There are 4 ways to get from Chiang Mai to Hainan by plane, train, or bus
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 Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX)plane CNX - SYX
5h 36m¥1,313–3,233Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Luang Prabangbus
- Take the train from Luang Prabang station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the bus from Kunming to Haikoubus
2d 1h¥761–2,432Train, bus
- Take the train from Chiang Mai to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminaltrain
- Take the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Khamsavath Stationtrain
- Take the train from Vientiane station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Nanningtrain
- Take the bus from Nanning to Haikou Xiuying Port Bus Terminalbus
47h 8m¥894–2,159Fly to Haikou Airport
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Haikou Airport (HAK)plane CNX - HAK
6h¥1,256–2,825
Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chiang Mai to Hainan is to train and bus which costs ¥850 - ¥2200 and takes 47h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Chiang Mai to Hainan is to fly which takes 5h 36m and costs ¥1300 - ¥3300.
The distance between Chiang Mai and Hainan is 1129 km.
The best way to get from Chiang Mai to Hainan without a car is to train and bus which takes 47h 8m and costs ¥850 - ¥2200.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Chiang Mai to Hainan, including transfers.
Hainan is 1h ahead of Chiang Mai. It is currently 7:46 PM in Chiang Mai and 8:46 PM in Hainan.
There are 143+ hotels available in Hainan.
What companies run services between Chiang Mai, Thailand and Hainan, China?
China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) 3 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,200
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Haikou Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,700
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,800
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Haikou Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,300
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Haikou Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,600
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,800
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Haikou Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–5,000
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Haikou Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–5,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Haikou Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–2,900
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Haikou Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,100
- Phone
- 1690
- [email protected]
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Chiang Mai to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥40–180
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ¥130–180
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ¥45–60
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ¥40–60
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ¥105–120
Train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Khamsavath Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥40–180
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ¥130–180
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ¥45–55
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ¥40–55
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ¥105–115
- Phone
- 021-891888
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Vientiane station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥440–950
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- ¥440–600
- First Class
- ¥550–950
Train from Luang Prabang station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥330–950
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- ¥330–600
- First Class
- ¥460–950
Train from Kunming South to Nanning
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥220–550
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥220–310
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥360–550
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Nanning to Haikou Xiuying Port Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥130–280
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥130–190
Bus from Kunming to Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥290–564
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥290–400
- Phone
- 1490
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcl99web.transport.co.th
Bus from Chiang Mai to Luang Prabang
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥90–850
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
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