Car hire and driving in Changsha
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 ZUH means 82 km (51 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 Changsha
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changsha to Encheng | China | 45 km (28 mi) | about 41 min |
| Changsha to Jiangmen | China | 47 km (29 mi) | about 43 min |
| Changsha to Shaping | China | 52 km (32 mi) | about 47 min |
| Changsha to Jing’an | China | 65 km (41 mi) | about 1 h |
| Changsha to Nantou | China | 73 km (45 mi) | about 1 h 7 min |
| Changsha to Zhongshan | China | 73 km (45 mi) | about 1 h 7 min |
| Changsha to Daliang | China | 77 km (48 mi) | about 1 h 11 min |
| Changsha to Zhaoqing | China | 78 km (48 mi) | about 1 h 11 min |
| Changsha to Tanzhou | China | 82 km (51 mi) | about 1 h 15 min |
| Changsha to Foshan | China | 85 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 18 min |
| Changsha to Sanshui | China | 89 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 21 min |
| Changsha to Yunfu | China | 90 km (56 mi) | about 1 h 22 min |
| Changsha to Shanghai | China | 1,312 km (815 mi) | about 20 h 1 min |
| Changsha to Chongqing | China | 1,006 km (625 mi) | about 15 h 20 min |
| Changsha to Chengdu | China | 1,258 km (781 mi) | about 19 h 11 min |
| Changsha to Guangzhou | China | 100 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 32 min |
| Changsha to Shenzhen | China | 143 km (89 mi) | about 2 h 11 min |
| Changsha to Wuhan | China | 925 km (575 mi) | about 14 h 7 min |
| Changsha to Xi’an | China | 1,371 km (852 mi) | about 20 h 54 min |
| Changsha to Hangzhou | China | 1,152 km (716 mi) | about 17 h 34 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 Changsha?
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.