Guilin - Kunming Trains

In this page, Guilin - Kunming Trains information including train schedule and more details about that for your reference. Kunming and Guilin are both hot destinations for tourists in China from both domestic and abroad. The two historical cities are always chosen by tourists as must-go places in for their China tours. The transportation between the two cities becomes more and more convenient now, especially you can take bullet trains from Guilin to Kunming, vice versa. (Update on September 21, 2017)

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

Guilin to Kunming

►Conventional Train from Guilin to Kunming

Departure Station: Guilin Railway Station
Arrival Station: Kunming Railway Station

Train No.	Departure Time	Arrival Time	Running Time
T381	12:15	08:05 (+1 day)	19h 50min

►Bullet Train from Guilin to Kunming

Train No.	Departure Station	Arrival Station	Departure Time	Arrival Time	Running Time
D3931	Guilin Railway Station	Kunming Railway Station	08:47	16:38	7 h 51 min
D3967	Guilin North Railway Station	Kunming Railway Station	09:45	17:57	8 h 12 min
D3945	Guilin Railway Station	Kunming South Railway Station	14:53	22:02	7 h 09 min
G312	Guilin West Railway Station	Kunming South Railway Station	15:30	19:47	4 h 17 min
G2936	Guilin West Railway Station	Kunming South Railway Station	17:09	21:59	4 h 50 min

Kunming to Guilin

►Bullet Train from Kunming to Guilin

Train No.	Departure Station	Arrival Station	Departure Time	Arrival Time	Running Time
G2938	Kunming South Railway Station	Guilin West Railway Station	07:30	12:01	4 h 31 min
D3942	Kunming South Railway Station	Guilin Railway Station	07:42	15:30	7 h 48 min
G314	Kunming South Railway Station	Guilin West Railway Station	09:21	13:32	4 h 11 min
D3968	Kunming Railway Station	Guilin Railway Station	10:32	21:39	8 h 10 min
D3932	Kunming Railway Station	Guilin Railway Station	13:54	21:39	7 h 45 min

Attentions: Train Schedule of Guilin - Kunming Trains are 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 30 days in advance at most. TCT suggests travellers to book train ticket as early as you can, in case of the availability of the ticket. There are four way for guests to buy train ticket in China: buy ticket at the Railway Station, online, by telephone or through travel agencies. More useful information you can find at page How to Book China Train Tickets.

2. Generally, the seats on the ordinary train in China have tow types including soft seat and hard seat. Train sleepers are classified into two types: soft sleeper and hard sleeper. Hard sleeper has three sub-categories: upper hard sleeper, middle hard sleeper and lower hard sleeper; Soft sleeper has two sub-categories: upper soft sleeper and lower soft sleeper (better). If you take an over-night train or long distance train, you would better buy a ticket for soft sleeper to make your trip more comfortable.

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 Kunming and Guilin

Best Time to Visit Kunming:

With the title of City of Eternal Spring, Kunming is a destination suitable for travelling throughout the whole year. However, the best time to visit Kunming is from March to October. One can find a lot of Yunnan ethnic celebrations during these times in addition to many fruits and blossoms within this period of time. Because of this, visiting within this time will take you the most enjoyment and delight.

Best Time to Visit Guilin:

As one of the top travel destinations in China, 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, humid, and it rains a lot! The average temperature for the year is 19.3 celcius with a July average temperature of 28.3 degrees. The average rainfall for the year is 192.6 cm per month.

Try to Avoid Domestic Travel High Season
The most crowded seasons in China are Chinese Spring Festival (usually in late Jan or early Feb.), International Labor Day (May 01 to 03) and National Day (Oct 01-07). Spring Festival and the National Day golden week are the most crowded time for travelling. Try not to travel to China during these periods.