There are 7 ways to get from Cape Town to Guilin by plane or train
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Fly to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)plane CPT - KWL
21h 20m¥4,379–11,212Fly to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX)plane CPT - SZX
- Take the train from Shenzhen North Station to Guilin Westtrain
21h 50m¥2,384–7,538Fly to Hong Kong International Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane CPT - HKG
- Take the train from West Kowloon Station to Guilin Westtrain
21h 45m¥3,144–9,032Fly to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane CPT - CAN
- Take the train from Guangzhou South station to Guilin Westtrain
22h 26m¥3,364–8,966Fly to Changsha Huanghua Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX)plane CPT - CSX
- Take the train from Changsha South to Guilin Northtrain
23h 2m¥2,634–7,882Fly to Liuzhou Bailian Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH)plane CPT - LZH
- Take the train from Liuzhou to Guilin Northtrain
26h 1m¥4,467–12,284Fly to Hengyang Nanyue Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Hengyang Nanyue Airport (HNY)plane CPT - HNY
- Take the train from Hengyang to Guilin Northtrain
25h 48m¥3,582–10,264
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Guilin is to fly and train which costs ¥2300 - ¥8000 and takes 21h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Guilin is to fly which takes 21h 20m and costs ¥4300 - ¥12000.
The distance between Cape Town and Guilin is 11715 km.
It takes approximately 21h 20m to get from Cape Town to Guilin, including transfers.
Guilin is 6h ahead of Cape Town. It is currently 1:55 AM in Cape Town and 7:55 AM in Guilin.
There are 128+ hotels available in Guilin.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Guilin, China?
Ethiopian Airlines, Air China, and Greater Bay Airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport via Addis Ababa, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–11,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Liuzhou Bailian Airport via Doha, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–12,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Hengyang Nanyue Airport via Addis Ababa, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–9,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Hengyang Nanyue Airport via Doha, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–10,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–14,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–14,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–16,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–10,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–12,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Liuzhou Bailian Airport via Doha, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–12,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Liuzhou Bailian Airport via Addis Ababa, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–12,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Liuzhou Bailian Airport via Doha, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–12,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Johannesburg, Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–10,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Addis Ababa, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–9,500
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–9,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–8,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Liuzhou Bailian Airport via Doha, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–12,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Liuzhou Bailian Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi, Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–20,000
- Website
- greaterbay-airlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport via Addis Ababa, Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–11,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–16,000
- Website
- chinaexpressair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Liuzhou Bailian Airport via Doha, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–12,000
Train operators
Train from West Kowloon Station to Guilin West
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥260–290
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥420–470
- Business Class Seat
- ¥600–900
Train from Guangzhou South station to Guilin West
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥190–220
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥320–360
- Business Class Seat
- ¥470–700
Train from Changsha South to Guilin North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥210–240
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥350–390
- Business Class Seat
- ¥500–750
Train from Shenzhen North Station to Guilin West
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥240–270
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥400–440
- Business Class Seat
- ¥550–850
Train from Liuzhou to Guilin North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥75–85
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥120–135
- Business Class Seat
- ¥170–250
Train from Guangzhou South station to Guilin West
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥150–330
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥150–210
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥230–330
Train from Shenzhen North Station to Guilin West
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥170–400
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥170–250
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥280–400
Train from Liuzhou to Guilin North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥70–140
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥95–140
Train from Liuzhou to Guilin North
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–70
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥55–85
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥130–190
Train from Hengyang to Guilin North
- Hard Seat
- ¥60–90
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥95–120
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥170–250
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