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Zhaotong · China

Car hire and driving in Zhaotong

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 ZAT 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 Zhaotong

Car rental from Zhaotong: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Zhaotong to LiupanshuiChina137 km (85 mi)about 2 h 5 min
Zhaotong to BijieChina155 km (96 mi)about 2 h 22 min
Zhaotong to XichangChina157 km (98 mi)about 2 h 24 min
Zhaotong to XunchangChina160 km (99 mi)about 2 h 26 min
Zhaotong to ShuifuChina161 km (100 mi)about 2 h 28 min
Zhaotong to YibinChina184 km (114 mi)about 2 h 49 min
Zhaotong to XuyongChina194 km (120 mi)about 2 h 57 min
Zhaotong to QujingChina204 km (127 mi)about 3 h 7 min
Zhaotong to LiuzhiChina208 km (129 mi)about 3 h 10 min
Zhaotong to PanzhihuaChina215 km (133 mi)about 3 h 16 min
Zhaotong to GulinChina221 km (138 mi)about 3 h 23 min
Zhaotong to LuzhouChina242 km (151 mi)about 3 h 42 min
Zhaotong to ShanghaiChina1,773 km (1,101 mi)about 27 h 2 min
Zhaotong to ChongqingChina373 km (232 mi)about 5 h 42 min
Zhaotong to ChengduChina374 km (232 mi)about 5 h 42 min
Zhaotong to GuangzhouChina1,066 km (663 mi)about 16 h 16 min
Zhaotong to ShenzhenChina1,170 km (727 mi)about 17 h 51 min
Zhaotong to WuhanChina1,088 km (676 mi)about 16 h 36 min
Zhaotong to Xi’anChina918 km (571 mi)about 14 h
Zhaotong to HangzhouChina1,635 km (1,016 mi)about 24 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 Zhaotong?

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.