Yangshuo, Gaungxi, ChinaGetting to Long Tou Shan school is easy. The school is in south China’s Guangxi province. The gateway to the area is the city of Guilin (桂林), with full air and train services. The nearest town is Yangshuo (阳朔), and the school itself is near the JiaoBaLin Ping Ling (蕉芭林平岭) village.

To get to the school, please book an air ticket to Guilin airport (airport code KWL) or a train to either Guilin or Yangshuo station.  These stations are served by high-speed bullet trains connecting to everywhere in China!  Note: the Yangshuo train station is about 40 minutes outside of Yangshuo town.  There are more details below about reaching the Guilin area from other parts of China and the world.

When you know your planned arrival by air or train, on your request we can either arrange a taxi for you direct to the school (it costs 350 CNY and takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes from Guilin airport or train station, and we’ll need your name and flight/train number in advance), or if you prefer, we can give you instructions for the public bus, about 30 CNY, from Guilin to Yangshuo where we can pick you up (please see below for details).

To get to the school if you have your own transportation, please contact us to help you with road directions. The GPS coordinates are: 24°50’18″N, 110°29’37″E.  By bicycle it is a lot of uphill but lovely. By car or motorbike, it’s about 25 minutes from Yangshuo.

Getting from international cities, Hong Kong, or elsewhere in China to Guilin

Guilin (airport code KWL) has a few international air connections to cities in Asia (Seoul, Taipei and Kuala Lumpur), but most people arrive in China by way of one of the major China gateways including Guangzhou (CAN), Hong Kong (HKG), Shanghai (PVG) and Beijing (PEK).  Most air booking sites will book your flight to Guilin using one of those four cities as a connection.  It is convenient to book your flight as a single ticket all the way through to Guilin so you don’t need to pick up your luggage along the way.

If you’re in Hong Kong, you can fly to Guilin Airport or take the bullet train.  The bullet train departs from Kowloon West station and goes to Guilin West station.  It is also possible to change trains at Guangzhou South for a train to Yangshuo station, which makes for a slightly faster and cheaper taxi trip to the school once you arrive, but the transfer can be something of an annoyance.  Note, Yangshuo station is not really in the town proper.

From elsewhere in China, you can take a plane directly to Guilin Airport from most mainland cities, or you can take a high-speed bullet train directly from Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, or cities to the north and west.

Some useful train booking sites include travelchinaguide.com and trip.com.

Getting from local airports and train stations to Yangshuo by taxi, bus or boat

The easiest way of getting to the school is to have us arrange a taxi (see below for details) to pick you up at Guilin airport or Guilin or Yangshuo train station and take you right to the school.  The drivers we use know the way to the school so it is the most reliable.  However, there are other alternatives, such as arranging your own taxi or Didi, the beautiful boat ride, or public bus.

Taxi or bus from Guilin airport: We can send a taxi to collect you from the airport and take you directly to the school for 350 CNY. For this we will need your flight number and arrival time in advance, and you will be met at the arrival hall by a driver with your name on a sign. You can also take an airport bus to downtown Guilin, where there are bus connections to Yangshuo (see below).

Taxi from Guilin bus and train stations and Yangshuo train station: We can arrange a taxi from these stations just as from the airport. As for the airport, we need the train number and arrival time.

Taxi fares and drive times:

  • Guilin Liangjiang International Airport: 350 CNY. About 1 hour and 10-20 minutes to the school.
  • Guilin North or Guilin West high-speed train stations: 350 CNY. About 1 hour and 20-30 minutes to the school.
  • Yangshuo high-speed train station: 230 CNY. About 70-80 minutes to the school.  (It’s 40-50 minutes just from the station to Yangshuo town.)

Boat

A Li River Boat Cruise is the classic way to arrive in Yangshuo and you will be following in the footsteps of such notables as Deng Xiaoping, Richard Nixon, Jiang Zemin and Bill Clinton. It takes a few hours and costs from 400 CNY. You can transfer directly to boat docks from either Guilin airport or railway station.  The boat journey requires advance booking and you’ll need to stay in Guilin the night before.

Public buses

Guilin: If you prefer to go by public transport, buses for Yangshuo leave regularly from Guilin’s train and bus stations. Tickets are between 20 and 30 CNY depending on the bus type. Be sure to get off at Yangshuo bus station, the last stop – not at the petrol/gas station.

Yangshuo high-speed train station: There is also a shuttle bus from Yangshuo station to the town of Yangshuo that runs every half-hour.

For those bus options, once you are in Yangshuo, contact us on (+86) 138 7737 4140 and we can pick you up in town.