Car hire and driving in Laohekou
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 XFN means 64 km (40 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 Laohekou
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laohekou to Dengzhou | China | 51 km (32 mi) | about 47 min |
| Laohekou to Xiangyang | China | 59 km (37 mi) | about 54 min |
| Laohekou to Shiyan | China | 88 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 21 min |
| Laohekou to Zhenping | China | 89 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 22 min |
| Laohekou to Zaoyang | China | 106 km (66 mi) | about 1 h 37 min |
| Laohekou to Nanyang | China | 107 km (67 mi) | about 1 h 38 min |
| Laohekou to Tanghe | China | 114 km (71 mi) | about 1 h 44 min |
| Laohekou to Jingmen | China | 159 km (99 mi) | about 2 h 25 min |
| Laohekou to Zhongxiang | China | 161 km (100 mi) | about 2 h 27 min |
| Laohekou to Suizhou | China | 177 km (110 mi) | about 2 h 42 min |
| Laohekou to Yichang | China | 189 km (118 mi) | about 2 h 53 min |
| Laohekou to Pingdingshan | China | 214 km (133 mi) | about 3 h 16 min |
| Laohekou to Shanghai | China | 934 km (580 mi) | about 14 h 14 min |
| Laohekou to Chongqing | China | 580 km (360 mi) | about 8 h 50 min |
| Laohekou to Chengdu | China | 745 km (463 mi) | about 11 h 22 min |
| Laohekou to Beijing | China | 938 km (583 mi) | about 14 h 18 min |
| Laohekou to Guangzhou | China | 1,042 km (648 mi) | about 15 h 54 min |
| Laohekou to Shenzhen | China | 1,119 km (696 mi) | about 17 h 4 min |
| Laohekou to Tianjin | China | 900 km (559 mi) | about 13 h 44 min |
| Laohekou to Wuhan | China | 318 km (197 mi) | about 4 h 51 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 Laohekou?
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.