Car hire and driving in Yixing
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 WUX means 60 km (37 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 Yixing
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yixing to Changzhou | China | 48 km (30 mi) | about 44 min |
| Yixing to Wuxi | China | 50 km (31 mi) | about 46 min |
| Yixing to Huzhou | China | 60 km (38 mi) | about 55 min |
| Yixing to Taozhou | China | 64 km (40 mi) | about 58 min |
| Yixing to Suzhou | China | 74 km (46 mi) | about 1 h 8 min |
| Yixing to Jiangyin | China | 74 km (46 mi) | about 1 h 8 min |
| Yixing to Zhangjiagang | China | 88 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 21 min |
| Yixing to Changshu | China | 93 km (58 mi) | about 1 h 25 min |
| Yixing to Zhenjiang | China | 101 km (63 mi) | about 1 h 32 min |
| Yixing to Kunshan | China | 108 km (67 mi) | about 1 h 39 min |
| Yixing to Chóngfú | China | 109 km (68 mi) | about 1 h 40 min |
| Yixing to Xuancheng | China | 111 km (69 mi) | about 1 h 42 min |
| Yixing to Shanghai | China | 156 km (97 mi) | about 2 h 23 min |
| Yixing to Chongqing | China | 1,286 km (799 mi) | about 19 h 37 min |
| Yixing to Chengdu | China | 1,502 km (933 mi) | about 22 h 54 min |
| Yixing to Beijing | China | 999 km (621 mi) | about 15 h 14 min |
| Yixing to Guangzhou | China | 1,123 km (698 mi) | about 17 h 7 min |
| Yixing to Shenzhen | China | 1,133 km (704 mi) | about 17 h 17 min |
| Yixing to Tianjin | China | 898 km (558 mi) | about 13 h 42 min |
| Yixing to Wuhan | China | 536 km (333 mi) | about 8 h 11 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 Yixing?
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.