Guilin in China - what to see, how to get there and where to stay

Transport in Guilin and China - how to get to landscape Star Wars

Bus and rail links allow you to get to the most beautiful places of interest in China.

How to get to Guilin by train

From Nanning to Guilin can be reached by train (8 hours) 8,9 USD = 64.5 CNY (soft seat).Station Coordinates: 25.263875,110.278218. Strongly recommend you to pay twice as much and take a hard sleep. But it is necessary to buy such tickets in advance (3 - 7 days), and on holidays for 2 - 3 weeks!

From Guilin to Guangzhou can also be reached by rail. Prices:

• Soft seats 13,8 USD = 100 CNY
• Hard sleep seats 27,6 USD = 200 CNY
• Soft sleep seats - Coupe 44,2 USD = 320 CNY

Buses from Guilin to Yangsho and Xing Ping

From Guilin to Yangsho on the air-conditioned bus (without toilet) for two hours, the cost 3 USD = 22 CNY

• Guilin Bus Station Coordinates: 25.26909,110.281185.
• Coordinates bus Yangsho: 24.777028,110.48697

Bus from Yangsho to KsingPing is 0,97 USD = 7 CNY (40 minutes) Coordinates of bus station in town KsingPing: 24.920335,110.527615.

Get to the other side of the river can be up to 6 pm on the official boat. Minute journey will cost you 0,28 USD = 2 CNY (one way).Coordinates of the ships: 24.91908,110.52136 (the left-most edge of the pier, if you look at the river).

Local transportation in Guilin

Guilin travel decker city buses. Cost for foreigners 0,28 USD = 2. CNY You can get to most tourist destinations within the city.

Bicycle rental 1,1 - 1,4 USD = 8 - 10 CNY per day

Budget accommodations in Guilin (Yangsho, KsingPing)

Easier and cheaper to do everything possible in advance. Many hotels prefer not to communicate with reservation systems like booking.com, and allow you to use only their own web sites, mail or call. It is easy to find it using TripAdvisor.com. As throughout China, the cost of budget housing is twice higher than in Southeast Asia, and is 0 - 0 USD Please note that the vast majority of them are still only accepts cash. Would be a pleasant surprise for you free laundry in most hostels and hotels. Of unpleasant, you'll notice problems with sewage in China. Unpleasant odors in bathroom and toilet is a normal phenomenon.

You can view prices, book accommodations and read about the pros and cons of various hotel search engines in my review of hotel and apartment reservation systems

Prices for entertainment and attractions in Guilin

Elephant hill scenic area in Guilin. The cost is very modest by local standards 10,5 USD = 76 CNY

Price tags 13,8 - 41,4 USD = 100 - 300 CNY is normal for this Asian country!

Tours and attraction prices in Guilin

• Rivers cruises 11,1 - 42,1 USD = 80 - 305 CNY
• Fish SPA 20min. 3,5 USD = 25 CNY
• Trip to the rice terraces, 4 persons 30,4 USD = 220 CNY per person. Entrance to the terrace 11,1 USD = 80 CNY included.
• Ride on a bamboo raft 22,1 USD = 160 CNY
• Reed Flute Cave 12,4 USD = 90. CNY Can be reached by bus number 3.
• Park Sever Star admission fee 7,6 USD = 55. CNY Bus number 11.
• Elephant Trunk park 10,4 USD = 75 CNY
• Boat to Two rivers and four lakes 26,2 USD = 190. CNY Number 10 bus 0,28 USD = 2 CNY
• There are a night market in Guilin, all available by foot.

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