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Car hire and driving in Dalian

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 DLC means 8 km (5 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 Dalian

Car rental from Dalian: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Dalian to PulandianChina62 km (39 mi)about 57 min
Dalian to WafangdianChina86 km (53 mi)about 1 h 19 min
Dalian to ZhuangheChina148 km (92 mi)about 2 h 16 min
Dalian to YantaiChina160 km (100 mi)about 2 h 27 min
Dalian to WeihaiChina162 km (101 mi)about 2 h 28 min
Dalian to TianfuChina187 km (117 mi)about 2 h 52 min
Dalian to ShanhaiguanChina200 km (124 mi)about 3 h 3 min
Dalian to ZhaoyuanChina201 km (125 mi)about 3 h 4 min
Dalian to YingkouChina202 km (126 mi)about 3 h 5 min
Dalian to QinhuangdaoChina207 km (129 mi)about 3 h 10 min
Dalian to HuludaoChina215 km (133 mi)about 3 h 17 min
Dalian to LianshanChina216 km (134 mi)about 3 h 17 min
Dalian to ShanghaiChina855 km (531 mi)about 13 h 2 min
Dalian to ChongqingChina1,726 km (1,073 mi)about 26 h 20 min
Dalian to BeijingChina461 km (286 mi)about 7 h 1 min
Dalian to TianjinChina383 km (238 mi)about 5 h 51 min
Dalian to WuhanChina1,142 km (710 mi)about 17 h 25 min
Dalian to Xi’anChina1,243 km (772 mi)about 18 h 57 min
Dalian to HangzhouChina967 km (601 mi)about 14 h 45 min
Dalian to HarbinChina866 km (538 mi)about 13 h 12 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 Dalian?

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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.