Atlas of China

Guangzhou to Guilin 广州 – 桂林

Door to door, the high-speed train comes out ahead: about 2½ hours, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. A standard-class seat is ¥223. The stations are in or near the city centres, which is what tips it.

WayTimeDoor to doorFareA day
High-speed trainGuangzhou South 广州南 → Guilin West 桂林西2 h 4 minG908, fastest2½ hours¥223standard class6206:37–20:57

By train

62 direct high-speed trains a day run from Guangzhou South to Guilin West, between 06:37 and 20:57. The fastest, G908, takes 2 h 4 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥223. Coming back, 61 trains a day, the fastest 1 h 58 min (G3707, 06:00 to 20:48).

Guilin: Guilin West and central Guilin station also have high-speed trains, so check which one your train uses.

By air

No nonstop flights.

At the other end

Featured places around Guilin.

Around Guangzhou: Canton Tower & Pearl River.

On the map

Open either city on the illustrated map, or put both in a trip and let the planner lay out the days and the legs between them, with the same tables these numbers come from.

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Trains are every direct train on 2026-10-28 or 2026-11-11 in the 12306 timetable, with standard-class fares; one weekday, so weekend and holiday services differ, and the fastest train may not run every day. Flights are the airlines' schedules for 2026-10-28, plus routes Wikipedia lists for small airports. Drives are routed on OpenStreetMap roads (extract of 2026-10-21) where the pair was routed, else estimated from the distance. Door-to-door times add about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time to a flight. How to book is in the guide to trains and 12306; the rail times are open data on the data page.