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There are 6 ways to get from Hạ Long to Guilin by taxi, bus, train, car, plane, or ferry

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  1. Taxi, bus, train

    best
    1. Take the taxi from Hạ Long to Hai Phongtaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Hai Phong to Nanning Langdongbus bus
    3. Take the train from Nanning East to Guilintrain train
    13h 6m
    ¥514–721

  2. Ferry, bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the ferry from Hạ Long Bay to Cat Baferry ferry
    2. Take the ferry from Cat Ba to Hai Phong - Ben Binh Pierferry ferry
    3. Take the bus from Hai Phong to Nanning Langdongbus bus
    4. Take the train from Nanning East to Guilin Northtrain train
    16h 54m
    ¥336–711

  3. Drive  712.3 km

    1. Drive from Hạ Long to Guilincar car 712.3 km
    7h 31m
    ¥612–884

  4. Taxi to Cat Bi International Airport, fly to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport

    1. Take the taxi from Hạ Long to Cat Bi International Airport (HPH)taxi taxi
    2. Fly from Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)plane plane HPH - KWL
    15h 8m
    ¥1,308–3,265

  5. Taxi, bus to Nanning, fly to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport

    1. Take the taxi from Hạ Long to Hai Phongtaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Hai Phong to Nanning Tourism Distribution Centrebus bus
    3. Fly from Nanning (NNG) to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)plane plane NNG - KWL
    21h 24m
    ¥1,137–4,245

  6. Taxi to Cat Bi International Airport, fly to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, train

    1. Take the taxi from Hạ Long to Cat Bi International Airport (HPH)taxi taxi
    2. Fly from Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane plane HPH - CAN
    3. Take the train from Guangzhou South station to Guilin Westtrain train
    7h 4m
    ¥1,343–4,719

Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) flights

Calendar15Weekly Planes
Duration20h 9mAverage Duration
Ticket¥838Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 826.1 km
  • Duration: 13h 6m

What companies run services between Hạ Long, Vietnam and Guilin, China?

There is no direct connection from Hạ Long to Guilin. However, you can take the taxi to Hai Phong, take the bus to Nanning Langdong, walk to Langdong Coach Station, take the line 1 subway to Nanning East, walk to Nanning East, then take the train to Guilin. Alternatively, you can drive from Hạ Long to Guilin in around 7h 31m.

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