There are 6 ways to get from Busan to Sanya by plane, bus, ferry, train, or car ferry
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Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX)plane PUS - SYX
10h 38m¥1,623–3,223Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Haikou Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Haikou Airport (HAK)plane PUS - HAK
- Take the train from Meilan to Sanya Stationtrain
11h¥1,200–3,442Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Busan Central Bus Terminal to Seoul Express Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Seoul Central City Bus Terminal to Dangjin Bus Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Portferry
- Take the train from Rizhao West to Hankoutrain
- Take the bus from Wuhan to Sanyabus
2d 9h¥1,762–2,315Ferry, car ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the carferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Guilin Northtrain
- Take the bus from Guilin North to Sanyabus
3d 20h¥2,620–4,645Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX)plane TAE - SYX
10h 4m¥1,392–3,949Ferry, car ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the carferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the train from Shanghai South to Haikou Stationtrain
- Take the train from Haikou Station to Sanya Stationtrain
4d 11h¥2,037–4,269
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Sanya is to fly which costs ¥1600 - ¥3300 and takes 10h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Sanya is to train and fly which takes 10h 4m and costs ¥1300 - ¥4000.
The distance between Busan and Sanya is 2719 km.
The best way to get from Busan to Sanya without a car is to ferry and car ferry and train and bus which takes 3 days 20h and costs ¥2600 - ¥4700.
It takes approximately 10h 38m to get from Busan to Sanya, including transfers.
Sanya is 1h behind Busan. It is currently 9:35 PM in Busan and 8:35 PM in Sanya.
There are 200+ hotels available in Sanya.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Sanya, China?
Air China, Shanghai Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,400
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Haikou Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Haikou Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,700
Train from Rizhao West to Hankou
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥480–530
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥800–900
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,100–1,700
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Guilin North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥650–750
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,100–1,250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,600–2,400
- Phone
- +82 1644 9030
- Website
- kobus.co.kr
Bus from Busan Central Bus Terminal to Seoul Express Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥130–220
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- klook.com
- Excellent
- ¥190–220
- Economy
- ¥130–160
Bus from Seoul Central City Bus Terminal to Dangjin Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥30–55
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- ¥45–55
- Economy
- ¥30–40
- Phone
- +82 31 686 7258
- Website
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
Ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Port
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥705–875
- Schedules at
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
- Deluxe
- ¥875
- Business
- ¥705
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