Guangzhou to Urumqi Train

So far, only 1 Guangzhou to Urumqi train is running from Guangzhou Railway Station to Urumqi Railway Station, requiring the travel time of about 48 hours to complete the journey as long as 3,144 kilometers (1,954 miles). The ticket price for a soft sleeper is CNY 1,269.5 and for a hard sleeper is CNY 752.5.

When the Guangzhou to Urumqi tickets are sold out, one can make a transfer in Lanzhou. The travel time is about 34 hours and the ticket price for a Guangzhou to Lanzhou second class seat and a Lanzhou to Urumqi hard sleeper is CNY 1,519.

Train

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Arr.

Train	Dep.	Arr.	Duration
Z138 47H38M	08:07 Guangzhou Baiyun	07:45+2 Urumqi	47H38M

9 flights scheduled from 07:00 to 19:15 are in service from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Urumqi Diwopu International Airport, taking the travel time of about 5.5 hours. The airfare is from CNY 600 to CNY 1,500.
 

Guangzhou South to Lanzhou West	Lanzhou to Urumqi	Overall Travel Time	Ticket Price Second Class Seat/ Hard Sleeper
G814 09:50 - 19:43	K569 21:13 - 19:51+1	34h1m	CNY 1,142 + CNY 377 = CNY 1,519

Note: Shuttling from Lanzhou West to Lanzhou, one can take subway line 1 and transfer to line 2 at Dongfanghong Square station, taking about 0.5 hours.
 

Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar provides not only various products but also entertaining activities including Xinjiang Dancing and so on to tourists. Tourists can know rich culture of Islam, art, food and architectural styles. There is a sightseeing tower in the bazaar, from which tourists can have a paranoiac view of the whole city. Also, one can appreciate lots of rilievi with the theme of Muqam. If tourists want to buy some tourist crafts there, they can go to the Happy Square where locates numerous shops selling carpets, leather products, knives, instruments, pottery and etc. After finishing the tour, one can go to the Food Square to eat Xinjiang specialties like Braised Chicken with Potato and Green Pepper, Roast Whole Lamb and Rice Cooked with Mutton.
 

Xinjiang Regional Museum mainly shows the history of Xinjiang and the customs of different ethnic groups. Here, one can see mummies including the famous Mummy of Loulan Beauty in Mummy Exhibition Hall. The museum is consisted of two exhibition floors. The first floor focuses on the cultural relics of Xinjiang and other items presenting the customs of Xinjiang. Tourists can see the instruments, articles for daily use, and felt house of 12 main ethnic groups living in Xinjiang such as Uighur ethnic group, Kazak ethnic group, Mongolian ethnic group, Xibo ethnic group, Russian ethnic group and others alike. The second floor has four exhibition halls. On the left side, there are Exhibition Hall of fabric products from different dynasties and an exhibition shown patriotic love for China. On the right side, one can see Mummy Exhibition Hall and exhibition hall presenting various items made of white marble.
 

Except for these two attractions, Red Hill Park is also recommended. If one has enough time, they are recommended to visit it too.
 

1 Urumqi to Guangzhou train is in service, taking nearly 49 hours.


 See detailed Guangzhou Train Schedule & Urumqi Train Schedule

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