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Xichang · China

Car hire and driving in Xichang

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 XIC means 13 km (8 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 Xichang

Car rental from Xichang: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Xichang to PanzhihuaChina156 km (97 mi)about 2 h 22 min
Xichang to ZhaotongChina157 km (98 mi)about 2 h 24 min
Xichang to ShuifuChina225 km (140 mi)about 3 h 26 min
Xichang to LijiangChina232 km (144 mi)about 3 h 32 min
Xichang to LeshanChina236 km (147 mi)about 3 h 36 min
Xichang to KangdingChina236 km (147 mi)about 3 h 36 min
Xichang to Ya'anChina243 km (151 mi)about 3 h 42 min
Xichang to XunchangChina248 km (154 mi)about 3 h 47 min
Xichang to Shangri-LaChina251 km (156 mi)about 3 h 50 min
Xichang to YibinChina252 km (156 mi)about 3 h 50 min
Xichang to MeishanChina284 km (176 mi)about 4 h 20 min
Xichang to LiupanshuiChina292 km (182 mi)about 4 h 28 min
Xichang to ChongqingChina458 km (284 mi)about 6 h 59 min
Xichang to ChengduChina354 km (220 mi)about 5 h 24 min
Xichang to GuangzhouChina1,223 km (760 mi)about 18 h 39 min
Xichang to ShenzhenChina1,327 km (825 mi)about 20 h 14 min
Xichang to WuhanChina1,202 km (747 mi)about 18 h 20 min
Xichang to Xi’anChina950 km (590 mi)about 14 h 29 min
Xichang to HangzhouChina1,757 km (1,092 mi)about 26 h 48 min
Xichang to DongguanChina1,273 km (791 mi)about 19 h 25 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 Xichang?

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.