Shanghai Guilin High Speed Railway & Train Map 2025

It will be a pity if you travel to China without a visit to Guilin, which is world-famous for its featured Karst landscape. This picturesque destination provides you an opportunity to take a close glimpse of the glamorous hills, rivers, villages and adventures. Shanghai, located in eastern China, is a perfect city to start or end your China tour. It is quite popular to travel Shanghai and Gulin together. Both nonstop flights and high speed trains are available to take you to transfer between them. Traveling Shanghai and Guilin by high speed trains allows you to see the wonderful scenery along the railway. There is 1 pair of high speed trains running between Shanghai and Guilin. They both depart in the morning and arrive at night. The whole trip takes about 9 ~ 10 hours.

Shanghai Guilin High Speed Train Route Map

Shanghai Guilin High Speed Railway is one section of Shanghai Nanning High Speed Railway which starts from Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station and takes a stop in Guilin Railway Station. Reaching to 1,602km (995 miles), Shanghai Guilin High Speed Railway passes through Zhejiang Province, Jiangxi Province and Hunan Province. There are 17 midway train stations along the railway, such as Hangzhou East (杭州东), Nanchang West (南昌西), Changsha South (长沙南), etc. If you have enough time, you are suggested to visit Hangzhou – a paradise-like city with beautiful West Lake and some great sites to explore silk culture, tea culture and Buddhist culture.

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Useful Shanghai and Guilin Travel Maps

Traveling Shanghai and Guilin will be a memorable experience. Shanghai is an amazing international metropolis with skyscrapers (like Shanghai Tower, Shanghai Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai World Financial Center, etc.) while Guilin is a small city with incredible natural scenery (like Lijiang River, Longji Rice Terraces, Elephant Trunk Hill, etc.). You are suggested to spend 5 ~ 7 days touring Shanghai and Guilin. Stay in Shanghai for 2 ~ 3 days and you can enjoy the alluring skyline of Shanghai, learn China’s history and culture in informative Shanghai Museum, admire the traditional garden art in Yuyuan Garden and climb to one of the towering buildings. It needs at least 3 days to explore the beauty of Guilin. Top recommended activities include cruise on Lijiang River, strolling in peaceful Yangshuo Town and hiking or photographing in Longsheng Rice Terraces. For more maps involving location, transportation and attraction maps, please check Shanghai Maps and Guilin Maps.

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Other Popular China High Speed Train Routes You May be Interested in

Owning the world’s largest and still expanding high speed rail network, China is a country famous for train travel. It is planed that 80% of major cities in China will covered by high speed train network. Till now, over 150 cities can be reached conveniently by high speed trains. Apart from Shanghai and Guilin, there are many other worth-visiting destinations which can be approached by high speed trains, like Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, Chongqing, Xiamen, Guanghzou, Xiamen, Huangshan and so on. You are able to travel between two of them fast and comfortable. You may also enjoy the unbelievably beautiful views on a high speed train between two of them. Click the following maps to know most recommended rail lines and you can read more China high speed train maps here.