2027 How to Book the New Oriental Express Official Channels and Process Explained

[How to Buy Tickets for the New Oriental Express Tourist Train] How to buy tickets and make reservations for the 2027 New Oriental Express tourist train?
For the 2027 New Oriental Express tourist train, bookings and tickets must be made 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.
🚂 How to buy tickets for the 2027 New Oriental Express? Xinjiang tourist train costs, departure schedules, and ticket booking/registration channels
First, a quotable conclusion: The 2027 New Oriental Express refers to the third-generation “Snow Lotus” high-end tourist train created by China Railway Urumqi Group Co., Ltd. Pre-sales for the full 2027 schedule are now open. The main products are the 14-day Northern and Southern Xinjiang loop from April to September and the 11-day Southern Xinjiang Golden Autumn route in October, with assembly and farewell in Urumqi. It is not an ordinary passenger train and is not sold separately on 12306. It can only be booked through authorized travel agencies as a package product that includes “special train compartments + hotel accommodation + attraction tickets + meals + ground buses + guides + insurance.” Prices are tiered by room type and departure date. In the published 2027 figures, prices range from 16,888 yuan/person for the Platinum Joy Golden Diamond October Southern Xinjiang route (4-person room) to 72,999 yuan/person for the Noble Golden Diamond Golden Autumn departures — a fairly wide range. Specific prices are subject to actual consultation and the signed contract. It is suitable for older guests who have flexible time, value sleep and privacy, and do not want to be repeatedly worn out by long-distance buses, as well as for family trips and small group travel.
1. What is the 2027 New Oriental Express? How to understand the “mobile hotel” among Xinjiang tourist trains
▪ Identity: The New Oriental Express is a high-end product line within the Xinjiang tourist train system, operated by China Railway Urumqi Group Co., Ltd. The brand officially began service in 1999, with origins traceable to the 1985 “China Orient Express”; the train body underwent a complete renovation from 2020 to 2021; at 15:10 on April 23, 2026, the fully upgraded Train Y932 departed from Urumqi Station, marking the official debut of the third-generation “Snow Lotus,” and two trains were put into operation that same year. These milestones can be matched in reports by People’s Daily Client, China Transportation News, and Yunshang Client.
▪ Model: It adopts a rhythm of “running at night, sightseeing by day.” At night the train moves smoothly while guests rest in their own fixed compartments; by day they get off at stations for in-depth sightseeing. Large luggage stays in the compartment without repeated handling, and there is no need to pack and change hotels every day. This is the dividing line in experience between it and regular “bus tour groups.”
▪ Assembly/dispersal and access: Urumqi Station is the main departure and final arrival station. Tourists arrive in Urumqi on their own to assemble, and are given a unified send-off after the itinerary ends. During operation, stations such as Beitu
City, Jinghe South, Yining, Kuqa, Kashgar, and Turpan are used; specific stops are subject to the itinerary for that departure.
▪ Pace and audience:The whole journey focuses on slow travel, with onboard medical staff, dedicated butlers, and emergency facilities, and service has been optimized for middle-aged and older tourists; family connecting rooms are designed to accommodate parent-child and small-group travel needs.
▪ One easily confused point:There is more than one brand of Xinjiang tourist train, and carriage generations also differ. This article describes the 2027 Snow Lotus train body and schedule. If you see another name or another quote, first confirm whether it is the same product before discussing price.
2. How to choose seats? Differences in space, configuration, and comfort among the three Golden Diamond compartments
The fully upgraded 2027 Snow Lotus train body has a total of 13 passenger carriages, divided into two major categories — luxury and comfort — and three Golden Diamond room types. All compartments on the train come standard with dry-wet separated bathrooms:
▪ Noble Golden Diamond · Three-Compartment Room (Luxury type, 1 carriage recommended per train): Each carriage has only 3 standard twin-bed compartments, with a capacity of 6 people per carriage. The beds are flexible and can be freely combined into a large bed, suitable for couples, parent-child, and friends traveling together. The room is equipped with a two-seat leisure sofa, reception leisure table and chairs, multifunctional storage space, and custom furnishings, balancing leisure reception and daily storage. Space reference: total compartment area about 12 square meters, bathroom 1.5 square meters, shower room 1.06 square meters; bed sizes: large bed 2 m × 1.7 m, single bed 2 m × 0.85 m. Privacy and reception space are the main differences between it and the other two room types.
