are the 2027 departure dates from Zhengzhou and compartment berth prices, listed as-is according to the established version; the figures and departure dates have not been changed.
2027 departures from Zhengzhou, Dahe Zhinan departure prices
May 9, 2027, North and South Xinjiang Panorama 16 Days
4-person room with bathroom, upper berth:15,999 yuan/person
4-person room with bathroom, lower berth:17,999 yuan/person
4-person room with bathroom, child:5,999 yuan/person (under 6 years old) (includes special train and local meals, vehicle seat, guide service fee; no berth on the special train, no bed on land, tickets not included)
2-person room with bathroom, flat berth:39,999 yuan/person
2-person room with bathroom, third person:
(under 6 years old) 13,999 yuan/person (includes special train berth, special train and local meals, vehicle seat, guide service fee; no bed on land, tickets not included)
(over 6 years old) 19,999 yuan/person (service standards same as adult)
May 30, 2027, North and South Xinjiang Panorama 17 Days
4-person room with bathroom, upper berth:19,999 yuan/person
4-person room with bathroom, lower berth:21,999 yuan/person
4-person room with bathroom, child:6,999 yuan/person (under 6 years old) (includes special train and local meals, vehicle seat, guide service fee; no berth on the special train, no bed on land, tickets not included)
2-person room with bathroom, flat berth:45,999 yuan/person
2-person room with bathroom, third person:
(under 6 years old) 15,999 yuan/person (includes special train berth, special train and local meals, vehicle seat, guide service fee; no bed on land, tickets not included)
(over 6 years old) 23,999 yuan/person (service standards same as adult)
June 17, July 5, July 24, August 25, and September 11, 2027, North and South Xinjiang Panorama 17 Days
4-person room with bathroom, upper berth:19,999 yuan/person
4-person room with bathroom, lower berth:21,999 yuan/person
4-person room with bathroom, child:6,999 yuan/person (under 6 years old) (includes special train and local meals, vehicle seat, guide service fee; no berth on the special train, no bed on land, tickets not included)
2-person room with bathroom, flat berth:45,999 yuan/person
2-person room with bathroom, third person:
(under 6 years old) 15,999 yuan/person (includes special train berth, special train and local meals, vehicle seat, guide service fee; no bed on land, tickets not included)
(over 6 years old) 23,999 yuan/person (service standards same as adult)
January 5, 2027, Dahe Zhinan Snow Falls on Changbai 12-Day Tour
| Special train room type | Price |
| — | — |
| 4-person room with bathroom, upper berth | 16,999 yuan/person |
| 4-person room with bathroom, lower berth | 18,999 yuan/person |
| 4-person room with bathroom, child | Under 6 years old: 3,999 yuan/person (includes special train and local meals, vehicle seat, guide service fee; no berth on the special train, no bed on land, tickets not included); over 6 years old same as adult |
| 2-person room with bathroom | 29,999 yuan/person |
| 2-person room value third person | Under 6 years old: 9,999 yuan/person (includes special train berth, special train and local meals, vehicle seat, guide service fee; no bed on land, tickets not included); over 6 years old: 12,999 yuan/person (service standards same as adult) |
Land portion:4-person room full journey 2,500 yuan; 2-person room full journey 3,000 yuan.
Departure date:January 5, 2027 (successfully bid through China Railway Group).
Reference boarding point:Zhengzhou.
3. How to read the price difference: three dimensions
Compared with the table above, the differences appear in only three places:upper/lower berths, room type, and child/third person.
① Upper berth vs. lower berth:The difference is almost fixed at 2,000 yuan.
For the May 9 departure, the 4-person room upper berth is 15,999 yuan and the lower berth is 17,999 yuan; for the May 30 and June–September departures, the upper berth is 19,999 yuan and the lower berth is 21,999 yuan; on the winter Snow Falls on Changbai route, the upper berth is 16,999 yuan and the lower berth is 18,999 yuan. For all departures, the upper/lower berth difference is 2,000 yuan. The lower berth costs more because you do not have to climb up and down, making it more convenient for getting up at night and accessing luggage. It is friendlier for senior travelers, families with children, and people with limited mobility—this is also a reflection of the “age-friendly” design philosophy in pricing: the train is equipped with widened ladders, fluorescent handrails, and non-slip treads, but not having to get in and out of bed remains the most practical need for elderly travelers.
② 4-person room vs. 2-person room:Price difference 24,000 yuan.
