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Baotou · China

Car hire and driving in Baotou

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In China traffic drives on the right. Picking up at BAV means 16 km (10 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648823 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648851 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2807090.

Drives from Baotou

Car rental from Baotou: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Baotou to SalaqiChina58 km (36 mi)about 53 min
Baotou to DongshengChina94 km (58 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Baotou to OrdosChina116 km (72 mi)about 1 h 46 min
Baotou to HohhotChina153 km (95 mi)about 2 h 20 min
Baotou to Bayan NurChina207 km (129 mi)about 3 h 10 min
Baotou to ShuozhouChina265 km (165 mi)about 4 h 3 min
Baotou to JiningChina278 km (172 mi)about 4 h 14 min
Baotou to WuhaiChina279 km (173 mi)about 4 h 15 min
Baotou to UlanqabChina279 km (174 mi)about 4 h 16 min
Baotou to WudaChina296 km (184 mi)about 4 h 31 min
Baotou to DatongChina299 km (186 mi)about 4 h 33 min
Baotou to HuinongChina306 km (190 mi)about 4 h 40 min
Baotou to ShanghaiChina1,478 km (919 mi)about 22 h 33 min
Baotou to ChongqingChina1,269 km (788 mi)about 19 h 21 min
Baotou to ChengduChina1,226 km (762 mi)about 18 h 42 min
Baotou to BeijingChina562 km (349 mi)about 8 h 34 min
Baotou to TianjinChina647 km (402 mi)about 9 h 52 min
Baotou to WuhanChina1,188 km (738 mi)about 18 h 7 min
Baotou to Xi’anChina715 km (445 mi)about 10 h 55 min
Baotou to HangzhouChina1,481 km (920 mi)about 22 h 35 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Baotou?

The right, as everywhere in China.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.