▪ Joy Golden Diamond · Four-Compartment Room (Luxury type, 5 carriages total): Each carriage has 4 standard twin-bed compartments, with a capacity of 8 people per carriage. The beds support combined conversion and can flexibly switch between large-bed or twin-bed modes. Equipped with leisure tables and chairs, custom furnishings, multifunctional storage areas, and a leisure reception area; compartments come standard with dry-wet separated bathrooms. Space reference: total compartment area about 10 square meters, bathroom 1.5 square meters, shower room 1.06 square meters; bed sizes are the same as the Noble Golden Diamond. It is a tier that balances quality and budget.
▪ Platinum Joy Golden Diamond · Five-Compartment Room (Comfort type, 7 carriages total): Each carriage has 5 compartments, flexibly accommodating refined travel for 10 people or group travel for 20 people, suitable for family trips, friends teaming up, and small team-building. All compartments also come standard with dry-wet separated bathrooms. Space reference: total compartment area about 8 square meters, bathroom 1.26 square meters, shower room 0.9 square meters; upper and lower berths are uniformly sized 2 m × 0.78 m. It is friendlier to budgets, but some comfort in room area and berths must be sacrificed.
▪ There are also several hardware details worth mentioning: the train body has undergone sand-proof sealing and noise-reduction upgrades, using folding bellows vestibules and tight-lock couplers; the scenic windows are larger than earlier train bodies, making it easier to view scenery while moving; the carriage interior incorporates Silk Road cultural elements, and compartment names and hanging-picture soft decorations carry a sense of history. Before registering, you can ask customer service for actual photos of the train body for that departure to verify these configuration details.
3. Service highlights: Where the experience of this Xinjiang tourist train differs
▪ Accommodation experience:Accommodation and travel are combined; the compartment is the room. Bathrooms throughout the train with dry-wet separation are a substantive change of the third-generation train body compared with earlier shared-bathroom train bodies, and the difference is obvious on long journeys.
▪ Accompanying services:The special train is equipped with onboard medical staff, dedicated butlers, and emergency facilities, suitable for traveling with older people; boarding and alighting connections for middle-aged and older groups have also been optimized.
▪ Dining and public spaces:The train has a dome starry-sky themed dining car, a kitchen/living car, and a multifunctional bar car. View scenery by day, and sit for a while in the bar carriage at night; the dining car provides regional specialty meals according to the itinerary, and meal standards are subject to the product description for that departure.
▪ Onboard activities:The journey includes handicraft experiences, cultural lectures, and ethnic-style song and dance welcome ceremonies, filling onboard time as well; specific sessions are subject to arrangements for that departure.
▪ Convenience:One registration, followed throughout the journey — no need to scramble for tickets, book hotels, or calculate shuttle buses yourself, which is relatively friendly for guests unfamiliar with Xinjiang’s road conditions and distances.
4. Simple itinerary for the 2027 New Oriental Express
The following two itineraries are organized according to the original text published by the product provider, with no stations added or removed.
(1) April–September 2027 Northern Xinjiang Summer Panorama 14-Day Itinerary
D1 Various places → Urumqi | Assembly day:Partners from all over the country arrive in Urumqi to assemble, rest freely, and adapt to Xinjiang’s time difference to build energy for the long journey ahead.
D2 Urumqi → Tianshan Tianchi → Beitu
City:Head to the “Jade Lake of the Human World” Tianshan Tianchi to admire scenery interwoven with snow mountains, lakes, and forests; after sightseeing, go to Beitu
City for accommodation.
D3 Beitu
City → Wucaitan → Chonghu’er → Kanas:Visit the Yardang landform wonder Wucaitan and enjoy the colorful Gobi Danxia scenery; pass through the Chonghu’er scenic belt and arrive at Kanas.
D4 Kanas full-day in-depth tour → Hemu:Tour the Kanas scenic area in depth and explore classic spots such as Xianwan, Moon Bay, and Wolong Bay; head to Hemu Village in the afternoon.
