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Datong · China

Car hire and driving in Datong

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 DAT 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 Datong

Car rental from Datong: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Datong to UlanqabChina101 km (63 mi)about 1 h 32 min
Datong to JiningChina105 km (65 mi)about 1 h 36 min
Datong to ShuozhouChina114 km (71 mi)about 1 h 44 min
Datong to ZhangjiakouChina154 km (96 mi)about 2 h 21 min
Datong to HohhotChina160 km (99 mi)about 2 h 26 min
Datong to YuanpingChina160 km (99 mi)about 2 h 26 min
Datong to XuanhuaChina161 km (100 mi)about 2 h 27 min
Datong to XinzhouChina193 km (120 mi)about 2 h 57 min
Datong to DingzhouChina228 km (142 mi)about 3 h 29 min
Datong to BaodingChina231 km (143 mi)about 3 h 31 min
Datong to MentougouChina239 km (149 mi)about 3 h 39 min
Datong to SalaqiChina241 km (150 mi)about 3 h 40 min
Datong to ShanghaiChina1,231 km (765 mi)about 18 h 46 min
Datong to ChongqingChina1,322 km (821 mi)about 20 h 9 min
Datong to ChengduChina1,339 km (832 mi)about 20 h 25 min
Datong to BeijingChina265 km (165 mi)about 4 h 3 min
Datong to TianjinChina349 km (217 mi)about 5 h 19 min
Datong to WuhanChina1,061 km (659 mi)about 16 h 11 min
Datong to Xi’anChina755 km (469 mi)about 11 h 31 min
Datong to HangzhouChina1,255 km (780 mi)about 19 h 8 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 Datong?

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.