Foshan is in the south-central part of Guangdong Province, in the inland portion of the Pear River Delta. Situated where East Asia and Southeast Asia converge, Foshan is about 20 kilometers (12 miles) away from Guangzhou - about one hour's drive. And it's only about a two-hour drive to Hong Kong or Macau. Advantageous location and convenient transportation complement the development of Foshan's various industries, especially the tourist trade.

Because of the short distance from Foshan to Guangzhou, people usually get in and out of Foshan by air through Guangzhou New Baiyun International Airport. No passenger services are available in Foshan Airport at present, but airport express bus lines make it easy for visitors to Foshan to get to and from the Guangzhou airport. There are also two railway stations operating passenger services, the Foshan Railway Station and the Sanshui Railway Station. The Foshan Railway Station has several trains a day running to big and medium cities nationwide. Long-distance bus lines and city-bus lines are well developed. In addition, Foshan has 226 ports and docks. Three of them provide passenger transport service. In the near future, Foshan will also have subway trains joining the network between Foshan and Guangzhou.