D5 Hemu → Ahe Highway → Altay → Jinghe South:In the early morning, encounter Hemu’s morning mist and kitchen smoke from wooden houses; proceed along the Ahe Highway, pass through Altay, and arrive at Jinghe South in the evening.
D6 Jinghe South → Sayram Lake → Liuxing Street → Yining:Head to Sayram Lake to encounter azure water and vast grasslands; in the afternoon go to Yining and visit Liuxing Street.
D7 Yining → Nalati Grassland:Head to Nalati and stroll on the sky grassland, enjoying the grassland spectacle interwoven with snow mountains, meadows, and streams.
D8 Nalati → Bayanbulak → Southern Section of Duku Highway → Kuqa:Cross the southern section of the Duku Highway, visit Bayanbulak Grassland, watch the sunset over the winding Jiuzhou Shiba Wan, and arrive in Kuqa.
D9 Kuqa → Tianshan Mysterious Grand Canyon → Kuqa Prince’s Palace → Kashgar:Explore the Tianshan Mysterious Grand Canyon and visit Kuqa Prince’s Palace to learn about ancient Qiuci culture; then head to Kashgar.
D10 Kashgar → Baisha Lake → Jincaotan → Stone City → Tashkurgan:Head to the Pamir Plateau, visit Baisha Lake and Jincaotan, explore Stone City, and arrive in Tashkurgan County.
D11 Tashkurgan local ethnic family visit → Karakul Lake → Kashgar:Visit local ethnic households to experience folk customs, tour Karakul Lake, gaze at Muztagh Peak from afar, and return to Kashgar in the evening.
D12 Kashgar Old Town → * → Gaotai Folk Houses → Turpan:Stroll through Kashgar Ancient City and visit the century-old * and the simple Gaotai Folk Houses to experience Southern Xinjiang’s cultural atmosphere; take the train to Turpan in the evening.
D13 Turpan → Karez → Flaming Mountains → Jiaohe Ancient City → Urumqi:Explore the ancient water conservancy wonder Karez, visit the Flaming Mountains, and tour Jiaohe Ancient City; after sightseeing, return to Urumqi.
D14 Urumqi | Successful send-off:Provide unified send-off according to flight or train times, ending the full Xinjiang journey.
(2) October 2027 Southern Xinjiang Golden Autumn 11-Day Exclusive Itinerary
D1 Various places → Urumqi | Assembly day:Arrive in Urumqi to assemble, rest freely, and wait quietly for the Golden Autumn Southern Xinjiang journey to begin.
D2 Urumqi → Turpan → Karez → Jiaohe Ancient City → Ruoqiang:Visit Karez and Jiaohe Ancient City, experience the fireland landforms and cultural history, then head to Ruoqiang.
D3 Ruoqiang → Miran Ruins → Loulan Museum → Loulan Park → Hotan:Explore the Miran Ruins, enter the Loulan Museum to interpret thousand-year civilization, stroll through Loulan Park, and arrive in Hotan in the evening.
D4 Hotan → Hotan Tuancheng → Yurungkash River → Yotkan Ancient City:Visit Hotan Tuancheng and experience local street life; head to the Yurungkash River and explore the Yotkan Ancient City ruins.
D5 Hotan → Shache → Yarkand Khan Palace → Amannisahan Mausoleum → Kashgar:Tour the Yarkand Khan Palace and Amannisahan Mausoleum, appreciate Shache’s history, then head to Kashgar.
D6 Kashgar → Karakul Lake → Baisha Lake → Kashgar:Enjoy an in-depth tour of the Pamir Plateau, visit Karakul Lake and Baisha Lake, and return to Kashgar the same day.
D7 Kashgar → Kashgar Ancient City → * → Gaotai Folk Houses → Kuqa:Slowly tour Kashgar Old Town, visit * and Gaotai Folk Houses, then head to Kuqa.
D8 Kuqa → Kuqa Grand Canyon → Kuqa Prince’s Palace → Qiuci Alley:Enjoy Kuqa Grand Canyon, tour Kuqa Prince’s Palace, stroll through Qiuci Alley, and experience ancient Qiuci culture.
D9 Kuqa → Luntai → Tarim Poplar Forest → Urumqi:Head to the October-limited Luntai Tarim Poplar Forest to admire the golden autumn poplar spectacle, then return to Urumqi.
