Car hire and driving in Wuxi
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 WUX means 16 km (10 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 Wuxi
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wuxi to Jiangyin | China | 38 km (24 mi) | about 35 min |
| Wuxi to Changzhou | China | 39 km (24 mi) | about 36 min |
| Wuxi to Zhangjiagang | China | 41 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Wuxi to Suzhou | China | 41 km (26 mi) | about 38 min |
| Wuxi to Changshu | China | 44 km (27 mi) | about 40 min |
| Wuxi to Yixing | China | 50 km (31 mi) | about 46 min |
| Wuxi to Kunshan | China | 67 km (41 mi) | about 1 h 1 min |
| Wuxi to Nantong | China | 76 km (47 mi) | about 1 h 9 min |
| Wuxi to Taicang | China | 78 km (48 mi) | about 1 h 11 min |
| Wuxi to Huzhou | China | 80 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 13 min |
| Wuxi to Qingpu | China | 91 km (57 mi) | about 1 h 23 min |
| Wuxi to Xiayang | China | 91 km (57 mi) | about 1 h 24 min |
| Wuxi to Shanghai | China | 118 km (73 mi) | about 1 h 48 min |
| Wuxi to Chongqing | China | 1,333 km (828 mi) | about 20 h 19 min |
| Wuxi to Chengdu | China | 1,546 km (961 mi) | about 23 h 35 min |
| Wuxi to Beijing | China | 991 km (616 mi) | about 15 h 7 min |
| Wuxi to Guangzhou | China | 1,168 km (726 mi) | about 17 h 49 min |
| Wuxi to Shenzhen | China | 1,177 km (731 mi) | about 17 h 57 min |
| Wuxi to Tianjin | China | 888 km (552 mi) | about 13 h 33 min |
| Wuxi to Wuhan | China | 584 km (363 mi) | about 8 h 54 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 Wuxi?
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.