Car hire and driving in Shaoxing
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 HGH means 30 km (19 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 Shaoxing
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaoxing to Shangyu | China | 28 km (18 mi) | about 26 min |
| Shaoxing to Lianghu | China | 31 km (19 mi) | about 28 min |
| Shaoxing to Zhuji | China | 45 km (28 mi) | about 41 min |
| Shaoxing to Hangzhou | China | 52 km (32 mi) | about 47 min |
| Shaoxing to Yuyao | China | 55 km (34 mi) | about 51 min |
| Shaoxing to Chóngfú | China | 60 km (38 mi) | about 55 min |
| Shaoxing to Cixi | China | 67 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 1 min |
| Shaoxing to Jiaxing | China | 85 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 18 min |
| Shaoxing to Dongyang | China | 89 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 21 min |
| Shaoxing to Puyang | China | 90 km (56 mi) | about 1 h 22 min |
| Shaoxing to Yiwu | China | 91 km (56 mi) | about 1 h 23 min |
| Shaoxing to Ningbo | China | 95 km (59 mi) | about 1 h 27 min |
| Shaoxing to Shanghai | China | 160 km (99 mi) | about 2 h 26 min |
| Shaoxing to Chongqing | China | 1,353 km (841 mi) | about 20 h 38 min |
| Shaoxing to Chengdu | China | 1,585 km (985 mi) | about 24 h 10 min |
| Shaoxing to Beijing | China | 1,165 km (724 mi) | about 17 h 46 min |
| Shaoxing to Guangzhou | China | 1,057 km (657 mi) | about 16 h 7 min |
| Shaoxing to Shenzhen | China | 1,052 km (654 mi) | about 16 h 3 min |
| Shaoxing to Tianjin | China | 1,063 km (660 mi) | about 16 h 12 min |
| Shaoxing to Wuhan | China | 609 km (379 mi) | about 9 h 18 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 Shaoxing?
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.