China New Orient Express Train VS Luxury Silk Road Panda Series Train

What’s the difference between China New Orient Express Train Travel and Panda Series Train Travel?

General descriptions of China New Orient Express and Panda Series Train

About China New Orient Express Train

New Orient Express Train is a very popular way to explore Xinjiang. This luxury train has been fully upgraded since year 2020. It improved privacy, stability, and vibration damping, further equipped with large window for sightseeing along the corridor. It is equipped with largest bathroom with wet and dry separation facilities compared to other luxury trains in China with western toilets available. Every room is equipped with van control panel and each bed is facilitated with USB outlet and five core plugs.

About Panda Series Train 2025

Panda train also called Panda Series Train or Panda Special Train, a brand New train of year 2025 more Luxury than China New Orient Express, the very first high-end luxury train. Panda Series train aims to provide a “once in a life time memory” to each passenger and referred as moving art train that provide another angle to see the beauty of the world. Each room is equipped with large sightseeing window with smart home system for air conditioner and with private attached bathroom with wet and dry separation facilities of west toilet style and ultra-quite designed corridor. Compared to China New Orient Express Train, each room of Panda Series Train is also equipped with refrigerator.

Difference between rooms of China New Orient Express Train and Panda Series Train

Rooms of China Orient Express Train

There are two kinds of rooms available: Golden Diamond room and Luxury Diamond room. This train greatly use the night time to travel on the way and day time for sightseeing

About Golden Diamond room of China Orient Express Train

There are 4 golden diamond rooms in each carriage, recommend for 2 pax to stay in one room (10 ㎡）. Each room is with large sightseeing window and luxury mattress (1.5m * 2m), there will be desk, closet, safe box and private attached bath room with wet and dry separation.

About Luxury Blue Diamond room of China Orient Express Train

There will be 7 blue diamond rooms in each carriage. Recommend for 2 to 4 persons to stay in room (Upper bank can be pushed again the walls and night time to be stretched out for bedding, but 2 persons to stay is more comfortable)

Bottom bunk (0.9m *1.95m)

Upper bunk (0.7m *1.82m)

No private bath room attached for blue diamond room but there will be public bathroom at the two ends of each carriage. There will also be refrigerator in each carriage. Each room is equipped with audio, light controller, bells for room service.

Rooms of Panda Series Train/Panda Special Train- Chengduhao

There are two types of room:  Shiyiju room and Youranju room. Both rooms are of luxury style and are equipped with large sightseeing window for scenaries

About Shiyiju room of Panda Series Train- Chengduhao

There are Four Shiyiju rooms in one carriage, Shiyiju room is suitable for 2 and 3 persons, very suitable for family travel. Shiyiju room is of 10㎡, each room has private bathroom and equipped with private refrigerator, smart home systems (smart voice call systems), and  one single sofa bed. This provides dual-mode applications for daytime and nighttime, meeting various needs such as leisure and socializing during the day, comfortable sleep at night, and extra beds for parent-child families.

About Youranju rooms of Panda Series Train/Panda Special Train- Chengdu hao

There are five Youranju rooms in one carriage, youranju room is suitable for 2 persons to use with twin beds. Youranju room is of 8㎡：Each room is equipped with bathroom, private refrigerator, smart home systems (smart voice call systems). This provides dual-mode applications for daytime and nighttime, meeting various needs such as leisure and socializing during the day, comfortable sleep at night.

At the two ends of each guest room carriage, there shall be a big area of extra special space left which is designed to provide playground for children and interaction of parent and child,  or used as social activities space for seniors to read or having a couple of tea

China New Orient Express 2025 and Panda Series Train 2025- Chengduhao

China New Orient Express Train 2025 schedule & Price list

Please note:

Above dates marked in blue font color only opens for blue diamond booking,  Rest Dates opens for both Golden diamond room and blue diamond room

Exact itinerary would be a little bit similar with previous years with some small changes

Expected Price

Golden Diamond room: About CNY 39888 to CNY68888/Person

Blue Diamond Room: CNY 19888/Person to CNY 39888/Person

If you would like to have golden diamond room with private attached bathroom, you can contact us to place the booking now to ensure your availability.

Required deposit to lock the seat: CNY 12000/Person

China Panda Series Train 2025 schedule & Price list

Exact itinerary will be published in year 2025 with some small changes

Expected Price will be like golden diamond room or China New Orient Express Train

Need to pre-book to ensure your availability, you can contact us to place the booking now to ensure your availability.

Required deposit to lock the seat: CNY 12000/Person

How to place the booking

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Method 2

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In the end, both China Orient Express and Chengdu Series Train/Chengdu Special Train is a great choice for who plan to take Xinjiang Travel with luxury and like luxury train travel.