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Kashgar · China

Car hire and driving in Kashgar

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 KHG means 9 km (6 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 Kashgar

Car rental from Kashgar: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Kashgar to ArtuxChina32 km (20 mi)about 29 min
Kashgar to ShacheChina159 km (99 mi)about 2 h 26 min
Kashgar to TumxukChina267 km (166 mi)about 4 h 4 min
Kashgar to AqsuChina411 km (255 mi)about 6 h 16 min
Kashgar to GujangbaghChina433 km (269 mi)about 6 h 36 min
Kashgar to Ālā'ĕrChina465 km (289 mi)about 7 h 6 min
Kashgar to XinchengChina637 km (396 mi)about 9 h 43 min
Kashgar to HuochengChina651 km (405 mi)about 9 h 56 min
Kashgar to GhuljaChina664 km (412 mi)about 10 h 7 min
Kashgar to XinyuanChina748 km (465 mi)about 11 h 24 min
Kashgar to BoleChina784 km (487 mi)about 11 h 57 min
Kashgar to KorlaChina895 km (556 mi)about 13 h 38 min
Kashgar to ÜrümqiChina1,077 km (669 mi)about 16 h 26 min
Kashgar to LhasaChina1,758 km (1,093 mi)about 26 h 49 min
Kashgar to ShiheziChina989 km (615 mi)about 15 h 5 min
Kashgar to Chéngguān QūChina1,755 km (1,091 mi)about 26 h 46 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 Kashgar?

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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.