Why go
- Prefecture-level city in Guangxi.
- Known for Chinese Language Institute (CLI).
- Served by Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL).
History
Guilin, formerly romanized as Kweilin, is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is situated on the west bank of the Li River and borders Hunan to the north. Its name means "forest of sweet osmanthus", owing to the large number of fragrant sweet osmanthus trees located in the region. The city has long been renowned for its scenery of karst topography.
Restaurants & places to go
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Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 81 airlines, 206 direct destinations
- Air China CA (737-800, A321, 330, 737, A330-300, A320…) · 144 routes: Addis Ababa, Bangkok, Baotou, Bayannur, Beihai, Busan, Cairo*, Changcha, Changchun, Changzhou, Chaoyang, Chengdu, Chiang Mai, Chicago*, Chifeng, Chongju*, Chongqing, Copenhagen*, Dalian, Dandong, Daqing, Datong, Dayong, Dazhou, Delhi, Dongsheng, Dubai, Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, Fuyang, Fuzhou, Ganzhou, Geneva, Guangyuan, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hailar, Hami … +104 more
- Shenzhen Airlines ZH (737, A320, 330, 737-800, 777, A319…) · 83 routes: Baotou*, Bayannur*, Beihai*, Changcha*, Changchun*, Changzhou*, Chaoyang*, Chengdu, Chifeng*, Chongqing*, Dalian, Dandong*, Daqing*, Datong*, Dayong*, Dazhou*, Dongsheng*, Fuyang*, Fuzhou*, Ganzhou*, Guangyuan*, Guangzhou*, Guilin*, Guiyang*, Haikou*, Hailar*, Hami*, Hangzhou*, Harbin*, Hefei, Hohhot*, Huangshan*, Huangyan*, INC*, Jiamusi*, Jian*, Jingdezhen*, Kunming*, Lanzhou*, Lhasa* … +43 more
- Hainan Airlines HU (737-800, A320, A330-300, 787, 330, A330-200…) · 59 routes: Abu Dhabi*, Alma-ata, Bangkok, Baotou, Berlin, Brussels, Busan*, Changcha, Changchun, Changzhi, Chengdu, Chicago, Chongqing, Dalian, Dongying, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hailar, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hohhot, Hong Kong, INC, Jiamusi, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kunming, Lanzhou, Male, Manzhouli, Moscow, Mudanjiang, Nanchang, Nanning, Ninbo, Novosibirsk, Phuket … +19 more
- China Southern Airlines CZ (A321, A320, A319, 737-800, A330-300, 330…) · 54 routes: Amsterdam, Anshan, Baishan, Changcha, Changchun, Changde, Changzhi, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Daqing, Dayong, Detroit*, Fuzhou*, Ganzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hanoi*, Harbin, Hong Kong, INC, Islamabad*, Kunming, Nanchong, Nanning, Ninbo, Quanzhou*, Sanya, Seattle*, Seoul, Seoul, Shanghai, Shanghai, Shantou, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Tashkent … +14 more
- China Eastern Airlines MU (A320, A321, A330-300, A319, 737, 737-800…) · 40 routes: Changchun, Changzhou, Cheju, Dalian, Detroit*, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Huai An, INC, Jining, Jixi, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lianyungang, Lijiang, Linyi, Luoyang, Luzhou, Nanchang, Nanjing, Ninbo, Paris*, Qianjiang, Qingdao, Saipan, Seattle*, Shanghai, Shanghai, Shenyang*, Taiyuan, Tokyo*, Tokyo*, Tongliao, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xi'an, Xining, Yantai
- Japan Air System JD (A319, A320) · 11 routes: Erenhot, Haikou, Hailar, Hangzhou, Hohhot, Jixi, Lanzhou, Lijiang, Qingdao, Xiamen, Yichang
- S7 Airlines S7 (A320, A330-300, 737-800) · 10 routes: Irkutsk, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Moscow, Novosibirsk, St. Petersburg, Ulan-ude, Vladivostok, Yakutsk, Yekaterinburg
- All Nippon Airways NH (737-800, A320, A330-200, 737, 767-300, 787-8) · 9 routes: Chengdu*, Dalian*, Nagoya*, Okinawa*, Osaka, Sapporo*, Shanghai*, Tokyo, Tokyo
- United Airlines UA (777-300, 777, 330, 747-400) · 8 routes: Chicago, Honolulu*, Houston*, Los Angeles*, New York*, Newark, San Francisco, Washington
- Xiamen Airlines MF (737) · 7 routes: Changcha, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Wuyishan, Xiamen, Zhoushan
- Shandong Airlines SC (737-800, 737) · 6 routes: Chongqing, INC, Jinan, Jiujiang, Qingdao, Yantai
- Asiana Airlines OZ (A321, A330-300, A320) · 5 routes: Busan, Chongju, Muan, Seoul, Seoul
- Canadian National Airways CN (737-800) · 5 routes: Guilin, Hailar, Harbin, INC, Mudanjiang
