How to order the Dahezhinan tourist train
How to buy tickets for the Dahezhinan Train? Tickets for the 2026 Dahezhinan Train must be booked through the professional travel agency designated by the railway: Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Service Train Center. Contact Manager Mai (☎24-hour hotline: 132 0133 3409, WeChat: xjly10010). Tickets cannot be purchased through 12306 or other channels. The specific booking process includes selecting an itinerary → confirming the date and boarding location → paying a deposit → signing a contract, etc.
If you want to take the ‘Dahezhinan’ panoramic train across northern and southern Xinjiang, here is your ticket guide! 🚂✨
🤔 What is the ‘Dahezhinan’?
The ‘Dahezhinan’ is a comfortable tourist train launched by China Railway Zhengzhou Group, positioned as a ‘mobile hotel on tracks,’ focusing on a slow travel style of ‘one berth round trip, multiple destinations on one route.’
🎯 Core target audience:Especially suitable for seniors, families, and groups of friends who want a worry-free trip.
🏞 ️ Route features:In 2026, it will focus on the panoramic series of northern and southern Xinjiang, connecting core scenic spots such as Turpan, Kashgar, Kanas, and Nalati, offering a ‘train follows the traveler’ experience.
💡 Travel experience:The entire train features soft sleeper compartments with 2/3/4-person rooms, all equipped with bathrooms. It also includes a multi-functional entertainment car and a dedicated dining car, offering tea tasting, karaoke, movie watching, and specialty dining services to enrich the journey.
🛏 ️ Seat types, advantages, and features
1. Seat types
2-person room with bathroom:High privacy, spacious, suitable for couples, parent-child, or friends.
3-person room with bathroom:Compact layout, suitable for families or friends traveling together.
4-person room with bathroom:High cost-effectiveness, suitable for groups of friends or relatives.
2. Hardware advantages
If you want to take the ‘Dahezinan’ panoramic train across northern and southern Xinjiang, here is your ticket guide! 🚂✨🛁 Bathroom:Standard throughout the train, wet-dry separation, disposable toiletries provided, clean and hygienic.
🛌 Comfortable sleep:High-resilience latex mattresses and multi-light source lighting system to improve sleep quality.
🚶 Elderly-friendly design:Double-layer panoramic windows, threshold-free passages, fluorescent handrails, and anti-slip design for easy movement by seniors.
🎲 Entertainment facilities:Multi-functional entertainment car for audio-visual entertainment, meetings, dining, board games, karaoke, etc.
✨ Train quality highlights
🛌 Hotel-style accommodation:All soft sleeper compartments with bathrooms, offering a ‘mobile hotel’ comfort experience.
📸 Selected northern and southern Xinjiang routes:Itinerary covers Turpan, Kashgar, Kanas, and other highlights of northern and southern Xinjiang, experiencing diverse scenery like snow mountains, grasslands, lakes, and ancient cities.
🌙 Daytime sightseeing, nighttime travel:Maximizes nighttime travel time, allowing full energy for daytime sightseeing with a balanced schedule.
🍽 ️ Quality dining:Equipped with a dedicated dining car and chef team, providing stable meal standards.
👨 👩👧👦 Attentive service:Train butler available 24/7, professional guides at each location, with extra care for senior travelers.
🗺 ️ Brief itinerary overview
Brief itinerary for the 17-day panoramic northern and southern Xinjiang tour (Duku version):
🤔 What is the ‘Dahezinan’?D1 Board the Dahezinan special train and start a pleasant journey
Main stops:Zhengzhou, Luoyang
D2 Board the Dahezinan special train, free rest or entertainment on the train
Main stops:Xi’an, Lanzhou
D3 Arrive in Turpan, breakfast/lunch/dinner, Turpan
D4 Karez Well – Flaming Mountain – Grape Valley – Train to Kashgar, lunch/dinner, Dahezinan train
D5 Kashgar – Pamir Plateau – Karakul Lake – Stone City – Golden Grassland – Taxkorgan
D6 Taxkorgan – Local family visit -白沙湖 – Kashgar
D7 Kashgar Old City – Fragrant Concubine Garden – Train to Kuqa
D8 Kuqa – Southern section of Duku Highway – Tianshan Grand Canyon – Bayin
D9 Bayinbuluke Grassland – Middle section of Duku Highway – Nalati
D10 Nalati Valley Grassland – Six-Star Street – Yining
The ‘Dahezinan’ is a comfortable tourist train launched by China Railway Zhengzhou Group, positioned as a ‘mobile hotel on tracks,’ focusing on a slow travel style of ‘one berth round trip, multiple destinations on one route.’D11 Yining – Horgos Port – Sayram Lake – Yining – Train to Beitun
D12 Beitun – Kanas – Jadengyu/Burqin
D13 Jadengyu/Burqin – Hemu – Colorful Beach – Beitun train to Urumqi
D14 Urumqi – Tianshan Tianchi – Grand Bazaar
D15 Morning from Urumqi, take the return train
D16 Enjoy the northwestern scenery, disembark along the way
Main stops:Lanzhou, Xi’an
D17 Disembark along the way, end the pleasant Xinjiang trip
Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Service Train Center for ticket booking, contact Manager Mai (☎24-hour hotline: 132 0133 3409, WeChat: xjly10010), with over 10 years of experience. Contact Manager Mai for itinerary and pricing
Main stops:Luoyang, Zhengzhou
💰 Price explanation
Departure dates
May 9, May 30, June 17, July 5, July 24, August 25, September 11, 2026.
