Shijiazhuang - Guilin Train

At present, there are 4 or so pairs of high speed trains running 1,829 km (1,136 mi) every day from Shijiazhuang to Guilin and vice versa with the duration of about 7 - 10 hours in total. A single ride on a second class seat costs CNY 562 - 840. Besides that, there are around 4 pairs of normal speed trains available on this line with the journey time of about 17 - 24.5 hours.
  Open date: September 25th, 2014
 Operated at: Shijiazhuang Railway Station, Guilin/ Guilin North Railway Station
 Duration: about 7 - 10 hours
 Distances: 1,829 km (1,136 mi)
 Top speed: 200/ 300 km/h (124/ 186 mph)
 Major station along the way: Xinyu North, Pingxiang North, Liling East, Changsha South, Zhuzhou West, Hengyang East, Yongzhou
  (Last Update on Jan 17, 2025)

Business Class Seat	First Class Seat	Second Class Seat
CNY 2,448.5 - 2,626 USD 336 - 361	CNY 1,254 - 1,344 USD 172 - 185	CNY 562 - 840 USD 77 - 115

  Operated at: Shijiazhuang Railway Station, Guilin North Railway Station
 Duration: about 17 - 24.5 hours
 Distance: 1,827 km (1,135 mi)
 Top speed: 120/ 160 km/h (75/ 99 mph)
 Major stations along the way: Anyang, Tangyin, Hebi, Xinxiang, Zhengzhou, Zhumadian, Wuchang, Yuyang, Changsha, Hengyang, Quanzhou South in Guangxi, Xing’an North
  (Last Update on Jan 17, 2025)

Soft Sleeper	Hard Sleeper	Hard Seat
CNY 582 USD 80	CNY 377 USD 52	CNY 206 USD 28

 

	High Speed Trains	Flights
Duration	About 7 - 10 hours	About 3 hours
Ticket Fare	CNY 562 - 840 for second class seat	CNY 500 - 1,300 for economy class seat

Up to now, 1 pair of flights are flying between Shijiazhuang and Guilin on a daily basis, extra flights may be added when there is a festival or holiday. Passengers who want to save the transportation time and have no worries about money can take a flight to travel between the 2 cities. On the other hand, passengers with enough time and want to save money can choose high speed trains. However, when there is a discount, the flight can be a better option than a rail ride considering both travel time and cost.

 Major Rail Lines from Shijiazhuang to: