How to Get from Urumqi to Tianchi Lake 2025

Taking a private car of China Discovery is the fastest and most convenient way to get to Tianchi Lake from Urumqi. If you travel with us, you won’t need to search traffic information, worry about the travel time, luggage storage and communication problems. Our local tour guide and driver will meet you and pick you up from the airport or train station in Urumqi, or from your hotel in the downtown, or from any attraction and places you appoint. And then, they will escort you to Tianchi Lake directly by a licensed, clean, comfortable and non-smoking private car. The entire ride is on the well-paved highways, so you can have a good rest, enjoy landscape on the way and focus on the sightseeing trip.

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Meanwhile, tourists can take a public transportation - tourist bus to get to Tianchi Lake from Urumqi. Four bus stations in Urumqi operate the direct buses and they are Urumqi Beijiao Bus Station (乌鲁木齐北郊客运站), Urumqi Nanjiao Bus Station (乌鲁木齐南郊客运站), Urumqi Bayi Jungong Bus Station Tourist Distribution Center (乌鲁木齐八一军供客运站旅游集散中心) and Urumqi Gaotie International Bus Station (乌鲁木齐高铁国际汽车客运站). All buses depart in the morning and take about 1.5 hours. For the limited buses and longer time, most tourists prefer a private transfer service instead.

Most travelers start a Xinjiang tour from Urumqi and take Urumqi as the transfer center of visiting the Northern Xinjiang. Usually, tourists spend one day exploring Urumqi’s highlights in the down area, including the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar, Red Hill Park and Xinjiang Regional Museum. Making a day trip to Tianchi Lake is a popular itinerary if you won’t visit Kanas. Nanshan Pasture is a good summer resort worthy of your visit if you happen to visit Urumqi in summer.

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Xinjiang is vast and beautiful. The Northern Xinjiang is most known for the natural beauty while the Southern Xinjiang is characterized rich cultural and historical treasures. Depending on your time and personal interests, you can extend trip to more destinations, such as the Turpan, fairyland Kanas Lake and Hemu Village in Altay, incredibly beautiful Sayram Lake, Wu’erhe Ghost City in Karamay, Ili (Kalajun Grassland, Narati Grassland, Guozigou...) in Northern Xinjiang, and travel further to the Southern Xinjiang’s Kashgar and vicinal Tashkurgan, Taklamakan Desert, Bosten Lake, Tomor Peak, Kuqa, Khotan, etc. You can pick up some highlighting places for a week's travel or haven an in-depth discovery for up to one month.

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Northwest and Southwest China are two mysterious regions travelers love to visit. Following the ancient Silk Road from Xian to Xinjiang is also a popular travel route. It’s highly suggested that you visit Xinjiang with Dunhuang, Zhangye, Jiayuguan along the ancient Silk Road, or with the holy land of Tibet (Lhasa, Shigatse, Mount Everest, Mount Kailash, Nyingchi...). The nature scenery and distinctive culture will impress you deeply. China Discovery provides not only all-inclusive Xinjiang tours, Silk Road tours, but also can help you customize a wonderful trip on your own.

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