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Sanming · China

Car hire and driving in Sanming

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 SQJ means 29 km (18 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 Sanming

Car rental from Sanming: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Sanming to NanpingChina71 km (44 mi)about 1 h 5 min
Sanming to ShaowuChina122 km (76 mi)about 1 h 52 min
Sanming to LongyanChina144 km (89 mi)about 2 h 12 min
Sanming to PutianChina166 km (103 mi)about 2 h 32 min
Sanming to FuzhouChina170 km (105 mi)about 2 h 35 min
Sanming to WuyishanChina173 km (107 mi)about 2 h 38 min
Sanming to JianchangChina175 km (109 mi)about 2 h 40 min
Sanming to QuanzhouChina177 km (110 mi)about 2 h 42 min
Sanming to JinjiangChina186 km (115 mi)about 2 h 50 min
Sanming to ZhangzhouChina193 km (120 mi)about 2 h 57 min
Sanming to NingdeChina195 km (121 mi)about 2 h 58 min
Sanming to XiamenChina202 km (126 mi)about 3 h 5 min
Sanming to ShanghaiChina668 km (415 mi)about 10 h 11 min
Sanming to ChongqingChina1,147 km (713 mi)about 17 h 29 min
Sanming to ChengduChina1,412 km (877 mi)about 21 h 32 min
Sanming to BeijingChina1,523 km (946 mi)about 23 h 14 min
Sanming to GuangzhouChina562 km (349 mi)about 8 h 34 min
Sanming to ShenzhenChina547 km (340 mi)about 8 h 20 min
Sanming to TianjinChina1,434 km (891 mi)about 21 h 52 min
Sanming to WuhanChina583 km (362 mi)about 8 h 53 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 Sanming?

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.