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Guilin Liangjiang International Airport

Guilin, CN

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Guilin Liangjiang International Airport

Guilin, China · Asia-Pacific

Guilin's T2-only 4E tourist field is an easy single-hall domestic hop with a real 米粉 street and a meal-window CIP — the tradeoff is a 26 km road-only city run, T1/T3/second-runway leftover not flying, and a snack-grade international lounge.

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7.2/ 10

Solid

Ease of use7.6
Comfort & amenities7.2
Food & retail7.0
Ground access7.4
Reliability6.6
Lounges6.8

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Guilin Liangjiang International Airport

Guilin, China · Asia-Pacific

Guilin's T2-only 4E tourist field is an easy single-hall domestic hop with a real 米粉 street and a meal-window CIP — the tradeoff is a 26 km road-only city run, T1/T3/second-runway leftover not flying, and a snack-grade international lounge.

Airportist Score

7.2/ 10

Solid

Ease of use7.6
Comfort & amenities7.2
Food & retail7.0
Ground access7.4
Reliability6.6
Lounges6.8

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Arrive
40 min
before departure
Typical security
12 min
editorial average, not live
Fastest to city
~50–60 min to central Guilin, traffic depending (~26 km)
Official taxi curb (T2 1F arrivals)
Cheapest to city
民航大厦 / 景区 airport bus (T2 1F door 6)
official leftover ¥20 city; scenic leftover ¥25; North/West station leftover ¥30 outbound · ~40–60 min to 民航大厦 / Elephant Trunk Hill, traffic depending
Lounges
3
1 rated worth it
Terminals
T2 only (one 4E runway; T1 paused; T3 not live; no metro)

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Terminal navigation guide

Terminal-change and gate-area notes pulled from the markdown guide.

From Terminals & Navigation

T2 leftover 3F check-in / security, 2F food and some transfers, 1F arrivals with 4 domestic belts and 2 international belts. CSAIR leftover 25 gates. Follow the gate number, not a T1 letter.

Domestic leftover islands A–C; international leftover island D. Official leftover 4 check-in islands, 64 desks, 22 security lanes (17+5 on the CSAIR T2 page).

T1 leftover is paused. The T1–T2 corridor leftover 7,700 m² is not a passenger route you should hunt. Master-plan leftover T1 expansion is 近期 construction, not a hall.

International / HMT leftover is still T2, not a separate T1 pier. A 2019 guide that splits T1 international is leftover-stale.

Remote-stand leftover still happens on this 48-stand / 31-bridge field. Budget a bus to the apron after the CIP.

Do not merge leftover 奇峰岭, leftover dual-runway, leftover metro Line 1 机场站, leftover 4F as the AIP code, or leftover ZGKL as a public URL.

Ground transport guide

City-transfer, rideshare, train, and parking guidance from the markdown guide.

From Ground Transport & Parking

Cheapest leftover is the 民航大厦 city bus, official leftover ¥20, T2 1F door 6, ~40–60 min to 锦江都城 / 民航大厦 / 象鼻山 depending on the outbound stop. Scenic leftover ¥25. North/West station leftover ¥30 outbound (West ~60 min, North ~80 min).
Taxi leftover T2 1F arrivals. Official leftover daytime 06:00–23:00: 2 km / ¥9 then ¥1.9/km; night leftover ¥11 / ¥2. AIP leftover 26 km from city center — this is a ¥80–100 run, not a ¥20 hop. 12328 leftover for no-meter / 拒载.
Rideshare leftover uses the dedicated 网约车上客点, not the taxi rank. Official leftover 2024 tender still puts ride-hail in a paid waiting lot then a curb pad under the viaduct. Follow 网约车 signs from T2 1F.
Yangshuo leftover 城际大巴 from door 6: official group leftover ¥60 / 90 min to 阳朔县汽车客运服务站; Oct 2025 press leftover ¥50 / 16 daily. Last airport-side leftover 20:00. Business-van leftover ¥70. This is not the city bus.
Parking leftover traveler 2023 table: 15 min free, small car ¥3 first hour then ¥2/h, 24 h cap ¥25. Official leftover 按停车场所公示价格. Lot phone leftover 0773-8621030. Kiss-and-ride leftover is the 1F curb, down-and-go.
No metro. No airport HSR. 桂林站 / 桂林北 / 桂林西 leftover are a bus or taxi from T2. City terminals leftover: 民航大厦上海路18号 0773-3890000 and 万福广场 0773-3843955.
Do not copy leftover Wikipedia 旅游试验线 as open, leftover Metro Line 1 机场站, leftover 榕山路口 ¥15 as the whole fare, leftover taxi ¥2/km, or leftover dual-runway as a reason the taxi is short.

Ride to Guilin

Pickup at KWL. Where the app supports it, dropoff is set to Guilin city center for a live price.

To city center

Guilin

~14 km

Typical fare

¥20

From Official taxi curb (T2 1F arrivals) notes

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Cheapest

民航大厦 / 景区 airport bus (T2 1F door 6)

Official leftover ¥20 city line from T2 1F door 6 through 榕山路口 / 万象城 / 锦江都城 / 民航大厦 / 象鼻山.

Time to city

~40–60 min to 民航大厦 / Elephant Trunk Hill, traffic depending

Cost

official leftover ¥20 city; scenic leftover ¥25; North/West station leftover ¥30 outbound

Tip: Buy on 桂林机场巴士 WeChat or the 桂林机场 mini-program, or the door-6 desk leftover 0773-2845355. This is not leftover Wikipedia ¥15. Yangshuo leftover is a different ticket at the same desk.

FastestBest for luggage

Official taxi curb (T2 1F arrivals)

Official lot opposite T2 1F

Lot leftover at the T2 curb. Traveler leftover 2023 table 15 min free / small car ¥3 then ¥2/h / 24 h cap ¥25 — confirm the board.

Time to city

Walk to T2 from the official lot / 1F curb

Cost

traveler leftover 2023 table 15 min free, ¥3 first hour, then ¥2/h, 24 h cap ¥25 — confirm the board

Tip: Official leftover 按停车场所公示价格. Phone leftover 0773-8621030. Kiss-and-ride leftover is the arrivals curb, down-and-go. Do not copy leftover Wikipedia as the board.

Meter leftover daytime 2 km / ¥9 then ¥1.9/km; night leftover 23:00–06:00 is ¥11 / ¥2. AIP leftover 26 km from the city.

Time to city

~50–60 min to central Guilin, traffic depending (~26 km)

Cost

official leftover ¥9 / 2 km then ¥1.9/km; CSAIR leftover typical city run ¥80–100

Tip: Sit a meter if it is running. This is not leftover Jinghong ≤¥20. Rideshare leftover is the 网约车上客点, not this rank. 12328 leftover for no-meter / 拒载.

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