AirOrSeaTravel is an independent guide. Bookings on this page are completed on the provider’s own website. How we are funded.

AirOrSeaTravel — find your way there
Guilin · China

Car hire and driving in Guilin

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

OverviewFlightsHotelsTrainsBusesCar rentalTours

In China traffic drives on the right. Picking up at KWL means 27 km (17 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 Guilin

Car rental from Guilin: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Guilin to YangshuoChina59 km (37 mi)about 54 min
Guilin to LiuzhouChina139 km (86 mi)about 2 h 7 min
Guilin to HezhouChina161 km (100 mi)about 2 h 27 min
Guilin to WugangChina164 km (102 mi)about 2 h 30 min
Guilin to YongzhouChina183 km (114 mi)about 2 h 48 min
Guilin to YizhouChina186 km (115 mi)about 2 h 50 min
Guilin to LaibinChina202 km (126 mi)about 3 h 5 min
Guilin to HongjiangChina206 km (128 mi)about 3 h 8 min
Guilin to WuzhouChina224 km (139 mi)about 3 h 25 min
Guilin to HechiChina232 km (144 mi)about 3 h 33 min
Guilin to ShaoyangChina247 km (153 mi)about 3 h 46 min
Guilin to GuigangChina251 km (156 mi)about 3 h 50 min
Guilin to ShanghaiChina1,276 km (793 mi)about 19 h 28 min
Guilin to ChongqingChina602 km (374 mi)about 9 h 11 min
Guilin to ChengduChina856 km (532 mi)about 13 h 3 min
Guilin to GuangzhouChina384 km (239 mi)about 5 h 52 min
Guilin to ShenzhenChina489 km (304 mi)about 7 h 28 min
Guilin to TianjinChina1,670 km (1,038 mi)about 25 h 28 min
Guilin to WuhanChina707 km (439 mi)about 10 h 47 min
Guilin to Xi’anChina1,007 km (626 mi)about 15 h 21 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

ExpediaCar hire from the major suppliers, and the one to look at if the flight or hotel is already booked there. Part of Expedia Group.Check car hire on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
DiscoverCarsCompares local and international suppliers. Read the counter reviews before you pick.Check rental cars on DiscoverCars (opens www.discovercars.com in a new tab)
Rentalcars.comBooking.com's car arm, with wide airport coverage worldwide.Compare suppliers on Rentalcars.com (opens www.rentalcars.com in a new tab)
Every link above leaves this site.

We take no bookings for these providers and hold no reservation with them. The provider you choose handles payment, confirmation, changes and refunds. How that works.

Common questions

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

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.