Getting to Lianzhou Underground River

The cave hides 26 km northeast of Lianzhou old town in the mountains where Guangdong meets Hunan and Guangxi — self-drive or a tour is the painless route; public transport is the area's weak point.

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Visitor route map of Lianzhou Underground River — The one-way circuit in six stops — stacked levels and fairy fields on foot, the great pillar and named stones, the lit river by boat, then the forested valley approach

By Car from Guangzhou

About 250–260 km via the Xuguang and Qinglian expressways, roughly 3–3.5 hours; large on-site parking, crowded on holidays.

By Car from Qingyuan

Around two hours via the Qinglian Expressway — the natural jump-off if you are staying in Qingyuan city or arriving by high-speed rail.

By Rail + Coach

High-speed rail from Guangzhou to Qingyuan Station in 30–40 minutes, then a coach to Lianzhou (2–2.5 h), then a Dongbei-bound local bus or a taxi of about 40 minutes — workable but slow.

By Direct Coach

Buses run from Guangzhou to Lianzhou city in several hours, with the same local transfer at the end.

By Organized Tour

Lianzhou weekend tours bundle the cave with Huangchuan Three Gorges and Millennium Yao Village — the easy no-car answer.

Getting Around

Everything is on foot once through the gate: a roughly ten-minute uphill forest walk to the cave mouth, the one-way in-cave circuit, then a shuttle or short walk back to parking — with an optional paid escalator easing the exit slope (travelers report around ¥20).

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