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Yushu · China

Car hire and driving in Yushu

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 YUS means 19 km (12 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 Yushu

Car rental from Yushu: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Yushu to NyingchiChina450 km (280 mi)about 6 h 52 min
Yushu to TongrenChina538 km (334 mi)about 8 h 13 min
Yushu to KangdingChina575 km (358 mi)about 8 h 47 min
Yushu to XiningChina592 km (368 mi)about 9 h 1 min
Yushu to QiaotouChina610 km (379 mi)about 9 h 18 min
Yushu to NianboChina627 km (390 mi)about 9 h 34 min
Yushu to Shangri-LaChina631 km (392 mi)about 9 h 37 min
Yushu to Linxia ChengguanzhenChina638 km (397 mi)about 9 h 44 min
Yushu to LhokaChina650 km (404 mi)about 9 h 55 min
Yushu to Ya'anChina659 km (410 mi)about 10 h 3 min
Yushu to LhasaChina674 km (418 mi)about 10 h 16 min
Yushu to Chéngguān QūChina679 km (422 mi)about 10 h 21 min
Yushu to ChongqingChina984 km (612 mi)about 15 h 1 min
Yushu to ChengduChina715 km (444 mi)about 10 h 54 min
Yushu to WuhanChina1,651 km (1,026 mi)about 25 h 11 min
Yushu to Xi’anChina1,112 km (691 mi)about 16 h 57 min
Yushu to WuzhongChina999 km (621 mi)about 15 h 14 min
Yushu to ZhengzhouChina1,547 km (961 mi)about 23 h 35 min
Yushu to NanningChina1,584 km (984 mi)about 24 h 10 min
Yushu to KunmingChina1,045 km (649 mi)about 15 h 56 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 Yushu?

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.