Chengdu - Guilin Trains

Travelling between Guilin and Chengdu by train is a quite economic way. Here will offer visitors some useful information, Guiling - Chengdu train schedule and more details about that for your reference. (Update on Novermber 10, 2014).

The first character of train number has special meanings.
G–High-Speed Train
C–Intercity EMU Train
D–Electric Multiple Units (EMU) Train
Z–Direct Express Train
T–Express Train
K–Fast Train
Four-digit Number Train - Regular Speed Train
L–Temporary Train

Train from Chengdu to Guilin
There is only one train traveling from Chengdu to Guilin with daily departure. The train number is K652. Train from Chengdu to Guilin departs from Chengdu East Railway Station and arrive at Guilin Railway Station. It starts off at 15:27 in the first day, then arrive at 16:53 in the second day. The running hours is about 25 hours and 26 minutes.

Train from Guilin to Chengdu
The train from Guilin to Chengdu is K651 departing from Guilin Railway Station and arriving at Chengdu East Railway Station. It starts off at 13:25 in the first day and arrive at 12:53 in the second day. The runnig hour is about 23 hours and 28 minutes.

Attentions: Train Schedule of Chengdu - Guilinis for your reference only. Please check the ticket information including the tickets fares at the railway station or by your TCT tour advisors separately.

Notes for Taking Train in China
1. Booking an original train is easier than booking a passing-by train. Train ticket can be booked 20 days in advance at most. It is highly recommended visitors to book the tickets as soon as possible, in case that the tickets are sold out. There are four ways for visitors to buy train ticket: at the Railway Station, by online ticket booking system, by Telephone and booking through travel agencies. Visit How to Book China Train Tickets to find out the details.

2. Generally, the seats on the train in China have tow types including soft seat and hard seat. Also, there are tow kinds of sleeper seats on China's trains which are hard sleeper and soft sleeper. Hard sleeper seats are divided into upper hard sleeper, middle hard sleeper and lower hard sleeper (lower hard sleeper is the best); while soft sleeper seats are divided into upper soft sleeper and lower soft sleeper (lower soft sleeper is better). One would better buy the soft sleeper ticket, which will give you a more comfortble train travel in China.

3. In China, taking a train is a comparative cheaper way to cut down the travel cost. While correspondingly, the comfortable level is lower than by air.
Luggage: you need to take the luggages by yourself and keep an eye of them on transporting time, no luggage-checking service on the train
Carriage: it may be crowded when in the domestic travel seasons as well as summer holidays.

Tips for Travel to Guilin and Chengdu

Best time to visit Guilin: 
Guilin is suitable for travelling all year round, especially from April to October. The most important thing to know about Guilin weather is that it can get very hot in Sumer and it is humid and rains a lot in Spring! One can find out more useful informaiton of Guilin Climate at Best time to visit Guilin

Best time to visit Chengdu
Best time to visitChengdu in Sichuan Province will be from March to June and from September to November. It is warm, wet and very misty all year around, and the sunny days are few. July and August are the hottest months in Chengdu. If you mind the hotness, try to avoid travelling in summer. One can find more information of Chengdu at Best time to visit Chengdu.

Try to Avoid domestic travel seasons
Chinese Spring Festival (usually in late Jan or early Feb.), International Labour Day (May 01 to 03) and National Day (Oct 01-07) and Summer Holiday are peak tourist seasons. The scenic spots are quite crowded. Spring Festival and the National Day golden week are the most crowded time for travelling and the price is also very high.

Related Informatioin
►More transportation information: Chengdu Transportation
►More travel information : Chengdu Travel Guide
►Recommended China tour to Guilin and Chengdu: 12 Days China Panda Tour
(Shanghai-Guilin- Chengdu-Xian-Beijing)