Yangshuo Transportation

Xinping is a little village north of Yangshuo where you can hire bamboo boats to see the river and the mountains. Though there are organised tours to visit it, the simplest and cheapest way is to take a public bus to this cillage. It takes less than 30 minutes and you can find it at the Yangshuo Bus Station.

The nearest airport is Guilin. From Guilin's bus station you can take a minibus to Yangshuo, that takes about an hour. In fact you can take it in the street just stopping it, but taking it from the station is safer.
There are many buses per day, as Yangshuo is a popular location.

By Train: HKG - Guangzhou (3 hours) then Guangzhou - Guilin (14 hours).
Price Y220.

By bus: HKG - Shenzhen (1.5 hour) then Shenzhen - Guilin / Yangshuo (10 hours). Price HKD250-280.

Tickets available at Shenzhen bus terminal, as well as China Travel Service in Hong Kong (www.chinatravel1.com/english/index.htm).

I took a sleeper train from Guangzhou to Guilin, then a bus transfer from Guilin to Yangshuo. Train from Guangzhou departed 7pm everyday, 14 hours, Y201 for upper hard sleeper and Y220 for lower hard sleeper. I arrived Guangzhou in the afternoon, was lucky to get a same day ticket.

If you choose to take a bus it's better to do it from Yangshuo. Save money, save time. If you wanna make it even cheaper, then catch a local regular bus to Guangzhou. Usually at the roundabout not at the bus station. No luxury at all minimum comfort if any, but really cheap. You, probably, would need some help from locals to direct you to the bus.

I segguest, you should go to Guangzhou by bus from Yangshuo straightly to Guangzhou. This will take you less time and money compare to a train besides the train tickets are also hard to get sometimes.

There are a lot of travel agencies in Yangshuo who can help you book the bus tickets.

Of course if you are lucky enough you can get a low price fly ticket.

If you wanna more info, contract me.

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I booked my Li River Cruise at the Backstreet Youth Hostel, where I was staying, and it cost RMB400 which included a bus pick-up from the hostel and lunch on the boat. This was the "western" boat cruise where the boat and food are better than the cheaper "Chinese" cruise. It's probably better to do the Western cruise even though it's more expensive as you're with other western travellers even though were still quite a few Chinese as well.

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There are many spots around town to rent a bike .Its a good way to get around and out to the countryside. You won't have to go far to be greated by chickens , ducks ,water buffulo and venders!!
Bikes are cheap about 10RMB