I did a quick recap of Guilin, which included both cost and a huge bug that clearly was sent to murder me. You can find that post here.
Arriving in Guilin, I was so excited. I am finally really starting the mainland part of my trip to China. Before leaving, I had done research so I knew how much a taxi would cost. I was quoted a flat fee of $100 RMB, which is around $16 USD. I took it.
If you go to Guilin and do not want to splurge for a taxi, have no fear. You do not need to! There is a shuttle bus that goes downtown for $20CNY ($3.25 USD)
The drive was ridiculously exciting to me. I wanted to scream outside the cab window “Look at meeeeeeee. I am in China! By myself! Wheeeeeeeee!”