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Pailou · China

Car hire and driving in Pailou

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 DZH means 95 km (59 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 Pailou

Car rental from Pailou: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Pailou to HanfengChina42 km (26 mi)about 38 min
Pailou to LiangpingChina61 km (38 mi)about 56 min
Pailou to LichuanChina71 km (44 mi)about 1 h 5 min
Pailou to NanbinChina93 km (57 mi)about 1 h 25 min
Pailou to DazhouChina99 km (62 mi)about 1 h 31 min
Pailou to Yong’anChina105 km (65 mi)about 1 h 36 min
Pailou to GuixiChina112 km (70 mi)about 1 h 43 min
Pailou to EnshiChina119 km (74 mi)about 1 h 49 min
Pailou to SanheChina121 km (75 mi)about 1 h 51 min
Pailou to YezhouChina130 km (81 mi)about 1 h 59 min
Pailou to QianjiangChina145 km (90 mi)about 2 h 13 min
Pailou to WushanChina146 km (90 mi)about 2 h 13 min
Pailou to ShanghaiChina1,246 km (774 mi)about 19 h
Pailou to ChongqingChina223 km (139 mi)about 3 h 24 min
Pailou to ChengduChina413 km (257 mi)about 6 h 18 min
Pailou to BeijingChina1,245 km (774 mi)about 19 h
Pailou to GuangzhouChina980 km (609 mi)about 14 h 57 min
Pailou to ShenzhenChina1,077 km (669 mi)about 16 h 25 min
Pailou to TianjinChina1,225 km (761 mi)about 18 h 41 min
Pailou to WuhanChina563 km (350 mi)about 8 h 35 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 Pailou?

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.