Guilin Railway Station

Guilin Railway Station is about 18.6 miles (30 km) from Liangjiang International Airport, 5.4 miles (8.7 kilometers) from the North Railway Station and 2 miles (3 km) from Elephant Trunk Hill.

Address: At the junction of South Zhongshan Road and Shanghai Road in Xiangshan District

 

As one of the three main stations in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin Railway Station connects all the major cities, including Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Xi'an, Changsha, Nanning, Liuzhou, Beihai and so on. Presently, both ordinary and bullet trains share this station, making traveling comfortable and fast.

 International Service 

Z5 (Beijing - Hanoi): It departs twice every week from Beijing West Railway Station on Monday and Friday and has a stop at this station from 11:23 to 11:30 next day.
Z6 (Hanoi - Beijing): It departs from Hanoi every Tuesday and Friday and makes a stop at the station from 14:23 to 14:28 the next day.

Other Rail Lines from this station to:

High Speed Train Schedule
(Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			First/ Second Class Seat
Beijing West	G422, G94 at 11:05 and 14:31	8h6m - 10h24m	CNY 1,379/ 861.5 USD 203/ 127
Shanghai Hongqiao	G1502, G1506 at 12:01 and 13:31	9h9m - 9h12m	CNY 1,093.5/ 662.5 USD 161/ 97
Guangzhou South	D2967, D2919, D2985, D2911... 65 departures from 06:39 to 20:32	3h1m - 3h58m	CNY 237/ 148 USD 35/ 22
Changsha	G436, G2340, G2066, G1546... 18 departures from 08:20 to 19:37	2h35m - 4h4m	CNY 295/ 184.5 USD 43/ 27
Nanning	D8451, D8451, D3949, D3949... 65 departures from 07:08 to 20:45	2h13m - 3h00m	CNY 199/ 124.5 USD 29/ 18
Yangshuo	D2911, G2910, G2907, D2961... 30 departures from 07:48 to 20:38	0h30m - 0h48m	CNY 35/ 22 USD 5/ 3
Liuzhou	D8451, D8451, D9681, D9681... 72 departures from 07:08 to 21:20	1h4m - 1h42m	CNY 73/ 45.5 USD 11/ 7
Beihai	D8403, D8403, G539, D8405... 14 departures from 08:54 to 17:41	3h43m - 4h27m	CNY 295/ 184.5 USD 43/ 27

 

Normal Speed Train Timetable
(Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			Soft/ Hard Sleeper
Beijing West	K158, Z336, Z6, K22... 5 departures from 04:30 to 21:15	19h15m - 28h9m	CNY 656/ 428 USD 96/ 63
Changsha	K458, K158, Z336, Z6... 6 departures from 04:10 to 21:15	4h55m - 7h15m	CNY 214/ 142 USD 31/ 21
Nanning	T77, K1137, K2385, K1557... 15 departures from 04:18 to 22:00	3h36m - 8h1m	CNY 158.5/ 107.5 USD 23/ 16
Liuzhou	T77, K1137, K2385, K1557... 14 departures from 04:18 to 22:00	1h24m - 2h39m	CNY 114.5/ 78.5 USD 17/ 12

 The above schedule is for reference only. For real-time schedule and ticket booking, please click the arrival stations.

See detailed Guilin Train Schedule 
  Similar to other stations in China, Guiin Train Station has a two-storey station building and a front square.
 2F: waiting rooms, ticket office, toilet, hot drinking water
 1F: waiting rooms, ticket office, platforms, toilet, hot drinking water

 Front Square: bus stops, taxi stands, tourist buses
 

 Arrival by bus:
At the Station Bus Stop: 3, 4, 5 (double-decker special bus with air conditioner for garden expo park), 9, 10(double-decker bus with air conditioner), 11(double-decker bus with air conditioner), 16, 19, 22, 25b (bus with air conditioner), 88, 91, 91, 99, 100 (double-decker bus with air conditioner)
At Government of Xiangshan District: 1(double-decker bus), 20 (bus with air conditioner), 205, 301(bus with air conditioner)
At Xiangjiang Restaurant: 6, 10(double-decker bus with air conditioner)
At Tian’etang:3, 9, 22, 201

Passengers arriving by bus will be dropped off in front of the square. For those with a ticket in hand, enter the station directly and find the correct waiting room to wait for departure. For those without, go to the ticket office to purchase one first and then go to the waiting room.

 Arrival by taxi:
If arriving by taxi, passengers will get off at the front square.

