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Foshan · China

Car hire and driving in Foshan

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 CAN means 44 km (27 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 Foshan

Car rental from Foshan: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Foshan to SanshuiChina28 km (18 mi)about 26 min
Foshan to DashaChina33 km (21 mi)about 30 min
Foshan to ShapingChina34 km (21 mi)about 31 min
Foshan to NantouChina38 km (23 mi)about 35 min
Foshan to JiangmenChina50 km (31 mi)about 45 min
Foshan to HumenChina60 km (37 mi)about 55 min
Foshan to ZhongshanChina61 km (38 mi)about 56 min
Foshan to DongguanChina63 km (39 mi)about 58 min
Foshan to ShijieChina68 km (42 mi)about 1 h 2 min
Foshan to ZhaoqingChina69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Foshan to ShilongChina74 km (46 mi)about 1 h 8 min
Foshan to GongheyongChina74 km (46 mi)about 1 h 8 min
Foshan to ShanghaiChina1,228 km (763 mi)about 18 h 43 min
Foshan to ChongqingChina978 km (608 mi)about 14 h 55 min
Foshan to ChengduChina1,236 km (768 mi)about 18 h 51 min
Foshan to ShenzhenChina110 km (68 mi)about 1 h 41 min
Foshan to WuhanChina848 km (527 mi)about 12 h 56 min
Foshan to Xi’anChina1,314 km (817 mi)about 20 h 2 min
Foshan to HangzhouChina1,068 km (663 mi)about 16 h 17 min
Foshan to HefeiChina1,064 km (661 mi)about 16 h 14 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 Foshan?

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.