The Lindou Express has published its 2026 winter programme: a nine-day northern ice journey running from Harbin to Yichun, Mohe and Arctic Village, then on to Yabuli, Snow Town and Harbin Ice World before returning to the city. Officially billed as a "moving five-star hotel," the train is operated on the Greater and Lesser Khingan corridor and carries 60 guests in 30 rooms.
Eight departures, three tiers
Eight sailings run across the 2026/27 winter, priced in three tiers:
- 15 December 2026 - Gold Diamond from RMB 29,999; Supreme Suite from RMB 49,999.
- 23 & 30 December 2026, 7 February 2027 - Gold Diamond from RMB 36,999; Supreme Suite from RMB 59,999.
- 6, 13, 21 & 29 January 2027 - Gold Diamond from RMB 31,999; Supreme Suite from RMB 49,999.
Children under 12 are priced at a reduced rate that excludes the train berth and the hotel bed (they share with the accompanying adult). Single supplement applies for solo travellers. Reference: China Expresses 400-012-3545 for English-language booking.
On board
All 30 rooms carry en-suite bathrooms and full-height panoramic windows. There are three cabin categories: standard, double and supreme suite. On-board life centres on a Chinese-Western restaurant, a jazz-style bar car, a library corner and a multi-function lounge. The medical and wellness car travels with a resident physician and a TCM practitioner, and a dedicated children's car keeps the youngest guests occupied.
The nine-day journey
Day 1 Harbin arrival and welcome dinner. Day 2 Volga Manor and the Siberian Tiger Park, then Central Avenue, Saint Sophia Cathedral and the Baroque district before the Lindou departs overnight for Yichun. Day 3 Shangri-La Creek Park and a deer ranch in the Yichun forests, then traditional ice-fishing and ice activities, overnight to Mohe. Day 4 a full train day in the bar, library and reading car, arriving in Mohe in the evening. Day 5 China's northernmost point, the Arctic Village and the Beijiang First Sentinel Post, with the option of a forest sound-bath and aurora-watching on the dark-sky platform. Day 6 border-river sunrise, the Oroqen people's birch-bark craft, and the great-great forest reindeer, overnight to Yabuli. Day 7 Snow Town and the Snow Rhyme Avenue, with yangge parade, snow disco, drone show and fireworks. Day 8 ice-and-snow corridor and a snowmobile ride, then the Harbin Ice and Snow World by night. Day 9 transfer to the airport or railway station.
Source: Lindou Express operator (WeChat, 19 August 2026), China Expresses research. See the Lindou Express page for the full fleet profile.