How to get fromBusan to Guilinby plane, train or ferry

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There are 4 ways to get from Busan to Guilin by plane, train, or ferry

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Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport
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1. Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)PUS - KWL
9h 34m
¥933–3,603
Train, ferry
1. Take the train from Busan Station to Pyeongtaek Jije Station
2. Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Port
3. Take the train from Rizhao West to Zhengzhou East Station
4. Take the train from Zhengzhou East to Guilin
30h 47m
¥1,785–2,239
Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport
1. Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
2. Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)TAE - KWL
11h 4m
¥1,345–4,634
Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Liuzhou Bailian Airport, train
1. Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH)PUS - LZH
2. Take the train from Liuzhou to Guilin North
15h 26m
¥996–3,470

Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) flights

32Weekly Planes

8h 27mAverage Duration

¥895Cheapest Price

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Distance: 2,157.3 km
Duration: 9h 34m

What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Guilin, China?

Korean Air, Juneyao Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) 5 times a day.

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Guilin(opens in a new window), China(opens in a new window)

Guilin (Standard Zhuang: Gveilinz; alternatively romanized as Kweilin) is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is situated on the west bank of the Li River and borders Hunan to the north. Its name means "forest of sweet osmanthus", owing to the large number of fragrant sweet osmanthus trees located in the region. The city has long been renowned for its scenery of karst topography.

Things to do in Guilin

Elephant Trunk Hill(Opens in a new window)

The Elephant Trunk Hill is a hill, landmark and tourist attraction in Guilin, Guangxi, China.

Reed Flute Cave(Opens in a new window)

The Reed Flute Cave, also known as "the Palace of Natural Arts” is a landmark and tourist attraction in Guilin, Guangxi, China. It is a natural limestone cave with multicolored lighting and has been one of Guilin’s most interesting attractions for over 1200 years. It is over 180 million years old. The cave got its name from the type of reed growing outside, which can be made into flutes. Reed Flute Cave is filled with a large number of stalactites, stalagmites and other rock formations. Inside, there are more than 70 inscriptions written in ink, which can be dated back as far as 792 AD in the Tang Dynasty. These aged inscriptions tell us that it has been an attraction in Guilin since ancient times. It was rediscovered in the 1940s by a group of refugees fleeing the Japanese troops. Nowadays, multicolored lighting artificially illuminates the cave.

Zengpiyan(Opens in a new window)

Zengpiyan is a Neolithic cave site in southern China. It is located in the Guilin region on the south-western fringes of the Dushan Mountain (Dú Shān 独山) in the autonomous region Guangxi and is considered to be one of the most important cave sites of the Neolithic in China as it is one of the many independent centers for the introduction of animal domestication and pottery.

Jingjiang Princes' City(Opens in a new window)

Jingjiang Princes' City (; pinyin: Jingjiang Wang Cheng) is a noted historical site in Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It now functions as both Guangxi Normal University and as a tourist attraction.

Places to stay in Guilin

Shangri-La Guilin(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Lijiang Waterfall Hotel Guilin(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

Aroma Tea House(Opens in a new window)

9.4Superb

Riverside Inn Guilin Central(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

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