Price details for each departure
🎯 Core target audience: Especially suitable for seniors, families, and groups of friends who want a worry-free trip.🗓 ️ May 9, 2026
Upper berth in 4-person room with bathroom:15999 RMB/person
Lower berth in 4-person room with bathroom:17999 RMB/person
Child in 4-person room with bathroom:5999 RMB/person (under 6 years old, no berth on train, no bed on land)
2-person room with bathroom:39999 RMB/person
Value third person in 2-person room with bathroom:13999 RMB/person (under 6 years old, no berth on train, no bed on land)
Value third person in 2-person room with bathroom:19999 RMB/person (6 years and above, service standards same as adults)
🗓 ️ May 30, 2026
Upper berth in 4-person room with bathroom:19999 RMB/person
Lower berth in 4-person room with bathroom:21999 RMB/person
Child in 4-person room with bathroom:6999 RMB/person (under 6 years old, no berth on train, no bed on land)
2-person room with bathroom:45999 RMB/person
🏞️ Route features: In 2026, it will focus on the panoramic series of northern and southern Xinjiang, connecting core scenic spots such as Turpan, Kashgar, Kanas, and Nalati, offering a ‘train follows the traveler’ experience.Value third person in 2-person room with bathroom:15999 RMB/person (under 6 years old, no berth on train, no bed on land)
Value third person in 2-person room with bathroom:23999 RMB/person (6 years and above, service standards same as adults)
🗓 ️ June 17, July 5, July 24, August 25, September 11, 2026
Upper berth in 4-person room with bathroom:19999 RMB/person
Lower berth in 4-person room with bathroom:21999 RMB/person
Child in 4-person room with bathroom:6999 RMB/person (under 6 years old, no berth on train, no bed on land)
2-person room with bathroom:45999 RMB/person
Value third person in 2-person room with bathroom:15999 RMB/person (under 6 years old, no berth on train, no bed on land)
Value third person in 2-person room with bathroom:23999 RMB/person (6 years and above, service standards same as adults)
Price note
The above are planned schedules and reference prices for 2026. Actual prices may vary slightly by season, room type, and schedule. Please refer to the contract signed with Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Service.
📞 How to register and book?
💡 Travel experience: The entire train features soft sleeper compartments with 2/3/4-person rooms, all equipped with bathrooms. It also includes a multi-functional entertainment car and a dedicated dining car, offering tea tasting, karaoke, movie watching, and specialty dining services to enrich the journey.The ‘Dahezinan’ tourist train does not sell tickets separately on the 12306 website but through railway-cooperated regular travel agencies. You can obtain tourism product sales information and make reservations through Manager Mai at Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Service Train Center.
Booking process
1. Contact the travel agency: Call Manager Mai at Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Service Train Center at 132-0133-3409 to inquire about itineraries, prices, and room types.
2. Choose a product: Based on your time and needs, confirm the travel date and suitable room type.
3. Provide information: Provide the traveler’s name, valid ID number, and other information to the travel agency for booking and insurance purchase.
4. Payment and contract signing: Pay the travel fee and sign the unified national tourism service supervision electronic contract to complete the booking.
Warm reminder
June to September is the peak season for Xinjiang tourism, and seats are limited. It is recommended to inquire early and pay a deposit to secure your seat. Please register through Manager Mai at Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Service Train Center at 132-0133-3409 to protect your rights.
📋 Fee and service explanation
Fees include:Train seat fee, ground transportation as per itinerary, meals indicated in the itinerary, first admission tickets to scenic spots and scenic area transportation, guide service, and travel agency liability insurance.
Fees do not include:Personal expenses (such as drinks, laundry, phone calls, etc.), meals not mentioned in the itinerary, expenses during free time, and additional costs due to force majeure factors like traffic delays or weather.
Service explanation:Information such as weather, road conditions, and scenic spot opening hours in the itinerary may change. The travel agency and tourists can negotiate to make reasonable changes to the itinerary. For solo travelers, the travel agency will try to arrange room sharing; special cases require separate negotiation.
A journey across northern and southern Xinjiang is unfolding on the ‘Dahezinan.’ Comfortable compartments, rich itineraries, and attentive service await your participation. 📞
If you are already tempted, contact Manager Mai at Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Service Train Center at 132-0133-3409 now to secure your train seat and prepare for your next departure!
How to buy tickets for the Dahezinan Train? Contact Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Service Train Center for ticket booking, contact Manager Mai (☎24-hour hotline: 132 0133 3409, WeChat: xjly10010), send detailed itinerary and pricing
