Brief Introduction
There are two railway stations in Guilin: Guilin Railway
Station ( also called Guilin South
Railway Station) and Guilin North Railway Station. Among the
two, Guilin Railway Station is larger and is more used by
travelers.
South Railway Station (Guilin Railway Station)
Location: It is located at Zhongshan
South Road (Zhongshan Nan Lu) in Xiangshan District, close
to the bus station.
Guilin Railway Station was built in 1938 and expanded in
2005, after which its capacity has been largely increased.
Currently, it can host up to 1,5000 passengers. There are
trains from Guilin Railway Station to the major cities in
China which includes Beijing, Shanghai, Xi’an, Guangzhou,
Nanjing and Hangzhou. There aren’t direct trains to the
areas father north Beijing such as Northeast China
(Heilongjiang, Changchun and Jilin provinces). Likewise,
direct train to Northwest China (except for Xi’an) is not
available. Travelers who want to travel to these regions
need to change trains in either Beijing or Zhengzhou.
Guilin South Railway Station is conveniently located in
the city center, at the main street of Guilin (zhongshan
Road). Around the station, there are plenty of budget
hotels. The best hotel close to the Railway Station is
Guilin Osmanthus Hotel, which is a three-star hotel.
Postal Code: 541002
Services: Passenger services and baggage
checking.
Railways Passing by:
- Guilin to Guizhou Rail Line
- Zhicheng – Liuzhou Railway
- Guangxi to Hunan Railway
Service Hotline:
Ticket Booking Hotline (South Station): 0773-2152222
Hotline (North Station): 0773-2162222
Transportation:
South Railway Station - Guilin Central Bus Station
- Turn left after getting out of the South Station
(namely turn to the north), and walk on for 10 minutes.
You will see the Bus Station.
- If you do not want to go there on foot, then you can
prepare some change to take the well-equipped buses NO.
100, 99, 2, 3, 10 and 11.
- North Station – South Station: Bus
NO. 1, 99 and 100
From Guilin Railway Station to Seven Star Park:
Bus No 11
Guilin Railway Station to Elephant Park, Fubo
Hill and Folded Brocade Hill: Bus No 2 and Tourist
Bus No 1.
Guilin Railway Station to Yangshuo: Bus
heading to Yangshuo leaves from the square in front of
Guilin Railway Station. Buses run every five to ten minutes.
Tips:
- It takes at least over 20 hours from Beijing and
Shanghai to Guilin and the slowest trains can take 30 to
40 hours. The starting time is often in the morning and
afternoon.
- Since few trains start from railway stations of
Guilin, it is difficult to get a sleeping berth ticket.
You’d better book the back round trip ticket five days
in advance. While in the peak season, it should be ten
days earlier.
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