Car hire and driving in Chaohu
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In China traffic drives on the right. Picking up at HFE means 95 km (59 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 Chaohu
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaohu to Wuhu | China | 60 km (37 mi) | about 55 min |
| Chaohu to Ma’anshan | China | 62 km (38 mi) | about 56 min |
| Chaohu to Hefei | China | 63 km (39 mi) | about 57 min |
| Chaohu to Tongling | China | 73 km (45 mi) | about 1 h 7 min |
| Chaohu to Chuzhou | China | 90 km (56 mi) | about 1 h 22 min |
| Chaohu to Nanjing | China | 100 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 32 min |
| Chaohu to Chizhou | China | 111 km (69 mi) | about 1 h 41 min |
| Chaohu to Xuancheng | China | 111 km (69 mi) | about 1 h 42 min |
| Chaohu to Lu’an | China | 129 km (80 mi) | about 1 h 58 min |
| Chaohu to Mingguang | China | 132 km (82 mi) | about 2 h |
| Chaohu to Huainan | China | 140 km (87 mi) | about 2 h 9 min |
| Chaohu to Anqing | China | 144 km (89 mi) | about 2 h 12 min |
| Chaohu to Shanghai | China | 343 km (213 mi) | about 5 h 14 min |
| Chaohu to Chongqing | China | 1,106 km (687 mi) | about 16 h 52 min |
| Chaohu to Chengdu | China | 1,317 km (818 mi) | about 20 h 5 min |
| Chaohu to Beijing | China | 933 km (580 mi) | about 14 h 14 min |
| Chaohu to Guangzhou | China | 1,047 km (651 mi) | about 15 h 58 min |
| Chaohu to Shenzhen | China | 1,075 km (668 mi) | about 16 h 23 min |
| Chaohu to Tianjin | China | 841 km (523 mi) | about 12 h 49 min |
| Chaohu to Wuhan | China | 361 km (224 mi) | about 5 h 30 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Chaohu?
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.