Car hire and driving in Haikou
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 KMG means 52 km (32 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 Haikou
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haikou to Majie | China | 29 km (18 mi) | about 26 min |
| Haikou to Kunming | China | 32 km (20 mi) | about 29 min |
| Haikou to Yuxi | China | 47 km (29 mi) | about 43 min |
| Haikou to Chuxiong | China | 108 km (67 mi) | about 1 h 39 min |
| Haikou to Kaiyuan | China | 141 km (88 mi) | about 2 h 9 min |
| Haikou to Qujing | China | 145 km (90 mi) | about 2 h 12 min |
| Haikou to Jianshui | China | 148 km (92 mi) | about 2 h 15 min |
| Haikou to Gejiu | China | 168 km (105 mi) | about 2 h 34 min |
| Haikou to Mengzi | China | 177 km (110 mi) | about 2 h 42 min |
| Haikou to Xiangcheng | China | 217 km (135 mi) | about 3 h 18 min |
| Haikou to Panzhihua | China | 219 km (136 mi) | about 3 h 20 min |
| Haikou to Wenshan City | China | 232 km (144 mi) | about 3 h 32 min |
| Haikou to Chongqing | China | 661 km (411 mi) | about 10 h 5 min |
| Haikou to Chengdu | China | 671 km (417 mi) | about 10 h 14 min |
| Haikou to Guangzhou | China | 1,100 km (684 mi) | about 16 h 47 min |
| Haikou to Shenzhen | China | 1,196 km (743 mi) | about 18 h 14 min |
| Haikou to Wuhan | China | 1,319 km (819 mi) | about 20 h 6 min |
| Haikou to Xi’an | China | 1,219 km (758 mi) | about 18 h 36 min |
| Haikou to Dongguan | China | 1,152 km (716 mi) | about 17 h 34 min |
| Haikou to Hefei | China | 1,639 km (1,018 mi) | about 24 h 59 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 Haikou?
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.