Car hire and driving in Sanshui
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 CAN means 49 km (30 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 Sanshui
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanshui to Foshan | China | 28 km (18 mi) | about 26 min |
| Sanshui to Guangzhou | China | 37 km (23 mi) | about 34 min |
| Sanshui to Shaping | China | 43 km (27 mi) | about 40 min |
| Sanshui to Zhaoqing | China | 46 km (28 mi) | about 42 min |
| Sanshui to Daliang | China | 51 km (31 mi) | about 46 min |
| Sanshui to Shiqiao | China | 53 km (33 mi) | about 49 min |
| Sanshui to Dasha | China | 56 km (35 mi) | about 52 min |
| Sanshui to Qingyuan | China | 62 km (39 mi) | about 57 min |
| Sanshui to Nantou | China | 63 km (39 mi) | about 58 min |
| Sanshui to Jiangmen | China | 67 km (41 mi) | about 1 h 1 min |
| Sanshui to Zhongshan | China | 86 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 19 min |
| Sanshui to Humen | China | 88 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 21 min |
| Sanshui to Shanghai | China | 1,233 km (766 mi) | about 18 h 48 min |
| Sanshui to Chongqing | China | 951 km (591 mi) | about 14 h 30 min |
| Sanshui to Chengdu | China | 1,209 km (751 mi) | about 18 h 26 min |
| Sanshui to Shenzhen | China | 138 km (86 mi) | about 2 h 7 min |
| Sanshui to Wuhan | China | 837 km (520 mi) | about 12 h 46 min |
| Sanshui to Xi’an | China | 1,293 km (804 mi) | about 19 h 43 min |
| Sanshui to Hangzhou | China | 1,072 km (666 mi) | about 16 h 21 min |
| Sanshui to Dongguan | China | 89 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 21 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Sanshui?
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.