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Xi’an · China

Car hire and driving in Xi’an

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 XIY means 26 km (16 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 Xi’an

Car rental from Xi’an: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Xi’an to WeinanChina60 km (37 mi)about 55 min
Xi’an to TongchuanChina71 km (44 mi)about 1 h 5 min
Xi’an to TongchuanshiChina92 km (57 mi)about 1 h 24 min
Xi’an to YintaiChina97 km (60 mi)about 1 h 28 min
Xi’an to ShangluoChina102 km (63 mi)about 1 h 33 min
Xi’an to HuayinChina110 km (68 mi)about 1 h 40 min
Xi’an to YongjiChina154 km (96 mi)about 2 h 21 min
Xi’an to BaojiChina156 km (97 mi)about 2 h 23 min
Xi’an to AnkangChina176 km (109 mi)about 2 h 41 min
Xi’an to HanchengChina191 km (119 mi)about 2 h 55 min
Xi’an to ChengguChina193 km (120 mi)about 2 h 56 min
Xi’an to QingyangChina199 km (124 mi)about 3 h 2 min
Xi’an to ShanghaiChina1,219 km (757 mi)about 18 h 35 min
Xi’an to ChongqingChina568 km (353 mi)about 8 h 40 min
Xi’an to ChengduChina606 km (377 mi)about 9 h 15 min
Xi’an to BeijingChina912 km (567 mi)about 13 h 55 min
Xi’an to GuangzhouChina1,308 km (813 mi)about 19 h 57 min
Xi’an to ShenzhenChina1,395 km (867 mi)about 21 h 17 min
Xi’an to TianjinChina913 km (568 mi)about 13 h 56 min
Xi’an to WuhanChina646 km (402 mi)about 9 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.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Xi’an?

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.