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​​​Last Update: 4th November 2019

Travel to Guilin from Shanghai

If Shanghai is your first stop during your stay in China and Guilin is your next destination, there are several options on how to travel to Guilin from Shanghai.

Travel to Guilin from Shanghai

  • Shanghai to Guilin (Flights)
    • Shanghai to Guilin (Direct Flights)
    • Shanghai  to Guilin (Transit Flights)
  • Shanghai to Guilin (Trains)​​
  • Shanghai to Guilin (Other Ways To Travel)

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Shanghai to Guilin (Flights)

  • Shanghai to Guilin (Direct Flights)
For now, there are around 8 direct flights from Shanghai to Guilin every day. Five flights take off in the daytime while two flights fly to Guilin from Shanghai. Generally speaking, the journey takes around 2.5 hours.
  • Shanghai to Guilin (Transit Flights)
If there are no tickets for the direct flight from Shanghai to Guilin available during your stay in China, the transit flight is another option. For now, the flight of MU5539 operated by China Eastern Airlines takes off from Shanghai at 06:05 am and arrives in Guilin at 10:10 am via Anqing. 
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Elephant Trunk Hill

Shanghai to Guilin (Trains)

  • Shanghai to Guilin (High-Speed Trains)
For now, the train of G1501 is only one high-speed train from Shanghai to Guilin every day. It starts at 10:03 am from Shanghai Hongqiao Train Station and arrives at Guilin Train Station at 19:02 pm.

​There are five more ordinary passenger trains from Shanghai to Guilin. The shortest journey takes around 17 hours while the longest journey takes around 24.5 hours.
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The Bund

Shanghai to Guilin (Other Ways To Travel)

  • Flights to Main Cities + High-Speed Train
If there is no direct flight from Shanghai to Guilin, you could take a direct flight to the main cities which are located within several hours ride in a high-speed train and then get to Guilin by train. There are tens of direct flights from Shanghai to Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Changsha, Nanning, Wuhan, and Guiyang.
  • High-Speed Train to Main Cities + High-Speed Train
If there is neither direct flight nor direct train from Shanghai to Guilin, you also could take a high-speed train to Shanghai first from the main cities near Guilin and then take a direct high-speed train to Guilin. The cities include Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Changsha, Liuzhou, Nanning, Wuhan, Guiyang, and Chongqing.
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Yao Mountain

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Riyue Shuangta Cultural Park

Interested in Traveling to Guilin from Shanghai?

Wendy Wei Tours offers a variety of different packaged tours as well as custom tours in Guilin, among other cities and areas. To find out more, please visit our Tours page or Contact Us directly to find out more.
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