Car hire and driving in Yantai
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 YNT means 46 km (29 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 Yantai
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yantai to Tianfu | China | 59 km (37 mi) | about 54 min |
| Yantai to Weihai | China | 59 km (37 mi) | about 54 min |
| Yantai to Dongcun | China | 82 km (51 mi) | about 1 h 15 min |
| Yantai to Laiyang | China | 85 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 18 min |
| Yantai to Zhaoyuan | China | 92 km (57 mi) | about 1 h 24 min |
| Yantai to Laixi | China | 106 km (66 mi) | about 1 h 37 min |
| Yantai to Laizhou | China | 137 km (85 mi) | about 2 h 5 min |
| Yantai to Pingdu | China | 153 km (95 mi) | about 2 h 20 min |
| Yantai to Nancun | China | 156 km (97 mi) | about 2 h 23 min |
| Yantai to Dalian | China | 160 km (100 mi) | about 2 h 27 min |
| Yantai to Jinzhou | China | 182 km (113 mi) | about 2 h 47 min |
| Yantai to Qingdao | China | 183 km (114 mi) | about 2 h 48 min |
| Yantai to Shanghai | China | 695 km (432 mi) | about 10 h 36 min |
| Yantai to Chongqing | China | 1,633 km (1,015 mi) | about 24 h 55 min |
| Yantai to Chengdu | China | 1,767 km (1,098 mi) | about 26 h 56 min |
| Yantai to Beijing | China | 514 km (320 mi) | about 7 h 51 min |
| Yantai to Tianjin | China | 416 km (258 mi) | about 6 h 20 min |
| Yantai to Wuhan | China | 1,012 km (629 mi) | about 15 h 26 min |
| Yantai to Xi’an | China | 1,182 km (734 mi) | about 18 h 1 min |
| Yantai to Hangzhou | China | 807 km (502 mi) | about 12 h 19 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 Yantai?
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.