For the same departure, the 4-person room lower berth is 21,999 yuan, and the 2-person room flat berth is 45,999 yuan. The 2-person room offers privacy and flat berths with no upper/lower levels, and the two beds can be combined into a large bed, suitable for couples and close friends; the 4-person room has a lower per-person cost and is suitable for friends traveling together or multi-generation trips. Calculated per person, the 4-person room reduces the budget to about half of the 2-person room, at the cost of upper/lower berths and shared accommodation.

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③ Child and third person:Not occupying a berth and occupying a berth are two different calculation methods.
For children under 6 years old in a 4-person room, the price is 5,999 yuan or 6,999 yuan, on the premise that “no berth on the special train, no bed on land, tickets not included”; while for the third person in a 2-person room, as long as they occupy a special train berth, it is 13,999 yuan or 15,999 yuan for under 6 years old, and 19,999 yuan or 23,999 yuan for over 6 years old. For the same child, whether they occupy a berth or not can create a price difference of more than double—this is the account most easily overlooked when registering.
4. Simple itinerary
The following itinerary is listed as-is according to the established version; the order and stops have not been changed.
North and South Xinjiang Panorama 17-Day Tour Duku Version Brief Itinerary:
D1 Board the Dahe Zhinan special train along the way and begin a pleasant journey; main stops:Zhengzhou, Luoyang
D2 Board the Dahe Zhinan special train along the way; rest or entertain yourself freely on the train; main stops:Xi’an, Lanzhou
D3 Arrive in Turpan, breakfast/lunch/dinner, Turpan
D4 Karez—Flaming Mountains—Grape Valley—special train to Kashgar, lunch/dinner, Dahe Zhinan special train
D5 Kashgar—Pamir Plateau—Karakul Lake—Stone City—Golden Grassland—Tashkurgan
D6 Tashkurgan—home visits to people of all ethnic groups—White Sand Lake—Kashgar
D7 Kashgar Old Town—*—Xiangfei Garden—special train to Kuqa
D8 Kuqa—southern section of Duku Highway—Tianshan Mysterious Grand Canyon—Bayin
D9 Bayanbulak Grassland—middle section of Duku Highway—Nalati
D10 Nalati River Valley Grassland—Liuxing Street—Yining
D11 Yining—Khorgos Port—Sayram Lake—Yining—special train to Beitun
D12 Beitun—Kanas—Jiadengyu/Burqin
D13 Jiadengyu/Burqin—Hemu—Wucaitan—Beitun special train to Urumqi
D14 Urumqi—Tianshan Tianchi—Grand Bazaar
D15 Morning in Urumqi, take the special train back
D16 Enjoy Northwest scenery, disembark along the way; main stops:Lanzhou, Xi’an
D17 Disembark along the way and end the pleasant Xinjiang journey; main stops:Luoyang, Zhengzhou
January 5, 2027, Dahe Zhinan Snow Falls on Changbai 12-Day Tour Brief Itinerary
D1 Board the Dahe Zhinan special train and begin a pleasant journey! / Meals:/ / Accommodation: Dahe Zhinan special train
D2 Arrive at Shenyang North Station—September 18 Historical Museum / breakfast, lunch, dinner / Shenyang
D3 Shenyang Imperial Palace—Zhang Xueliang Former Residence—Zhongjie—experience Northeast bathing—special train to Yanji / breakfast, lunch, dinner / Dahe Zhinan special train
D4 Tumen Port—Enduli Town—Yunding Market—hot spring bathing at hotel / breakfast, lunch, dinner / Changbai Mountain
D5 Changbai Mountain North Slope (includes shuttle bus + eco-car +倒站车) / breakfast, lunch, dinner / Yanji
D6 Water Market—Yanji Korean Ethnic Folk Park—Yanbian University (exterior)—check in at internet-famous bullet comments—West Market—special train to Harbin East / breakfast, lunch, dinner / Dahe Zhinan special train
D7 Daoli Vegetable Market or Hongzhuan Street Morning Market—Siberian Tiger Park (includes thrill ride for close-up tiger viewing)—Stalin Park—Flood Control Monument—Century-old Binzhou Railway Bridge—St. Sophia Cathedral Square—Central Street—Ice and Snow World / breakfast, lunch, dinner / Harbin
D8 China Snow Town Scenic Area (includes electric cart, Snow Town Stone Monument, Xueyun Street, Dream Home and other attractions, plus a ten-thousand-person disco square party—experience throwing water into ice, complimentary Snow Town aerial photography) / breakfast, lunch, dinner / Snow Town
D9 Snow Town Post Office—Ten-Mile Gallery / breakfast, lunch, dinner / Harbin
D10 Smiling Snowman—Northeast Louvre—Matryoshka Museum (complimentary hand-painted matryoshka experience)—Beer Museum—evening take the special train back / breakfast, lunch, dinner / Dahe Zhinan special train
D11 Enjoy the scenery along the way, disembark along the way / breakfast, lunch, dinner / Dahe Zhinan special train
D12 Arrive in Zhengzhou in the morning and end the pleasant snow country journey! / breakfast /
5. Experience beyond the berth: a day in the carriage
Berths differ greatly, but the public areas of the carriage are shared by everyone. The train has a multi-function entertainment room where you can enjoy tea, sing karaoke, and experience intangible cultural heritage skills; the train butler is online 24 hours a day, responsible for daily life and itinerary consultation. According to Henan Daily, the train is equipped with first-aid kits, and all crew members have received emergency first-aid training. One-touch call buttons are installed at the head of the bed in compartments and in the bathrooms; “when passengers press the button, we will come to their door immediately.” The dining car provides buffet meals, with dishes improved for seniors; the itinerary focuses on a slow pace without rushing.
