Car hire and driving in Xiamen
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 XMN means 8 km (5 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 Xiamen
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xiamen to Zhangzhou | China | 43 km (27 mi) | about 40 min |
| Xiamen to Jinjiang | China | 62 km (39 mi) | about 57 min |
| Xiamen to Quanzhou | China | 70 km (44 mi) | about 1 h 4 min |
| Xiamen to Longyan | China | 126 km (78 mi) | about 1 h 55 min |
| Xiamen to Huanggang | China | 142 km (88 mi) | about 2 h 10 min |
| Xiamen to Putian | China | 142 km (88 mi) | about 2 h 10 min |
| Xiamen to Chaozhou | China | 174 km (108 mi) | about 2 h 39 min |
| Xiamen to Chenghua | China | 175 km (109 mi) | about 2 h 40 min |
| Xiamen to Anbu | China | 183 km (114 mi) | about 2 h 47 min |
| Xiamen to Shantou | China | 190 km (118 mi) | about 2 h 54 min |
| Xiamen to Meizhou | China | 200 km (124 mi) | about 3 h 3 min |
| Xiamen to Sanming | China | 202 km (126 mi) | about 3 h 5 min |
| Xiamen to Shanghai | China | 820 km (509 mi) | about 12 h 30 min |
| Xiamen to Chongqing | China | 1,273 km (791 mi) | about 19 h 25 min |
| Xiamen to Chengdu | China | 1,541 km (958 mi) | about 23 h 30 min |
| Xiamen to Guangzhou | China | 514 km (320 mi) | about 7 h 51 min |
| Xiamen to Shenzhen | China | 462 km (287 mi) | about 7 h 3 min |
| Xiamen to Wuhan | China | 776 km (482 mi) | about 11 h 50 min |
| Xiamen to Xi’an | China | 1,402 km (871 mi) | about 21 h 23 min |
| Xiamen to Hangzhou | China | 678 km (421 mi) | about 10 h 21 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 Xiamen?
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.