There are 8 ways to get from Dali to Sanya by taxi, plane, train, bus, 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.
Taxi to Baoshan, fly
best- Take the taxi from Dali to Baoshan (BSD)taxi
- Fly from Baoshan (BSD) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX)plane BSD - SYX
8h 35m¥1,235–4,493Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Dali to Kunmingtrain
- Take the bus from Kunming to Haikoubus
- Take the bus from Maritime Bureau to Haikou Meilan Airportbus 41
- Take the train from Meilan to Sanya Stationtrain
26h 52m¥495–955Train
- Take the train from Dali to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Guangzhou Train Stationtrain
- Take the train from Guangzhou to Sanya Stationtrain
28h 51m¥790–1,118Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dali to Hai'an Portcar
- Take the carferry from Hai'an Port to Haikou Portcarferry
- Drive from Haikou Port to Sanyacar
19h 41m¥1,514–2,176Fly from Dali Huangcaoba
- Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX)plane DLU - SYX
6h 48m¥2,030–4,830Train to Kunming Changshui International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dali to Kunmingtrain
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX)plane KMG - SYX
6h 26m¥650–3,262Taxi to Luxi, fly
- Take the taxi from Dali to Luxi (LUM)taxi
- Fly from Luxi (LUM) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX)plane LUM - SYX
8h 28m¥1,277–4,179Bus to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX)plane LJG - SYX
11h 29m¥1,077–4,872
Baoshan (BSD) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dali to Sanya is to train and bus which costs ¥490 - ¥1000 and takes 26h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Dali to Sanya is to train and fly which takes 6h 26m and costs ¥650 - ¥3300.
No, there is no direct train from Dali to Sanya. However, there are services departing from Dali and arriving at Yuejin Street via Kunming South, Guangzhou and Sanya station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 51m.
The distance between Dali and Sanya is 1501 km.
The best way to get from Dali to Sanya without a car is to train and bus which takes 26h 52m and costs ¥490 - ¥1000.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Dali to Sanya, including transfers.
Dali to Sanya train services, operated by China Railways D-Class, depart from Dali station.
The best way to get from Dali to Sanya is to train which takes 28h 51m and costs ¥750 - ¥1200. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥2000 - ¥4900 and takes 6h 48m.
Dali to Sanya train services, operated by China Railways D-Class, arrive at Kunming South station.
There are 200+ hotels available in Sanya.
What companies run services between Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China and Sanya, China?
You can take a train from Dali to Yuejin Street via Kunming South, Guangzhou, Sanya Station, and Sanya station in around 28h 51m. Alternatively, Sichuan Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) every 4 hours.
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Baoshan to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,200
Flights from Baoshan to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,100
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–4,800
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–4,900
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–4,800
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,900
Flights from Luxi to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Guiyang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,000
Flights from Luxi to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,200
Flights from Luxi to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,900
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Guilin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–5,500
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Luzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Baoshan to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,500
Flights from Baoshan to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–6,500
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,500
Flights from Luxi to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,600
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Baoshan to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,500
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–6,000
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Guiyang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–5,500
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,400
Flights from Luxi to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,500
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–5,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–4,800
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–5,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Baoshan to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–5,500
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–3,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–5,500
- Website
- cgzair.com
Flights from Luxi to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Guiyang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,500
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–4,700
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Zunyi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–6,500
- Website
- okair.net
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Nanning
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,600
Train from Dali to Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥100–220
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥150–220
Train from Dali to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥110–250
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–250
Train from Dali to Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥100–220
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥150–220
Train from Meilan to Sanya Station
- Adult - second class
- ¥90–130
Train from Kunming South to Guangzhou Train Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥570–630
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥950–1,050
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,300–2,000
Train from Guangzhou to Sanya Station
- Hard Seat
- ¥100–160
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥210–240
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥310–450
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Kunming to Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥290–564
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥290–400
Bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥69–110
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥75–110
Bus from Maritime Bureau to Haikou Meilan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥6
- Schedules at
- mlairport.com
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
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Estimated price
- ¥320–700
Dali Taxi
- Phone
- +86 872 212 8951
Dali Taxi
- Phone
- +86 872 212 8951
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