Car hire and driving in Suzhou
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 BFY means 53 km (33 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 Suzhou
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suzhou to Huaibei | China | 41 km (26 mi) | about 38 min |
| Suzhou to Tongshan | China | 63 km (39 mi) | about 57 min |
| Suzhou to Xuzhou | China | 69 km (43 mi) | about 1 h 3 min |
| Suzhou to Yunlong | China | 73 km (45 mi) | about 1 h 7 min |
| Suzhou to Bengbu | China | 85 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 18 min |
| Suzhou to Suicheng | China | 93 km (58 mi) | about 1 h 25 min |
| Suzhou to Jiawang | China | 98 km (61 mi) | about 1 h 30 min |
| Suzhou to Huainan | China | 112 km (70 mi) | about 1 h 43 min |
| Suzhou to Bozhou | China | 115 km (71 mi) | about 1 h 45 min |
| Suzhou to Pizhou | China | 117 km (73 mi) | about 1 h 47 min |
| Suzhou to Peicheng | China | 122 km (76 mi) | about 1 h 52 min |
| Suzhou to Fengcheng | China | 124 km (77 mi) | about 1 h 54 min |
| Suzhou to Shanghai | China | 499 km (310 mi) | about 7 h 36 min |
| Suzhou to Chongqing | China | 1,085 km (674 mi) | about 16 h 33 min |
| Suzhou to Chengdu | China | 1,259 km (782 mi) | about 19 h 12 min |
| Suzhou to Beijing | China | 699 km (435 mi) | about 10 h 40 min |
| Suzhou to Guangzhou | China | 1,225 km (761 mi) | about 18 h 41 min |
| Suzhou to Shenzhen | China | 1,266 km (786 mi) | about 19 h 18 min |
| Suzhou to Tianjin | China | 613 km (381 mi) | about 9 h 20 min |
| Suzhou to Wuhan | China | 425 km (264 mi) | about 6 h 29 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 Suzhou?
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.