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Sanmenxia · China

Car hire and driving in Sanmenxia

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 YCU means 40 km (25 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 Sanmenxia

Car rental from Sanmenxia: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Sanmenxia to YunchengChina33 km (20 mi)about 30 min
Sanmenxia to YimaChina63 km (39 mi)about 58 min
Sanmenxia to ChangzhiChina69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Sanmenxia to YongjiChina69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Sanmenxia to HanchengChina103 km (64 mi)about 1 h 34 min
Sanmenxia to HuayinChina106 km (66 mi)about 1 h 37 min
Sanmenxia to LuoyangChina114 km (71 mi)about 1 h 45 min
Sanmenxia to JiyuanChina132 km (82 mi)about 2 h 1 min
Sanmenxia to LinfenChina148 km (92 mi)about 2 h 16 min
Sanmenxia to ShangluoChina154 km (96 mi)about 2 h 21 min
Sanmenxia to WeinanChina157 km (98 mi)about 2 h 24 min
Sanmenxia to JinchengChina169 km (105 mi)about 2 h 35 min
Sanmenxia to ShanghaiChina1,035 km (643 mi)about 15 h 47 min
Sanmenxia to ChongqingChina726 km (451 mi)about 11 h 4 min
Sanmenxia to ChengduChina808 km (502 mi)about 12 h 19 min
Sanmenxia to BeijingChina732 km (455 mi)about 11 h 10 min
Sanmenxia to GuangzhouChina1,312 km (815 mi)about 20 h 1 min
Sanmenxia to ShenzhenChina1,389 km (863 mi)about 21 h 11 min
Sanmenxia to TianjinChina719 km (447 mi)about 10 h 58 min
Sanmenxia to WuhanChina548 km (341 mi)about 8 h 22 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 Sanmenxia?

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.