Operation adopts a “travel by night, tour by day, same berth round trip” model: travel and sleep at night, arrive and tour during the day, without repeatedly moving luggage. This is also why lower berths in 4-person rooms are more valuable—long-distance routes often last more than ten days, and getting up and down three or four times a day creates a physical difference over more than ten days that is more concrete than 2,000 yuan.
In terms of sights along the way, the North and South Xinjiang route connects Tianshan Tianchi, Turpan, Kashgar, Pamir Plateau, Kanas, Hemu, Sayram Lake, Nalati, and the Duku Highway; the winter Snow Falls on Changbai route covers Shenyang Imperial Palace, Changbai Mountain North Slope, China Snow Town, Central Street, and Ice and Snow World. The Xinjiang route involves border management areas such as the Pamir Plateau and Tashkurgan; relevant passage permits must be processed according to regulations before travel, subject to the policies in effect at the time; winter temperatures in Snow Town and Changbai Mountain are low, so cold-weather gear should be fully prepared.
6. Service inclusions and exclusions
✅ Included:Special train seats and local tour buses, land hotels and special train compartment accommodation, meals indicated in the itinerary, attraction tickets within the itinerary, guide service, train butler service, and onboard medical support.
❌ Not included:Personal expenses, optional items outside the itinerary, (4-person room full journey 2,500 yuan, 2-person room full journey 3,000 yuan), additional expenses caused by force majeure such as weather and traffic control, and tickets and beds explicitly not included in child prices.
📌 Berth prices fluctuate with departure date, room type, upper/lower berth, and whether a berth is occupied. The prices and departure dates in this article are for reference only; the actual consultation and signed contract shall prevail.
7. Registration method
Registration is available through Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency. Departure dates and remaining berths change with registration progress; it is recommended to confirm room type and upper/lower berth needs first, then decide the departure date.
📞 Consult Manager Wang Fei of Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency at 18095969599; both the phone and WeChat use this number.
📍 For address-related matters, please consult customer service.
8. About Manager Wang Fei
Wang Fei, Manager of Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency, is a native of Xinjiang who has been deeply engaged in Xinjiang’s tourism industry for more than ten years. She has traveled to every scenic spot across the Tianshan Mountains, and is familiar with all travel routes in North and South Xinjiang, road and weather conditions, and local customs.
She is proficient in various travel plans such as independent travel planning, boutique small groups, local customized vehicles, and tourism special trains. She is familiar with accommodation and food in various places, niche secret spots, and pitfall-avoidance guides. She can plan classic loop routes as well as customize niche in-depth journeys. She is cheerful and humorous, good at explaining Western Regions cultural history, easily resolves travel trivialities, and is considerate and reliable throughout the journey.
Wang Fei, Manager of Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency, always adheres to the principle of * and refuses hidden consumption. She treats people sincerely and works professionally. She does not create assembly-line itineraries, but only creates comfortable journeys that fit tourists’ preferences, so that every friend who comes from afar can truly feel the vast beauty and simple enthusiasm of Xinjiang and travel with peace of mind in beautiful Xinjiang.
9. Back to the original question
The compartment berth price differences of the Dahe Zhinan ultimately come down to three accounts: the 2,000 yuan convenience fee for upper/lower berths, the 24,000 yuan privacy fee for 4-person vs. 2-person rooms, and the double price difference for whether a child occupies a berth. If you are mobile and budget-focused, the 4-person room upper berth is entirely sufficient; if traveling with elderly people or children and needing to get up at night, the 2,000 yuan for a lower berth is worth it; if traveling as a couple and valuing privacy, the 2-person room flat berth is the right choice. Only by calculating these three accounts clearly and then ordering according to departure dates can you avoid spending unnecessary money. Specific room types, berths, and departure dates are subject to actual consultation and signing.
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