Car hire and driving in Yangshuo
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 KWL means 67 km (42 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 Yangshuo
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yangshuo to Guilin | China | 59 km (37 mi) | about 54 min |
| Yangshuo to Hezhou | China | 117 km (73 mi) | about 1 h 47 min |
| Yangshuo to Liuzhou | China | 121 km (75 mi) | about 1 h 50 min |
| Yangshuo to Wuzhou | China | 166 km (103 mi) | about 2 h 32 min |
| Yangshuo to Laibin | China | 172 km (107 mi) | about 2 h 38 min |
| Yangshuo to Yizhou | China | 187 km (116 mi) | about 2 h 51 min |
| Yangshuo to Guigang | China | 206 km (128 mi) | about 3 h 9 min |
| Yangshuo to Yongzhou | China | 215 km (133 mi) | about 3 h 16 min |
| Yangshuo to Wugang | China | 217 km (135 mi) | about 3 h 19 min |
| Yangshuo to Beiliu | China | 231 km (144 mi) | about 3 h 31 min |
| Yangshuo to Yulin | China | 242 km (150 mi) | about 3 h 41 min |
| Yangshuo to Hechi | China | 243 km (151 mi) | about 3 h 43 min |
| Yangshuo to Shanghai | China | 1,292 km (803 mi) | about 19 h 42 min |
| Yangshuo to Chongqing | China | 658 km (409 mi) | about 10 h 2 min |
| Yangshuo to Chengdu | China | 910 km (565 mi) | about 13 h 52 min |
| Yangshuo to Guangzhou | China | 336 km (209 mi) | about 5 h 7 min |
| Yangshuo to Shenzhen | China | 441 km (274 mi) | about 6 h 44 min |
| Yangshuo to Wuhan | China | 745 km (463 mi) | about 11 h 21 min |
| Yangshuo to Xi’an | China | 1,065 km (661 mi) | about 16 h 14 min |
| Yangshuo to Hangzhou | China | 1,133 km (704 mi) | about 17 h 17 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 Yangshuo?
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.