How to Get from Huangshan to Guilin, by Bullet Train

Huangshan – Guilin via Shangrao by High Speed Train

Currently, there are no direct trains linking Huangshan with Guilin or Yangshuo. And usually travelers have to make a train connection at Shangrao Railway Station (上饶站). You can take one of the numerous high speed train from Huangshan North to Shangrao first (Check: Huangshan to Shangrao train), then from Shangrao Railway Station, there are about 4 daily G type high speed trains running to Guilin Railway Station at 11:07, 11:51, 12:24 (Check: Shangrao to Guilin train), and 12:47, taking 6.5 – 7 hours and costing from CNY 445.5 in a second class seat to cover the 1074-kilometer rail journey. Remember to allow enough connection time for making the transfer in Shangrao Railway Station (Gennerally speaking 45 – 60 minutes are enough for catching your connecting train to Guilin).

Train Times & Fares

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Remember to allow plenty of connection time.

Majory Stations & Attractions on the Route

While making your way on the Huangshan – Shangrao – Guilin route, you may considering spliting your journey for a stop off at some cities that worth visiting. Below are some major train stations and also some attractions that worth visiting on your route:

Huangshan – Shangrao section: Huangshan North – Wuyuan (visit Hui Villages & see flowers) – Dexing – Shangrao.

Shangrao – Guilin (Yangshuo) section: Shangrao – Nanchang West (Jiangxi Province’s capital city) – Changsha South (Hunan Province’s capital city, for Fenghuang or Zhangjiajie) – Henyang East (for Mt Hengshan) – Guilin (From Guilin Railway Station, you can catch a connecting train to Yangshuo Railway Station).

Which Station to Use in Huangshan & Guilin

Just be noted that Huangshan has two train stations: Huangshan North Railway Station (Huangshanbei) is the newly-built train station for high speed train service (G type), while the old station Huangshan Railway Station is for regular trains (K, Z, T type train). Your trains to Shangrao is using Huangshan North. In Guilin, there are 3 trains in operation: Guilin Railway Station, Guilin North Railway Station and Guilin West Railway Station. Your trains from or to Shangrao is using Guilin Railway Station (Guilin Main Station).

If you want a onward travel to Yangshuo, you can take a bus from the centrally-located Guilin Bus Station, which is near Guilin Railway Station, or catch a train from Guilin Railway Station, or Guilin North or Guilin West to Yangshuo Railway Station.

Other Rail Guides You Maybe Interested

Huangshan to Fenghuang, Huangshan to Shanghai, Huangshan to Hangzhou, Guilin to Guangzhou, Guilin to Shenzhen, Yangshuo to Guangzhou

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