There are 6 ways to get from Chengdu to Sanya by plane, train, bus, car, car ferry, or subway
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Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
best- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX)plane CTU - SYX
4h 33m¥1,721–6,024Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Chengdu East to Kunmingbus
- Take the bus from Kunming to Haikoubus
- Take the bus from Haikou East to Sanyabus
41h 7m¥553–1,044Train, bus
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Guilin Northtrain Xi'an North
- Take the bus from Guilin North to Sanyabus
23h 6m¥703–874Train
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Maomingtrain Chengdu East
- Take the train from Maoming to Sanya Stationtrain Beijing West
26h 3m¥635–1,568Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Chengdu to Hai'an Portcar
- Take the car ferry from Hai'an Port to Haikou Portcarferry
- Drive from Haikou Port to Sanyacar
21h 25m¥1,621–2,330Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly
- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX)plane TFU - SYX
5h 40m¥877–2,834
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chengdu to Sanya is to train and bus which costs ¥700 - ¥900 and takes 23h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Chengdu to Sanya is to fly which takes 4h 33m and costs ¥1700 - ¥6000.
No, there is no direct bus from Chengdu to Sanya. However, there are services departing from Chengdu East and arriving at Sanya via Kunming, Xiuying Port and Haikou East. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Chengdu to Sanya station. However, there are services departing from Tianfu Square and arriving at Sanya Station via Chengdu East and Maoming. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 3m.
The distance between Chengdu and Sanya is 1516 km.
The best way to get from Chengdu to Sanya without a car is to train and bus which takes 23h 6m and costs ¥700 - ¥900.
It takes approximately 4h 33m to get from Chengdu to Sanya, including transfers.
Chengdu to Sanya bus services, operated by China Bus Guide, depart from Chengdu East station.
Chengdu to Sanya train services, operated by China Railways D-Class, depart from Chengdu East station.
The best way to get from Chengdu to Sanya is to fly which takes 4h 33m and costs ¥1700 - ¥6000. Alternatively, you can train, which costs ¥600 - ¥1600 and takes 26h 3m, you could also bus, which costs ¥550 - ¥1100 and takes 41h 7m.
What companies run services between Chengdu, China and Sanya, China?
Sichuan Airlines, Air China, and five other airlines fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Tianfu Square to Xinfeng Street via East station, Chengdu East, Maoming, Sanya Station, and Sanya Station in around 26h 3m.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–6,000
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–6,000
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Guiyang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–6,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,300
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–7,000
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–5,500
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–4,300
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–7,000
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–5,500
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,700
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,300
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–4,600
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
- Website
- 9air.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,800
Train from Chengdu East to Guilin North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥460–510
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥750–850
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,100–1,600
Train from Chengdu East to Maoming
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,400
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥550–800
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥950–1,400
Train from Maoming to Sanya Station
- Hard Seat
- ¥80–120
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥154–157
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥230–330
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport North
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- [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
Bus from Chengdu East to Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥210–300
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥210–300
Bus from Kunming to Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥290–564
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥290–400
Bus from Haikou East to Sanya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥50–140
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥95–140
Car ferry from Hai'an Port to Haikou Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥42
- Schedules at
- https://www.tropicalhainan.com/a-complete-guide-to-haikou-ferry-routes-ticket-prices-and-charges/
- Adult passenger
- ¥42
- Car
- ¥415
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More Questions & Answers
Chengdu to Sanya bus services, operated by China Bus Guide, arrive at Kunming station.
Chengdu to Sanya train services, operated by China Railways D-Class, arrive at Maoming station.
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