How to get fromTaiwan to Guilinby ferry, train, car ferry, bus, plane or car

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There are 7 ways to get from Taiwan to Guilin by ferry, train, car ferry, bus, plane, or car

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Ferry, train
best
1. Take the ferry from Taipei Harbor to Pingtan Portferry
2. Take the train from Pingtan Station to Shangraotrain
3. Take the train from Shangrao to Changsha Southtrain
4. Take the train from Changsha South to Guilin Northtrain
14h 4m
¥990–1,874
Fly from Kao-Hsiung International Airport
cheapest
1. Fly from Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)plane KHH - KWL
7h 36m
¥781–3,102
Car ferry, train
1. Take the car ferry from Keelung Port to Xiamen Portcarferry
2. Take the train from Xiamen to Shenzhen Northtrain
3. Take the train from Shenzhen North to Guangzhou South stationtrain
4. Take the train from Guangzhou South station to Guilin Westtrain
24h 16m
¥950–1,850
Bus, car ferry
1. Take the bus from Taipei Station to National Museum of Natural Science(Dedicated Road)bus
2. Take the car ferry from Taichung Harbor to Xiamen Portcarferry
3. Take the bus from Xiamen Jimei to Guangxi Guilinbus
32h 56m
¥983–1,376
Fly from Taipei Songshan Airport
1. Fly from Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)plane TSA - KWL
8h 54m
¥929–2,899
Car ferry, drive
1. Take the car ferry from Keelung Port to Xiamen Portcarferry
2. Drive from Xiamen Port to Guilincar
24h 29m
¥1,417–2,324
Fly from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
1. Fly from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)plane TPE - KWL
7h 44m
¥858–2,838

Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) flights

21Weekly Planes

9h 15mAverage Duration

¥869Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Taiwan to Guilin.

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Distance: 1,692.7 km
Duration: 14h 4m

What companies run services between Taiwan and Guilin, China?

Shanghai Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) 3 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

Sky Garden Inn(Opens in a new window)

8.2Very Good

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