On September 1, Urumqi Railway station will officially change its name to Urumqi South Railway Station, and will be printed on tickets as such. Read More>>
The NW of China has been hit by some crazy weather recently, with sandstorms sweeping over Gansu province in the past few days. Now Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, is receiving its share of strange weather patterns with a freak snowfall on Wednesday. Read More>>
On December 20 Richard Clayderman will be entertaining audiences at the People’s Hall of Xinjiang in Urumqi. Read More>>
China Southern Airlines will open an Urumqi-Taipei direct flight on April 1. Read More>>
China Southern opens a new Urumqi to Shanghai (via Xining) flight on Mar 31. Read More>>
On December 25, the 6th Xinjiang Bohu County Ice and Snow Festival officially opened at Egret Island Desert Skiing Resort. Read More>>
As of December 4, the Urumqi-Beijing (T178) and Beijing-Urumqi (T177) trains will now be operating on a daily basis, as compared to its previous “3 days on, 1 day off” schedule. Train stations and departure times remain the same. To book ... Read More>>
Ski resorts around Urumqi are set to open this month. Snow Lotus Mountain Golf and Ski Resort opens on November 17. Baiyun International Ski Resort opens on November 20. Tianshan Tianchi International Ski Resort opens on December 1. Silk Road International ... Read More>>
Urumqi's BRT5 bus rapid transit line is scheduled to begin operation by the end of November. The new line stretches from Liudaowan checkpoint (六道湾检查站) to Qimashan Lu parking lot (骑马山路停车场), crossing the BRT 3 at Nanhu Lu (南湖路) and BRT 1 and 2 ... Read More>>
China's first Turkish goods trade center is now open in Urumqi's Erdaoqiao Market (二道桥市场). The 6,000 sq. m space contains over 90 stores and features entirely local Turkish products, from Halal foods to clothing and other fine items. Getting there: ... Read More>>
Urumqi instituted a new "Yikatong" ("一卡通") IC card system for public transportation on September 11. The card now can be used in taxis, parking lots, supermarkets, movie theatres and many other stores, as well as all future subway ... Read More>>
The city of Urumqi will be opening their BRT2 Line on August 29. The line will have five stations, including Beimen Qunyiguan (Qingnian Lu Haojiaxiang), Military Hospital, Riyue Xingguang, Daxiuguang and Hongqiao. The BRT2 Line ticket will cost 1 RMB. ... Read More>>
Urumqi International Airport has implemented a new, stricter regulation allowing only one piece of carry-on luggage not exceeding 5 kg in weight. Any bags over that limit must be transferred to checked luggage. Furthermore, rolling trolleys/suitcases must ... Read More>>
On July 19, the Urumqi to Beijing train T177/8 will open a second route for passenger train trips. The train, which currently only runs every other day, will depart from Urumqi on July 19 at 17:09 and reach the Beijing Railway Station three days later at ... Read More>>
A tour train travelling from Urumqi to Liuyuan will be available for tourists on June 10. The L9752 train departs from Urumqi at 18:51 and arrives in Liuyuan at 6:38 the next day. The return train departs from Liuyuan at 22:58 and arrives in Urumqi at 11:39 ... Read More>>
Tianjin Airlines opened a Xi'an—Qomul—Urumqi flight route on May 28. The flight GS7552 – which operates on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays – departs from Urumqi Diwobao International Airport at 13:45, arrives in Qomul at ... Read More>>
China Southern Airlines will reopen the flight from Urumqi to Kanas on June 10. The flight (CZ6617/8 ) is scheduled to operate on a daily basis and offers 230 seats. It departs from Urumqi at 8:00 and arrives in Kanas at 9:00. The return flight departs ... Read More>>
A new Shantou-Yiwu-Urumqi flight route is scheduled to open on April 6th. The flight route will operate every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, departing from Shantou at 08:00, arriving in Yiwu at 09:20, departing from Yiwu at 10:00 and arriving in Urumqi at ... Read More>>
Following the travel madness and high ticket prices of the Spring Festival holiday, ticket prices for all flight routes departing Urumqi International Airport have been substantially discounted. For flights out of Xinjiang Province, tickets for the ... Read More>>
In order to meet the Spring Festival travel demand, Urumqi Railway Bureau will add another 10 Beijing and Shanghai bound train journeys to its schedule. The additional trains schedule will be as follows: the L30 will depart on February 7, 8, 9 and 10th from ... Read More>>
China Southern Airlines officially opened the Beijing-Urumqi-Istanbul international flight route on November 22nd. This is China Southern Airlines' first direct route to Turkey, and is also the fastest, (less than seven hours from Urumqi to Istanbul). This ... Read More>>
On November 21st, a morning fog covered Urumqi airport for nearly seven hours, causing hundreds of flight delays and cancellations, and stranding nearly 5,500 travellers. Winter is approaching, and Urumqi has been suffering from dense fog since November ... Read More>>
Tianjin Air’s Jiayuguan-Dunhuang-Urumqi flight route opened on November 5th. The flight route, scheduled for every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, will dramatically shorten the travel time between Dunhuang, Jiuquan and Jiayuguan, and is expected to ... Read More>>
According to a Chinese netizen, a plane from Beijing to Urumqi was forced to land at the Jiayuguan Airport on the evening of October 13th due to a bomb scare. The news was later confirmed by CNTV reporters, who said that a female passenger claimed that ... Read More>>