Car hire and driving in Kaiyuan
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. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648823 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648851 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2807090.
Drives from Kaiyuan
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiyuan to Mengzi | China | 38 km (23 mi) | about 34 min |
| Kaiyuan to Gejiu | China | 40 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Kaiyuan to Wenshan City | China | 103 km (64 mi) | about 1 h 35 min |
| Kaiyuan to Yuxi | China | 106 km (66 mi) | about 1 h 37 min |
| Kaiyuan to Haikou | China | 141 km (88 mi) | about 2 h 9 min |
| Kaiyuan to Anning | China | 159 km (99 mi) | about 2 h 26 min |
| Kaiyuan to Kunming | China | 160 km (100 mi) | about 2 h 27 min |
| Kaiyuan to Majie | China | 163 km (101 mi) | about 2 h 29 min |
| Kaiyuan to Qujing | China | 204 km (127 mi) | about 3 h 7 min |
| Kaiyuan to Jianshui | China | 221 km (137 mi) | about 3 h 22 min |
| Kaiyuan to Xingyi | China | 225 km (140 mi) | about 3 h 26 min |
| Kaiyuan to Chuxiong | China | 232 km (144 mi) | about 3 h 32 min |
| Kaiyuan to Chongqing | China | 728 km (452 mi) | about 11 h 6 min |
| Kaiyuan to Chengdu | China | 779 km (484 mi) | about 11 h 52 min |
| Kaiyuan to Guangzhou | China | 1,017 km (632 mi) | about 15 h 30 min |
| Kaiyuan to Shenzhen | China | 1,108 km (688 mi) | about 16 h 54 min |
| Kaiyuan to Wuhan | China | 1,327 km (824 mi) | about 20 h 14 min |
| Kaiyuan to Xi’an | China | 1,295 km (805 mi) | about 19 h 45 min |
| Kaiyuan to Dongguan | China | 1,069 km (664 mi) | about 16 h 18 min |
| Kaiyuan to Hefei | China | 1,645 km (1,022 mi) | about 25 h 6 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 Kaiyuan?
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.