Car hire and driving in Tongchuan
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 XIY means 54 km (34 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 Tongchuan
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tongchuan to Yintai | China | 28 km (17 mi) | about 25 min |
| Tongchuan to Xianyang | China | 66 km (41 mi) | about 1 h 1 min |
| Tongchuan to Weinan | China | 67 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 2 min |
| Tongchuan to Xi’an | China | 71 km (44 mi) | about 1 h 5 min |
| Tongchuan to Huayin | China | 109 km (67 mi) | about 1 h 39 min |
| Tongchuan to Yongji | China | 136 km (84 mi) | about 2 h 4 min |
| Tongchuan to Shangluo | China | 146 km (91 mi) | about 2 h 13 min |
| Tongchuan to Hancheng | China | 148 km (92 mi) | about 2 h 16 min |
| Tongchuan to Qingyang | China | 149 km (93 mi) | about 2 h 16 min |
| Tongchuan to Baoji | China | 168 km (104 mi) | about 2 h 33 min |
| Tongchuan to Yuncheng | China | 187 km (116 mi) | about 2 h 51 min |
| Tongchuan to Yan’an | China | 195 km (121 mi) | about 2 h 59 min |
| Tongchuan to Shanghai | China | 1,234 km (767 mi) | about 18 h 49 min |
| Tongchuan to Chongqing | China | 635 km (394 mi) | about 9 h 41 min |
| Tongchuan to Chengdu | China | 655 km (407 mi) | about 10 h |
| Tongchuan to Beijing | China | 861 km (535 mi) | about 13 h 8 min |
| Tongchuan to Guangzhou | China | 1,375 km (854 mi) | about 20 h 58 min |
| Tongchuan to Shenzhen | China | 1,461 km (908 mi) | about 22 h 17 min |
| Tongchuan to Tianjin | China | 869 km (540 mi) | about 13 h 15 min |
| Tongchuan to Wuhan | China | 691 km (429 mi) | about 10 h 32 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 Tongchuan?
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.