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Dongguan · China

Car hire and driving in Dongguan

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 SZX means 42 km (26 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 Dongguan

Car rental from Dongguan: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Dongguan to GongheyongChina29 km (18 mi)about 27 min
Dongguan to TantouChina31 km (19 mi)about 28 min
Dongguan to ShajingChina31 km (19 mi)about 28 min
Dongguan to LichengChina32 km (20 mi)about 29 min
Dongguan to DashaChina33 km (21 mi)about 30 min
Dongguan to ShiqiaoChina41 km (25 mi)about 37 min
Dongguan to Bao'an CentreChina52 km (32 mi)about 47 min
Dongguan to GuangzhouChina52 km (32 mi)about 48 min
Dongguan to Bao'anChina54 km (33 mi)about 49 min
Dongguan to DaliangChina55 km (34 mi)about 50 min
Dongguan to LuoyangChina56 km (35 mi)about 51 min
Dongguan to NantouChina57 km (36 mi)about 52 min
Dongguan to ShanghaiChina1,188 km (738 mi)about 18 h 7 min
Dongguan to ChongqingChina1,021 km (634 mi)about 15 h 34 min
Dongguan to ChengduChina1,282 km (797 mi)about 19 h 33 min
Dongguan to ShenzhenChina62 km (38 mi)about 57 min
Dongguan to WuhanChina843 km (524 mi)about 12 h 51 min
Dongguan to Xi’anChina1,335 km (829 mi)about 20 h 21 min
Dongguan to HangzhouChina1,029 km (640 mi)about 15 h 42 min
Dongguan to HefeiChina1,043 km (648 mi)about 15 h 55 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 Dongguan?

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.