- Korean Air KE (A330-300, 777-200, A330-200, 747-400, 777-300) · 4 routes: Busan, Cheju, Seoul, Seoul
- Sichuan Airlines 3U (A320, A321, A319, 330) · 4 routes: Chengdu, Chongqing, Wanxian, Zhongwei
- US Airways US (777-300, 777) · 4 routes: Chicago, Los Angeles*, New York*, San Francisco*
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (330, A340-600, A380) · 3 routes: Duesseldorf*, Frankfurt, Munich
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A330-300, 737, 777-300ER) · 2 routes: Khabarovsk, Moscow
- Air Astana KC (A320) · 2 routes: Alma-ata, Tselinograd
- Air Berlin AB (330, A330-200) · 2 routes: Berlin*, Nagoya*
- Air Canada AC (777-300ER, 330) · 2 routes: Toronto, Vancouver
- American Airlines AA (777, 787) · 2 routes: Chicago, Seattle*
- Cargo Plus Aviation 8L (737, 737-800) · 2 routes: Kunming, Luxi
- China Airlines CI (A330-300, 747-400) · 2 routes: Kaohsiung, Taipei
- Delta Air Lines DL (777, 76W) · 2 routes: Detroit, Seattle
- Etihad Airways EY (A330-200) · 2 routes: Abu Dhabi, Nagoya
- Japan Airlines Domestic JL (767, 737-800) · 2 routes: Tokyo, Tokyo
- Pakistan International Airlines PK (310) · 2 routes: Islamabad, Tokyo
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (A330-300, A340-300) · 2 routes: Copenhagen, Stockholm*
- Shanghai Airlines FM (757, 737-800) · 2 routes: Hangzhou, Shanghai
- TAM Brazilian Airlines JJ (330, 777-300) · 2 routes: Madrid, Paris
- Virgin Atlantic Airways VS (330, 777-300) · 2 routes: London, London*
- Air Algerie AH (330) · 1 route: Algier
- Air Foyle GS (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Anqing
- Air France AF (777-200, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Paris
- Air Koryo JS (A81, T20) · 1 route: Pyongyang
- Air Macau NX (A319, A320, A321) · 1 route: Macau
- Air Mauritius MK (A340-300) · 1 route: Plaisance
- Air New Zealand NZ (330) · 1 route: Shanghai*
- AirAsia X D7 (330) · 1 route: Kuala Lumpur
- Aircompany Yakutia R3 (737-700) · 1 route: Yakutsk
- Albanian Airlines LV (767-300) · 1 route: Male
- Alitalia AZ (A330-200) · 1 route: Abu Dhabi
- Austrian Airlines OS (767-300, 767) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Azerbaijan Airlines J2 (340) · 1 route: Baku
- British Airways BA (747-400) · 1 route: London
- Brussels Airlines SN (330) · 1 route: Brussels*
- Cathay Pacific CX (A320, A321, A330-300, A340-300, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- Cebu Pacific 5J (A320) · 1 route: Manila
- Dragonair KA (A320, A321, A330-300) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- Egyptair MS (330) · 1 route: Cairo
- El Al Israel Airlines LY (767-300) · 1 route: Tel-aviv
- Emirates EK (A380, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai
- Ethiopian Airlines ET (777-200LR) · 1 route: Addis Ababa
- EVA Air BR (747-400, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Taipei
- Finnair AY (A330-300) · 1 route: Helsinki
- Garuda Indonesia GA (A330-300) · 1 route: Jakarta
- Hawaiian Airlines HA (A330-200) · 1 route: Honolulu
- Hong Kong Airlines HX (A320, A330-200, A330-300) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- Iran Air IR (74L) · 1 route: Tehran
- Juneyao Airlines HO (A320) · 1 route: Shanghai
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (74M) · 1 route: Amsterdam
- LOT Polish Airlines LO (787-8) · 1 route: Warsaw
- Malaysia Airlines MH (A330-300) · 1 route: Kuala Lumpur
- MIAT Mongolian Airlines OM (737) · 1 route: Ulan Bator
- NordStar Airlines Y7 (737-800) · 1 route: Krasnoyarsk
- Philippine Airlines PR (A320) · 1 route: Manila
- Qantas QF (A330-200) · 1 route: Nanjing
- Qatar Airways QR (777-300ER) · 1 route: Doha
- Singapore Airlines Cargo SQ (A330-300, 777-200, 777-300, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Singapore
- South African Airways SA (A340-300) · 1 route: Johannesburg
- SriLankan Airlines UL (A330-200) · 1 route: Colombo
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (A330-300) · 1 route: Zurich
- TAAG Angola Airlines DT (777-200) · 1 route: Luanda
- Thai Airways International TG (330, 777-300) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Transaero Airlines UN (767-300) · 1 route: Moscow
- Turkish Airlines TK (777-300ER) · 1 route: Istanbul
- Ural Airlines U6 (A320) · 1 route: Yekaterinburg
- Uzbekistan Airways HY (767-400, 767) · 1 route: Tashkent
- Vietnam Airlines VN (A321, 777) · 1 route: Hanoi
