Car hire and driving in Lishui
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 YIW means 99 km (62 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 Lishui
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lishui to Guli | China | 48 km (30 mi) | about 44 min |
| Lishui to Jinhua | China | 76 km (47 mi) | about 1 h 10 min |
| Lishui to Wenzhou | China | 90 km (56 mi) | about 1 h 22 min |
| Lishui to Dongyang | China | 95 km (59 mi) | about 1 h 27 min |
| Lishui to Yiwu | China | 96 km (60 mi) | about 1 h 28 min |
| Lishui to Rui’an | China | 106 km (66 mi) | about 1 h 37 min |
| Lishui to Puyang | China | 111 km (69 mi) | about 1 h 41 min |
| Lishui to Quzhou | China | 116 km (72 mi) | about 1 h 46 min |
| Lishui to Fuding | China | 129 km (80 mi) | about 1 h 58 min |
| Lishui to Zhuji | China | 144 km (89 mi) | about 2 h 11 min |
| Lishui to Taizhou | China | 150 km (93 mi) | about 2 h 18 min |
| Lishui to Fu’an | China | 154 km (96 mi) | about 2 h 21 min |
| Lishui to Shanghai | China | 341 km (212 mi) | about 5 h 12 min |
| Lishui to Chongqing | China | 1,303 km (810 mi) | about 19 h 53 min |
| Lishui to Chengdu | China | 1,551 km (963 mi) | about 23 h 39 min |
| Lishui to Beijing | China | 1,313 km (816 mi) | about 20 h 1 min |
| Lishui to Guangzhou | China | 893 km (555 mi) | about 13 h 37 min |
| Lishui to Shenzhen | China | 881 km (547 mi) | about 13 h 26 min |
| Lishui to Tianjin | China | 1,214 km (754 mi) | about 18 h 31 min |
| Lishui to Wuhan | China | 595 km (370 mi) | about 9 h 4 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 Lishui?
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.