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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport
best
1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)plane ORD - KWL
27h 15m
¥4,192–11,130
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Changsha Huanghua Airport, train
cheapest
1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX)plane ORD - CSX
2. Take the train from Changsha South to Guilin Northtrain
29h 17m
¥2,847–9,795
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport, train
1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane ORD - HKG
2. Take the train from West Kowloon Station to Guilin Westtrain
23h 26m
¥3,662–16,435
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, train
1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane ORD - CAN
2. Take the train from Guangzhou South station to Guilin Westtrain
28h 38m
¥3,277–8,879
Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport
1. Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)plane MDW - KWL
29h 13m
¥4,392–13,130
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Macau International Airport, train
1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Macau International Airport (MFM)plane ORD - MFM
2. Take the train from Zhuhai to Guangzhou South stationtrain
3. Take the train from Guangzhou South station to Guilin Westtrain
29h 38m
¥4,557–12,500
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport, train
1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX)plane ORD - SZX
2. Take the train from Humen to Guilin Westtrain
28h 6m
¥3,237–8,275

Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) flights

13Weekly Planes

29h 53mAverage Duration

¥4,090Cheapest Price

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Distance: 12,379.3 km
Duration: 27h 15m

What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Guilin, China?

Cathay Pacific, Greater Bay Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) twice daily.

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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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