- Virgin Express TV (A319) · 1 route: INC
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 27 airlines, 41 direct destinations
- China Southern Airlines CZ (737-800, 737-700, A320, A321, 737) · 20 routes: Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou*, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jinan, Kunming, Nanjing, Nanning, Ninbo, Shanghai, Shantou, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Taipei, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Xi'an, Xiamen*
- Air China CA (737-800, A319, A320, A321) · 12 routes: Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing*, Fuzhou*, Hangzhou, Nanjing*, Ninbo*, Shanghai, Shenzhen*, Xi'an, Xiamen*, Zhengzhou*
- Japan Air System JD (A319, A320) · 9 routes: Haikou, Hangzhou, Jinan, Lijiang, Ninbo, Taiyuan, Xi'an, Xiamen, Zhengzhou
- Shandong Airlines SC (737-800) · 8 routes: Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Ninbo, Xiamen, Zhengzhou
- China Eastern Airlines MU (A320, 737, 737-800, 737-700) · 7 routes: Changzhou, Hefei, Kunming, Seoul, Shanghai, Shanghai*, Xi'an
- Air Foyle GS (Embraer 190, A321) · 6 routes: Guiyang, Haikou, Lanzhou, Xi'an, Zhengzhou, Zhuhai
- Shenzhen Airlines ZH (A319, A320, 737, 737-800) · 6 routes: Beijing*, Chengdu*, Hangzhou*, Nanjing, Shanghai*, Shenzhen
- Hainan Airlines HU (737-800) · 5 routes: Beijing, Chongqing, Haikou, Taiyuan, Zhengzhou
- China SSS 9C (A320) · 3 routes: Hangzhou, Shanghai, Shijiazhuang
- Huaxia G5 (CRJ-900) · 3 routes: Baise, Beihai, Guiyang
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (737-800, 737) · 3 routes: Chengdu*, Hangzhou*, Nanning*
- Sichuan Airlines 3U (A320, A321) · 3 routes: INC, Sanya, Shijiazhuang
- Xiamen Airlines MF (737) · 3 routes: Chongqing, Fuzhou, Xiamen
- Asiana Airlines OZ (A320, A321, 767-300) · 2 routes: Busan, Seoul
- Cargo Plus Aviation 8L (737-800) · 2 routes: Kunming, Xiamen
- Juneyao Airlines HO (A320) · 2 routes: Hangzhou, Shanghai
- Shanghai Airlines FM (737, 737-800, 757) · 2 routes: Shanghai, Shanghai
- West Air China PN (A320, A319) · 2 routes: Chongqing, Zhengzhou
- AirAsia AK (A320) · 1 route: Kuala Lumpur
- Bangkok Airways PG (A320) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Canadian National Airways CN (737-800) · 1 route: Beijing
- Cathay Pacific CX (A320, A321) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- Caucasus Airlines NS (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Xi'an
- Dragonair KA (A320, A321) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- EVA Air BR (M90) · 1 route: Taipei
- Hong Kong Airlines HX (A320) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- Potomac Air BK (737-800) · 1 route: Tianjin
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 2 airlines, 40 direct destinations
- China Eastern Airlines MU (737, 737-700) · 40 routes: Anshun*, Baotou*, Bijie*, Changcha*, Changzhi*, Changzhou*, Chengdu*, Chifeng*, Chizhou*, Chongqing*, Datong*, Dongsheng*, Foshan*, Guangzhou*, Hailar*, Harbin*, Hohhot*, Jinchuan*, Lianyungang*, Linyi*, Manzhouli*, Nanchang*, Nanyang*, Ninbo*, Qingyang*, Qiqihar*, Quzhou*, Shanghai*, Shenzhen*, Ulanhot*, Wenzhou*, Wuhai*, Xiamen*, Xiangfan*, Xilinhot*, Xingyi*, Yan'an*, Yulin*, Zhanjiang*, Zhoushan*
- China United KN (737, 737-700) · 40 routes: Anshun, Baotou, Bijie, Changcha, Changzhi, Changzhou, Chengdu, Chifeng, Chizhou, Chongqing, Datong, Dongsheng, Foshan, Guangzhou, Hailar, Harbin, Hohhot, Jinchuan, Lianyungang, Linyi, Manzhouli, Nanchang, Nanyang, Ninbo, Qingyang, Qiqihar, Quzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Ulanhot, Wenzhou, Wuhai, Xiamen, Xiangfan, Xilinhot, Xingyi, Yan'an, Yulin, Zhanjiang, Zhoushan
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
credit: Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · See source page
When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL); 1 other airport serves the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: KWL has direct flights to 41 destinations on 27 airlines (incl. Hangzhou, Shanghai, Chongqing, Xi'an, Xiamen…). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: 燕莎码头, 5 km); routes include North Bank - East Bank, North Bank - Jade Island, East Bank - Jade Island.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Guilin, China. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.