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¥1,123–3,423Bus, 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¥1,711–2,313Ferry, car ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the car ferry 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¥2,609–4,612Train 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¥1,391–3,664Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Haikou Airport, train
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Haikou Airport (HAK)plane PUS - HAK
- Take the train from Meilan to Sanya Stationtrain
11h¥1,200–3,242Ferry, car ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the car ferry 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¥2,024–4,234
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 bus and ferry and train which costs ¥1700 - ¥2400 and takes 2 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Sanya is to train and fly which takes 10h 4m and costs ¥1300 - ¥3700.
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 12:09 PM in Busan and 11:09 AM in Sanya.
There are 193+ 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) 4 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
- ¥1,200–3,500
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Haikou Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,700
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Haikou Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,800
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,600
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,400
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Haikou Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,100
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,600
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,400
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Haikou Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,100
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–4,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,600
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,800
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,400
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Haikou Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,100
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 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥75–205
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥75–110
- First Class
- ¥100–150
- Economy Class
- ¥205
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥85–190
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥85–190
- First Class
- ¥130–180
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥41–42
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ¥41–42
Train from Meilan to Sanya Station
- Adult - second class
- ¥90–130
Train from Haikou Station to Sanya Station
- Adult - second class
- ¥100–150
Train from Shanghai South to Haikou Station
- Hard Seat
- ¥220–310
- Hard sleeper
- ¥400–550
- Soft sleeper
- ¥650–850
Train from Haikou Station to Sanya Station
- Hard Seat
- ¥60–85
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥90–110
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥160–240
- 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
- ¥120–210
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- klook.com
- Excellent
- ¥180–210
- Economy
- ¥120–160
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
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Guilin North to Sanya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥240–358
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥240–340
- 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
- ¥695–863
- Schedules at
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
- Deluxe
- ¥863
- Business
- ¥695
- Phone
- +82 1577 9996
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥863–2,397
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ¥2,397
- Ocean View Cabin
- ¥1,199
- Inside Cabin
- ¥959
- Family
- ¥863
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥863–2,397
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ¥2,397
- Ocean View Cabin
- ¥1,199
- Inside Cabin
- ¥959
- Family
- ¥863
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥856–1,069
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥856
- 1st Class
- ¥1,069
- Special Class
- ¥1,711
- VIP
- ¥4,276
Car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥856–1,069
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥856
- 1st Class
- ¥1,069
- Special Class
- ¥1,711
- VIP
- ¥4,276
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