There are 7 ways to get from Kathmandu to Sanya by plane, car, bus, train, or taxi
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Fly Tribhuvan International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
best- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX)plane KTM - SYX
10h 36m¥1,554–4,439Drive, bus, train #2
cheapest- Drive from Kathmandu to Zhangmucar
- Take the bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminalbus
- Take the train from Lhasa to Zhengzhoutrain
- Take the train from Zhengzhou Station to Sanya Stationtrain
3d 23h¥1,064–2,198Drive, bus, train via Chengdu
- Drive from Kathmandu to Zhangmucar
- Take the bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Lhasa Bus Station to Chengdubus
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Guilin Northtrain
- Take the bus from Guilin North to Sanyabus
3d 8h¥1,703–2,352Drive, bus, train
- Drive from Dhulikhel to Zhangmucar
- Take the bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminalbus
- Take the train from Lhasa to Guangzhoutrain
- Take the bus from Guangzhou Municipal to Hainan Sanyabus
3d 22h¥1,199–2,330Fly Tribhuvan International Airport to Haikou Airport, train
- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Haikou Airport (HAK)plane KTM - HAK
- Take the train from Meilan to Sanya Stationtrain
11h 58m¥1,784–4,750Taxi to Simara Airport, fly to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
- Take the taxi from Kathmandu to Simara Airport (SIF)taxi
- Fly from Simara Airport (SIF) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX)plane SIF - SYX
13h 39m¥3,293–8,698Drive, bus, train #3
- Drive from Dhulikhel to Zhangmucar
- Take the bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminalbus
- Take the train from Lhasa to Guangzhoutrain
- Take the train from Guangzhou to Sanya Stationtrain
4d 4h¥1,081–2,262
Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kathmandu to Sanya is to drive and bus and train which costs ¥1000 - ¥2200 and takes 3 days 23h.
The fastest way to get from Kathmandu to Sanya is to fly which takes 10h 36m and costs ¥1500 - ¥4500.
The distance between Kathmandu and Sanya is 2701 km.
It takes approximately 10h 36m to get from Kathmandu to Sanya, including transfers.
Sanya is 2h 15m ahead of Kathmandu. It is currently 11:18 PM in Kathmandu and 1:33 AM in Sanya.
There are 193+ hotels available in Sanya.
What companies run services between Kathmandu, Nepal and Sanya, China?
Cathay Pacific, HK Express, and six other airlines fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) 4 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,500
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Haikou Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Simara Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from Simara Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–4,800
Flights from Simara Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
Flights from Simara Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–8,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,600
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Haikou Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,700
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Haikou Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–5,500
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Haikou Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–4,900
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Haikou Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–5,000
- Website
- donghaiair.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Haikou Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,000
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 Lhasa to Guangzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥380–550
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥850–1,100
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥1,200–1,700
Train from Lhasa to Zhengzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥270–390
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥600–750
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥800–1,200
Train from Zhengzhou Station to Sanya Station
- Hard Seat
- ¥220–320
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥480–600
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥650–950
Train from Lhasa to Guangzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥380–550
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥850–1,100
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥1,200–1,700
Train from Guangzhou to Sanya Station
- Hard Seat
- ¥100–160
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥210–240
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥310–450
Train from Meilan to Sanya Station
- Adult - second class
- ¥90–130
- Website
- checi.cn
Bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥170–270
- Schedules at
- checi.cn
Bus from Lhasa Bus Station to Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥440–650
- Schedules at
- checi.cn
Bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥170–270
- Schedules at
- checi.cn
Bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥170–270
- Schedules at
- checi.cn
Bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥170–270
- Schedules at
- checi.cn
- [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 Guangzhou Municipal to Hainan Sanya
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥220–310
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥220–310
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Estimated price
- ¥550–700
Impala Travel Service
- Phone
- +977 1-4701549
- Website
- impala.com.np
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