Car hire and driving in Sanya
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 SYX means 12 km (7 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 Sanya
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanya to Wuzhishan | China | 59 km (36 mi) | about 54 min |
| Sanya to Wanning | China | 110 km (69 mi) | about 1 h 41 min |
| Sanya to Basuo | China | 130 km (81 mi) | about 1 h 59 min |
| Sanya to Nada | China | 141 km (88 mi) | about 2 h 9 min |
| Sanya to Qionghai | China | 149 km (93 mi) | about 2 h 16 min |
| Sanya to Wenchang | China | 198 km (123 mi) | about 3 h 1 min |
| Sanya to Xiuying | China | 211 km (131 mi) | about 3 h 13 min |
| Sanya to Haikou | China | 217 km (135 mi) | about 3 h 18 min |
| Sanya to Zhanjiang | China | 344 km (214 mi) | about 5 h 15 min |
| Sanya to Beihai | China | 361 km (225 mi) | about 5 h 31 min |
| Sanya to Wuchuan | China | 380 km (236 mi) | about 5 h 47 min |
| Sanya to Hepu | China | 380 km (236 mi) | about 5 h 48 min |
| Sanya to Chongqing | China | 1,292 km (803 mi) | about 19 h 42 min |
| Sanya to Chengdu | China | 1,485 km (923 mi) | about 22 h 39 min |
| Sanya to Guangzhou | China | 666 km (414 mi) | about 10 h 9 min |
| Sanya to Shenzhen | China | 673 km (418 mi) | about 10 h 16 min |
| Sanya to Wuhan | China | 1,453 km (903 mi) | about 22 h 9 min |
| Sanya to Hangzhou | China | 1,718 km (1,067 mi) | about 26 h 12 min |
| Sanya to Dongguan | China | 689 km (428 mi) | about 10 h 31 min |
| Sanya to Hefei | China | 1,702 km (1,058 mi) | about 25 h 58 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 Sanya?
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.