From	Duration (Minutes)	Cost (CNY)
North Railway Station	30	25
Liangjiang International Airport	40	80
Elephant Trunk Hill	10	10
Seven Star Park	15	15
Zhujiang Dock	45	90
Reed Flute Cave	25	25

 Arrival by long-distance bus:
Passengers can also get to the station by long-distance bus. The Coach Station is located to the northeast of the terminal building.

 

A number of check points are available inside the waiting hall. Before checking in, passengers should read their tickets carefully to know exactly where to have the tickets checked. After that, passengers are led to the platform to get onboard. One thing to remember is that pink tickets can only be handled manually, while blue ones can be checked at automatic ticket checking machines.

 

Upon arriving, all passengers will be led to the underground passage to exit. Afterwards, passengers can follow the direction boards to find bus stops or taxi stands to leave the station. 

Transportation Map of Guilin Railway Station

 Leave by bus:
To the northeast side of the front square is the bus stop where passengers will find many buses to different places in the city. Tourist buses to nearby scenic spots such as Yangshuo and Longsheng are also operated on the square.

 Leave by taxi:
Taxi stands are located at the east side of the front square.

 Leave by long-distance bus:
To the northeast of the station is the Coach Station, which operates long-distance buses to other places around the city including Gongcheng, Yangshuo, Longsheng and Sanjiang.

 Transportation to other places:
 Elephant Trunk Hill:
Take bus line 5 or 16 to the destination.

 Seven Star Park:
Take bus line 9, 10, 11, 21 or 97 to the park.

 Reed Flute Cave:
Take bus line 3 to get there.

 West Railway Station
Take bus no. 22 to get there.

 Zhujiang Dock:
One can take bus Line 9 to its final stop at Huaqiao Nongmao Shichang (Huaqiao Agricultural Products Market) and then hire a local car to Zhujiang Dock. Or visitors can walk to the Lingui Hotel (about 550 yards north of the station) to look for private buses to Zhujiang Dock.

 Liangjiang International Airport:
Take bus line 100 to Anxin Community Station and then change to Airport Shuttle bus to the destination. The bus is reachable daily from 06:00 to 21:30 every 30 minutes. It usually takes 40 minutes and the ticket fare is CNY20 per person.

 Yangshuo:
Passengers can take a coach in the General Coach Station to the northeast of the terminal building. The coach is available daily from 07:00 to 21:00 with an interval of 20 minutes. The travel time is about 1.5 hours and the ticket fare varies from CNY 14 to CNY 22. Remember to take the coach inside the coach station to avoid being cheated.

Longji Rice Terraces:
The coach to Longsheng is reachable daily from 07:40 to 19:00 every 40 minutes inside the General Coach Station. It usually takes 3 hours and the ticket fare is about CNY 40. Upon arrival, change to local buses to the rice terraces; the local buses depart about every 30-60 minutes in daytime with a duration of about 2 hours and ticket fare of CNY 15.

 

An International Ticket Bought at the station

 Ticket Office:
There are two ticket offices in the station building. The main ticket office on 1F has 14 ticket windows. The other one on 2F is only for high-speed railroad tickets. There is an information desk at the entrance of the main ticket office for passengers to consult and solve any problems. The Yongfang Ticket Window inside the main ticket office provides international railroad tickets (Nanning to Hanoi or Beijing to Hanoi) purchasing, English service and serves the disabled 24 hours a day.

 Waiting Rooms:
There are four regular waiting rooms inside the station building, with No.1 and No. 2 waiting rooms on the second floor, and No. 3 and No. 4 on the first floor. Among them, No. 2 waiting room is for passengers to take bullet trains. Next to No. 2 waiting room is the Nursery Room for those traveling with babies and small children; in most cases they are allowed to get onboard earlier than others to avoid crowds.
 See details of Train Travel in China with Kids or during Pregnancy

There is also a waiting room for passengers holding soft seat/sleeper or international ticket to the south of the bullet train ticket office. Wash rooms and drinking water are available in each waiting room. Stores are set inside the No. 2 waiting room and the central hall on the second floor.

 Luggage Left:
Located next to the terminal exit, it charges around CNY5 to CNY10 per piece per day. Visitors can easily see many other private luggage storage places on the square, but because of safety concerns, leaving your luggage at these places is not recommended. 

 Other Services:
Bank: Guilin Bank, near the station bus stop, and the Postal Savings Bank of China on the opposite side provide a money exchange service.
Police Station: It is next to the exit.