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Guilin & Yangshuo, the practical part 桂林・阳朔

What’s different here, and the few things that quietly cost people a morning.

Getting in

Liangjiang Airport (KWL)

Airport shuttle to central Guilin (Minhang Building / 民航大厦): ¥20, about 50–60 minutes; allow about 80 minutes in rush hour. Board outside T2 arrivals Gate 6. From the airport, departures are every 30 minutes at 09:00–15:30, then dispatched according to arrivals through the last flight; check the day’s ticketing system.

Direct airport coaches to Yangshuo County Passenger Service Station (千古情大道2号): about 90 minutes, ¥60. Buy at T2 arrivals Gate 6 or in the 桂林机场 mini-program; use the day’s ticketing system for departure times.

For a taxi to central Guilin, use ¥80–100 as a rough planning allowance, with extra room for traffic, tolls and your hotel’s location; check the meter or app quote.

Guilin North / Guilin / Guilin West stations

Guilin is served by three main stations; check which one your ticket names before arranging pickup.

Yangshuo Railway Station (阳朔站, at Xingping)

The station is about 34 km from West Street; the bus takes about an hour (¥20) plus a short cart ride.

Getting around

No metro: use DiDi, taxis or hotel pickups for the airport and piers; in Yangshuo, bikes and e-bikes are the normal way into the countryside.

On Guilin Bus Group regular city routes, activate 桂林市电子公交卡 in Alipay. Alipay and the 桂林鼎睿一卡通 mini-program use the normal fare from 27 August 2026.

Easy to get wrong

Booking a train to “Yangshuo” assuming the station is in town.

Budget about 1.5 hours from Yangshuo station to a West Street hotel, or arrive via Guilin and take the river or a road transfer.

High water in the rainy season can stop river trips and roads.

Check current warnings and operator notices the day before; keep the regional stay and swap the river activity first.

Impression Liu Sanjie

The show’s approximately 70 minutes excludes the required early arrival.

Use the confirmed 100-minute complete block: arrive 30 minutes before the booked show, then allow the performance; hotel transfer stays separate.

Longji Rice Terraces · Longji's Dazhai terraces by cable car

A remote terrace trip cannot be appended to a city museum half day.

Keep the day-trip item’s full transfer-inclusive occupancy; do not substitute only the time on the terrace.

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