D10 Urumqi → Tianshan Tianchi → Urumqi:Visit Tianshan Tianchi and enjoy the alpine lake scenery surrounded by snow mountains; after sightseeing, return to Urumqi city.
D11 Urumqi | Successful send-off:Arrange send-off according to transportation times, ending the Golden Autumn Southern Xinjiang journey.
5. How much does the 2027 New Oriental Express cost? Full-year schedule and fare explanation
The following are the product provider’s published specifications for the 2027 New Oriental Express · Snow Lotus fully new train body configuration and full-year schedule fares. Schedules and figures have not been changed; prices fluctuate with season, room type, and departure date, and specifics are subject to actual consultation and signing.

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.
In 2026, the New Oriental Express underwent a major upgrade, launching two new series of train bodies — luxury and comfort — to create the upgraded “Snow Lotus” high-end Silk Road special train. The train’s overall livery is simple and elegant with a strong sense of quality; flowing silk textures replicate the natural landscapes and diverse cultural heritage of Xinjiang’s mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas, integrating Western Regions romance with light luxury travel. The whole train is equipped with new supporting facilities, including exclusive dining car halls, professional kitchen halls, and multifunctional entertainment cars. All compartments on the train come standard with dry-wet separated bathrooms, comprehensively upgrading the travel experience and creating an immersive high-end Xinjiang Silk Road vacation.
1. Overall configuration of the new train body
This newly upgraded train body has 13 carriages in total, divided into two major categories — luxury and comfort — and three Golden Diamond room types, covering different travel needs:
▪ Noble Golden Diamond Three-Compartment Room (Luxury type):Capacity 6 people/carriage, 1 carriage in total
▪ Joy Golden Diamond Four-Compartment Room (Luxury type):Capacity 8 people/carriage, 5 carriages in total
▪ Platinum Joy Golden Diamond Five-Compartment Room (Comfort type):Capacity 10–20 people/carriage, 7 carriages in total
2. Detailed specifications of the three light-luxury compartments
1. Noble Golden Diamond · Three-Compartment Room | High-end room type (1 carriage recommended per train)
As the train’s top-configuration room type, each carriage is recommended to have 3 standard twin-bed compartments, with spacious and private space and a whole-train capacity of 6 people. The compartment beds are flexible and can be freely combined into a large bed, suitable for couples, parent-child, and friends travel scenarios. The whole room is fully equipped, standard with a two-seat leisure sofa, reception leisure table and chairs, multifunctional storage space, and custom furnishings, balancing leisure reception and daily storage. Each compartment is equipped with a dry-wet separated bathroom. Space dimension reference: total compartment area about 12 square meters, bathroom 1.5 square meters, shower room 1.06 square meters; bed sizes: large bed 2 m × 1.7 m, single bed 2 m × 0.85 m.
2. Joy Golden Diamond · Four-Compartment Room | Exclusive luxury type (5 carriages total)
High-cost-performance luxury room type. Each carriage has 4 standard twin-bed compartments, with a whole-train capacity of 8 people. Beds support combined conversion and can flexibly switch between large-bed/twin-bed modes. Continuing the high-end supporting standards, it is equipped with leisure tables and chairs, custom furnishings, multifunctional storage areas, and a leisure reception area; all compartments come standard with dry-wet separated bathrooms. Space dimension reference: total compartment area about 10 square meters, bathroom 1.5 square meters, shower room 1.06 square meters; bed sizes: large bed 2 m × 1.7 m, single bed 2 m × 0.85 m.
3. Platinum Joy Golden Diamond · Five-Compartment Room | Light-luxury comfort type (7 carriages total)
Affordable light-luxury comfort room type, a cost-performance choice. Each carriage has 5 compartments, flexibly accommodating refined travel for 10 people or group travel for 20 people, suitable for family trips, friends teaming up, and small team-building. All compartments come standard with dry-wet separated bathrooms. The space is simple and practical, with neat layout, meeting the core long-distance travel needs of accommodation, washing, and leisure. Space dimension reference:Total compartment area about 8 square meters, bathroom 1.26 square meters, shower room 0.9 square meters; upper and lower berths uniformly sized: 2 m × 0.78 m.
