Car hire and driving in Tongren
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 GXH 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 Tongren
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tongren to Linxia Chengguanzhen | China | 108 km (67 mi) | about 1 h 39 min |
| Tongren to Nianbo | China | 113 km (70 mi) | about 1 h 44 min |
| Tongren to Xining | China | 126 km (78 mi) | about 1 h 55 min |
| Tongren to Qiaotou | China | 161 km (100 mi) | about 2 h 27 min |
| Tongren to Lanzhou | China | 175 km (109 mi) | about 2 h 40 min |
| Tongren to Baiyin | China | 225 km (140 mi) | about 3 h 26 min |
| Tongren to Dingxi | China | 236 km (147 mi) | about 3 h 36 min |
| Tongren to Wuwei | China | 274 km (170 mi) | about 4 h 10 min |
| Tongren to Gangu Chengguanzhen | China | 313 km (195 mi) | about 4 h 47 min |
| Tongren to Jinchang | China | 332 km (207 mi) | about 5 h 4 min |
| Tongren to Tianshui | China | 355 km (220 mi) | about 5 h 25 min |
| Tongren to Zhongwei | China | 360 km (224 mi) | about 5 h 30 min |
| Tongren to Chongqing | China | 787 km (489 mi) | about 12 h |
| Tongren to Chengdu | China | 572 km (355 mi) | about 8 h 43 min |
| Tongren to Beijing | China | 1,354 km (841 mi) | about 20 h 39 min |
| Tongren to Guangzhou | China | 1,754 km (1,090 mi) | about 26 h 45 min |
| Tongren to Tianjin | China | 1,398 km (869 mi) | about 21 h 19 min |
| Tongren to Wuhan | China | 1,265 km (786 mi) | about 19 h 18 min |
| Tongren to Xi’an | China | 646 km (401 mi) | about 9 h 51 min |
| Tongren to Hangzhou | China | 1,787 km (1,111 mi) | about 27 h 16 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 Tongren?
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.