Car hire and driving in Nanjing
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 NKG means 37 km (23 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 Nanjing
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nanjing to Zhenzhou | China | 44 km (27 mi) | about 40 min |
| Nanjing to Ma’anshan | China | 49 km (30 mi) | about 45 min |
| Nanjing to Chuzhou | China | 54 km (33 mi) | about 49 min |
| Nanjing to Zhenjiang | China | 66 km (41 mi) | about 1 h |
| Nanjing to Yangzhou | China | 72 km (45 mi) | about 1 h 6 min |
| Nanjing to Wuhu | China | 85 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 18 min |
| Nanjing to Chaohu | China | 100 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 32 min |
| Nanjing to Mingguang | China | 111 km (69 mi) | about 1 h 41 min |
| Nanjing to Changzhou | China | 116 km (72 mi) | about 1 h 46 min |
| Nanjing to Taizhou | China | 116 km (72 mi) | about 1 h 47 min |
| Nanjing to Xuancheng | China | 123 km (77 mi) | about 1 h 53 min |
| Nanjing to Yixing | China | 126 km (78 mi) | about 1 h 55 min |
| Nanjing to Shanghai | China | 270 km (168 mi) | about 4 h 7 min |
| Nanjing to Chongqing | China | 1,199 km (745 mi) | about 18 h 17 min |
| Nanjing to Chengdu | China | 1,404 km (873 mi) | about 21 h 25 min |
| Nanjing to Beijing | China | 898 km (558 mi) | about 13 h 42 min |
| Nanjing to Guangzhou | China | 1,134 km (704 mi) | about 17 h 17 min |
| Nanjing to Shenzhen | China | 1,156 km (718 mi) | about 17 h 37 min |
| Nanjing to Tianjin | China | 800 km (497 mi) | about 12 h 12 min |
| Nanjing to Wuhan | China | 459 km (285 mi) | about 7 h |
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 Nanjing?
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.