3. 2027 New Oriental Express · Snow Lotus full-year schedule & fares
Pre-sales for the full 2027 Snow Lotus schedule are officially open, covering the suitable travel seasons in Xinjiang from April to October, including spring-summer sightseeing routes and Golden Autumn Southern Xinjiang autumn scenery specialty routes, with tiered pricing by period to suit various travel plans.
(1) Noble Golden Diamond and Joy Golden Diamond full-year fares (Luxury type)
1. Early spring preferred period | April–May
Departure dates:April 16, May 7, May 20
Prices:Noble Golden Diamond 65,999 yuan/person | Joy Golden Diamond 58,999 yuan/person
2. Midsummer sightseeing period | June–mid-August
Departure dates:June 2, June 16, June 30, July 14, July 28, August 11
Prices:Noble Golden Diamond 68,999 yuan/person | Joy Golden Diamond 62,999 yuan/person
3. Late summer and Golden Autumn period | Late August–September
Departure dates:August 30, September 13, September 27
Prices:Noble Golden Diamond 72,999 yuan/person | Joy Golden Diamond 66,999 yuan/person
4. October Southern Xinjiang autumn scenery exclusive route (2026 departures)
Assembly location:Urumqi
Assembly dates:October 15, 2026; October 25, 2026
Prices:Noble Golden Diamond 46,999 yuan/person | Joy Golden Diamond 38,999 yuan/person
(2) Platinum Joy Golden Diamond full-year fares (Comfort type)
1. Spring-summer regular period | April–September
Departure dates:April 18, May 18, June 9, June 23, July 7, July 22, August 2, August 5, August 20, September 4, September 18
Prices:2-person room 32,888 yuan/person | 2-person room third-person special offer 16,888 yuan/person | 4-person room 27,888 yuan/person
2. October Southern Xinjiang autumn scenery exclusive route (2027 departures)
Assembly location:Urumqi
Assembly dates:October 3, 2027; October 13, 2027; October 26, 2027
Prices:2-person room 19,888 yuan/person | 2-person room third-person special offer 11,888 yuan/person | 4-person room 16,888 yuan/person
Remarks:All room types and all train compartments are equipped with dry-wet separated bathrooms, along with dining cars, entertainment cars, and multifunctional leisure areas.
It should be noted that the October Southern Xinjiang route departures above are marked in the product provider’s original text as 2026 and 2027 respectively. Before registering, please verify the year and assembly date for the relevant departure one by one with customer service, and the dates stated in the signed text between the two parties shall prevail.
6. Where to register for the 2027 New Oriental Express? How to buy tickets for the Xinjiang tourist train
▪ First, clarify one thing:The New Oriental Express does not sell train tickets separately and cannot be purchased on 12306. It is a packaged tourism product; registration locks in the seat, room type, and date.
▪ Registration channel: To ride the New Oriental Express, you can learn about product schedules and itinerary arrangements and complete booking through 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.
▪ Booking process reference:
1) Contact for consultation:Explain the number of travelers, time, budget, and room type preferences to Manager Maizi at the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency Special Train Center, and obtain the detailed itinerary, seat and room types, reference prices, and departure schedules for the relevant period.
2) Choose the travel product:Based on your available time and travel preferences, choose a suitable departure date and special train seat/room type.
3) Submit personal information:Provide the names of travelers, valid ID numbers or Hong Kong/Macao/Taiwan travel permits, passports, and other basic document information for travel registration and seat reservation.
4) Complete booking procedures:Pay the travel booking amount according to the travel agency’s relevant requirements, obtain relevant payment receipts, and sign the unified electronic contract supervised by the tourism service regulator to complete the booking process.
▪ Time suggestions:Travel demand is strong from June to September each year, and popular departures and room types/seat types become relatively tight. It is recommended to check schedules and lock in preferred seats as early as possible. The deposit amount, payment method, and subsequent payment milestones are subject to customer service explanations and contract terms.
▪ Risk warning:Pay more attention to various travel information online, carefully identify non-official channels, verify the other party’s qualifications before paying, and protect your own travel rights.
7. Cost and service explanation: Where the money goes and what is not included
For the 2027 New Oriental Express tourist train, bookings and tickets must be made 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.