There are 6 ways to get from Almaty to Sanya by plane, bus, train, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX)plane ALA - SYX
11h 56m¥2,008–3,791Bus, train #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Zhengzhoutrain
- Take the train from Zhengzhou Station to Sanya Stationtrain
3d 13h¥602–1,706Bus, train
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Lanzhoutrain
- Take the train from Lanzhou West Station to Wuhantrain
- Take the bus from Wuhan to Sanyabus
3d¥1,348–2,262Bus, train via Zhaoxing
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi Station to Turpantrain
- Take the train from Turfan to Mianyangtrain
- Take the train from Mianyang to Congjiangtrain
- Take the train from Congjiang to Guilin Northtrain
- Take the bus from Guilin North to Sanyabus
3d 9h¥971–2,347Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Almaty to Hai'an Portcar
- Take the carferry from Hai'an Port to Haikou Portcarferry
- Drive from Haikou Port to Sanyacar
2d 8h¥4,633–6,682Fly to Haikou Airport, train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Haikou Airport (HAK)plane ALA - HAK
- Take the train from Meilan to Sanya Stationtrain
12h 23m¥1,505–4,457
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Sanya is to bus and train which costs ¥600 - ¥1800 and takes 3 days 13h.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Sanya is to fly which takes 11h 56m and costs ¥2000 - ¥3800.
The distance between Almaty and Sanya is 4157 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Sanya without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 0h and costs ¥1300 - ¥2300.
It takes approximately 11h 56m to get from Almaty to Sanya, including transfers.
Sanya is 3h ahead of Almaty. It is currently 11:02 PM in Almaty and 2:02 AM in Sanya.
There are 198+ hotels available in Sanya.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Sanya, China?
Air Astana, China Southern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) 5 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,900
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,900
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,900
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Haikou Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Haikou Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Haikou Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,400
Train from Ürümqi to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥170–260
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥380–450
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥500–800
Train from Ürümqi to Zhengzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥260–370
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥550–700
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥800–1,200
Train from Zhengzhou Station to Sanya Station
- Hard Seat
- ¥220–320
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥480–600
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥650–950
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥120–410
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥120–410
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥120–410
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Car ferry from Hai'an Port to Haikou Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥42
- Schedules at
- Tropical Hainan
- Adult passenger
- ¥42
- Car
- ¥415
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