Car hire and driving in Xiangtan
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 CSX means 49 km (30 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 Xiangtan
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xiangtan to Xiangxiang | China | 38 km (24 mi) | about 35 min |
| Xiangtan to Shaoshan | China | 38 km (24 mi) | about 35 min |
| Xiangtan to Changsha | China | 39 km (24 mi) | about 36 min |
| Xiangtan to Guankou | China | 79 km (49 mi) | about 1 h 12 min |
| Xiangtan to Loudi | China | 90 km (56 mi) | about 1 h 22 min |
| Xiangtan to Heshan | China | 97 km (60 mi) | about 1 h 28 min |
| Xiangtan to Pingxiang | China | 97 km (61 mi) | about 1 h 29 min |
| Xiangtan to Hengyang | China | 110 km (69 mi) | about 1 h 41 min |
| Xiangtan to Lengshuijiang | China | 146 km (91 mi) | about 2 h 13 min |
| Xiangtan to Yichun | China | 147 km (92 mi) | about 2 h 15 min |
| Xiangtan to Shaoyang | China | 157 km (98 mi) | about 2 h 24 min |
| Xiangtan to Leiyang | China | 161 km (100 mi) | about 2 h 27 min |
| Xiangtan to Shanghai | China | 909 km (565 mi) | about 13 h 51 min |
| Xiangtan to Chongqing | China | 647 km (402 mi) | about 9 h 52 min |
| Xiangtan to Chengdu | China | 912 km (567 mi) | about 13 h 54 min |
| Xiangtan to Beijing | China | 1,379 km (857 mi) | about 21 h 2 min |
| Xiangtan to Guangzhou | China | 527 km (328 mi) | about 8 h 3 min |
| Xiangtan to Shenzhen | China | 601 km (374 mi) | about 9 h 10 min |
| Xiangtan to Tianjin | China | 1,316 km (818 mi) | about 20 h 4 min |
| Xiangtan to Wuhan | China | 332 km (206 mi) | about 5 h 3 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 Xiangtan?
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.