How to Get from Guilin to Yangshuo / Yangshuo to Guilin

Taking a Li River cruise is at present the most classic and recommended way to transfer from Guilin City to Yangshuo since it is both an easy vehicle and a great way to admire the picturesque Karst Landform along Li River. The boats usually start in the morning and spend about 4-5 hours according to the different cruise docks, water level, and weather. Normally, there are 3 Star Cruises and 4 Star Cruises with some major differences, please see the comparison as below.

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No Yangshuo to Guilin Li River Cruise: No Yangshuo to Guilin Li River cruise is offered to tourists since many years ago, and all the boats go back to Guilin with no passengers onboard. Therefore, passengers transferring from Yangshuo to Guilin may choose the bus, high speed train, etc.

3 Star Cruise Docks

All 3 Star Cruise boats arrange the embarkation at Guilin Mopanshan Dock (Address: At the end of Guimo Road, Lingchuan County, Guilin桂林市灵川县桂磨路尽头 - 磨盘山码头) that is about 50 minutes’ driving distance from Guilin downtown. So far, there is no public transportation from between Guilin City and Mopanshan Dock, so independent travelers can get to the dock only by hiring a car with an estimation of about 60-90RMB. In Yangshuo, you usually get off at Longtoushan Dock (Address: No.37, Binjiang Road, Yangshuo, Guilin桂林市阳朔县滨江路37号 – 龙头山码头) that needs about 15 minutes to walk to the West Street. However, if you do not want to walk so long with your luggage, you can get on the sightseeing golf car after disembarkation, which usually costs 15RMB/person. The car can take you to most hotels near West Street. However, due to the traffic control in Yangshuo, all vehicles are forbidden to enter into the area of West Street, so if your hotel is within that street area, you can get off at the nearest place and walk a bit to your accommodation.

4 Star Cruise Docks

These more luxury cruise boats start from Zhujiang Dock in Guilin (Address: Yanshan District, Guilin (East of Zhujiang Road) 桂林市雁山区桂林竹江码头(竹江路东)), which is about 28km from the Two Rivers & Four Lakes area at downtown, and needs about 50-60 minutes to drive there. Besides, you can take the only daily tourist bus at Guilin South Passenger Station at about 07:40 to Zhujiang Dock for about 25RMB/person. While in Yangshuo, they use Shuidongmen Dock (Address: No.2 Binjiang Road, Yangshuo, Guilin桂林市阳朔县滨江路2号 – 水东门码头) for disembarkation, which is just within 5 minutes’ walking distance to the West Street at the main central Yangshuo County.

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Guilin Railway Stations

Guilin has three railway stations and all serve for Guilin Yangshuo bullet trains. Among them, Guilin North Railway Station is at No.6 Zhanqian Road, Diecai District, Guilin (桂林市叠彩区站前路6号 -桂林北站), about 40-50 minutes’ driving distance (about 9-11km) from city center. Guilin Railway Station is the nearest one, just located at No.39, Zhongshan South Road, Guilin (桂林市中山南路39号 – 桂林站) in the downtown and about 10 minutes to driver to Elephant Trunk Hill. Guilin West Railway Station is the farthest one， which is located at Zhuangshang Village, Dingjiang Town, Lingchuan County, Guilin (桂林市灵川县定江镇庄上村 -桂林西站), and needs about 50-60 minutes to drive for about 15 kilometers from city center. For more detailed location map and transportation between the railway stations and your hotels as well as major tourist areas, please check more about Guilin Railway Stations.

Yangshuo Railway Station

Yangshuo Railway Station is the only high speed train station serving for Guilin Yangshuo bullet trains. It is situated at Fanzengshan Village, Xingping Town, Yangshuo County, Guilin (阳朔县兴坪镇饭甑山村 – 阳朔站) and about 35km’ driving distance to West Street in central Yangshuo County, which would need about nearly 1 hour by car. Apart from that, there are some express buses operating between Yangshuo Railway Station and Yangshuo Fengming Tourist Transportation Center (凤鸣游客咨询中心). The buses usually run during around 07:00-18:30 according to the departure time of Guilin Yangshuo bullet trains, and it usually takes about 1 hour to cover the distance. And to go from Yangshuo Fengming Tourist Transportation Center to West Street, you can transfer by the Yangshuo local bus No.801 for only about 25 minutes with only about 1 RMB.