Beijing to Guilin/Guilin to Beijing: By Flight & Train

Beijing Capital International Airport  (北京首都国际机场, IATA:PEK)

Address: Jichang Rd, Chaoyang District, Beijing 北京市朝阳区首都机场路

Beijing Capital International Airport is almost the busiest airport in Asia, located in the northeast of Beijing, 32km to the city center. Inside there are 3 terminals with bus lines bounding for the downtown area day and night. Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 are right close to each other and near the airport highway, while to the south of the two terminals is the isolated but newest terminal 3 where you can take Airport Express and then transfer to Metro Line 2 at Dongzhimen Stop heading to the city center. To avoid your hustling at different terminals, you might need carefully read your flight information.>> Learn more about Beijing Transportation

Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (桂林两江国际机场, IATA:KWL)

Address: Liangjiang, Lingui District, Guilin, Guangxi 桂林市临桂区两江镇

Guilin Liangjiang International Airport is the only airport serving passengers in Guilin. It is located in the southwest suburb of Guilin, Liangjiang, about 28 km to the city center (1hour, by car). There is no subway running in Guilin, but you don’t need to worry about getting a vehicle to your hotel, since the buses to downtown Guilin are arranged by the flight schedules. Arriving either early in the morning or late till the midnight, there are always buses waiting for you.>> Learn more about Guilin Transportation

Cheap Flight from Beijing to Guilin

Since between April and October is the busy season for the scenic areas both in Beijing and Guilin, the flight ticket price will also go up higher in the busy months, while from November till March is usually off-season. Therefore, you may be able to purchase cheap flight tickets during that time, and the full price for economy class will be around CNY 1900.

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Beijing West Railway Station (Pinyin: Beijing Xizhan 北京西站)

Address: 118, East Lianhuachi Rd, Fengtai District, Beijing 北京市丰台区莲花池东路118号

As one of the main train stations of Beijing, Beijing West Railway Station is located to the west third ring road, serving both high speed trains (G Train) and normal trains (K & Z Train ) to / from Guilin. It is about 40km to Beijing Capital Airport and 12km to Palace Museum (30min by car), and there are also Metro Line 7 and Metro Line 9 inside the train station serving the passengers to the downtown area.>>Learn more detailed information about Beijing Train Stations

Guilin North Railway Station (Pinyin: Guilin Beizhan 桂林北站) 

Address：No.6 Zhanqian Road, Diecai District, North Guilin 桂林市叠彩区站前路6号

It is about 25mins’ driving (10km) to Li River Cruise Ticket Office , 30mins’ driving (10 km) to Guilin Railway Station, 40 mins’ driving (35km) to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport. Every day, the station runs around 104 trains (including both normal trains and high speed trains) to other parts of China, such as Beijing, Guangzhou, Kunming, Chengdu, Guiyang… >>Learn more detailed information about Guilin Train Stations

Beijing Guilin Normal Train

There are about 4 overnight trains running from Beijing to Guilin/ Guilin to Beijing. Although the normal train ticket is comparatively cheaper than the bullet train’s, the minimum duration is still more than 19 hours and some are even more than 28 hours. Considering about your comfortableness and travelling security, Beijing Guilin normal train is not very recommendable.

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Beijing, the capital city of China for centuries, offers you much to discover and explore. To enjoy the representative attractions may need you stop over at least 3 or 4 days. You can visit the Forbidden City, Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven to witness the history of mighty imperial ancient China,hike the incredible Great Wall to get a lifetime memory, or wander along the traditional Beijing Hutongs to experience the authentic local life. Guilin is also a world-famous scenic city attracting millions of tourists to come every year to see its stunning karst landscapes. Either taking a boat on Li River or hiking at Yangsuo and Longsheng Rice Terraces, you will fully enjoy its idyllic beauty in 3 or 4 days’ tour. Here is our most recommended Beijing Guilin Tours that you will explore the real essence sites in China. 

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Travel with China Discovery

China Discovery provides you worryfree private tour packages which covers sightseeing, dining, tour guide and transfers between Beijing and Guilin. The tour guide and driver will pick you up at airport, railway station to your Hotel, and escort you all the way to focus on sightseeing and save your time on complicated local transfer. If you have more questions about transportation between Beijing and Guilin, please free to contact us and our experienced travel consultants are always ready to help!