There are 6 ways to get from Lijiang to Sanya by plane, train, bus, car, or car ferry
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Fly Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
best- Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX)plane LJG - SYX
7h 36m¥1,035–4,635Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Lijiang to Kunming Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kunming to Haikoubus
- Take the train from Haikou East Station to Sanya Stationtrain
32h 38m¥528–982Train
- Take the train from Lijiang to Kunmingtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Guangzhou Train Stationtrain
- Take the train from Guangzhou to Sanya Stationtrain
31h 5m¥864–1,154Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lijiang to Hai'an Portcar
- Take the carferry from Hai'an Port to Haikou Portcarferry
- Drive from Haikou Port to Sanyacar
21h 23m¥1,638–2,356Train to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, fly to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
- Fly from Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX)plane DIG - SYX
8h 28m¥911–4,341Fly Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Haikou Airport, train
- Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Haikou Airport (HAK)plane LJG - HAK
- Take the train from Meilan to Sanya Stationtrain
8h 18m¥2,212–3,954
Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lijiang to Sanya is to bus and train which costs ¥500 - ¥1000 and takes 32h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Lijiang to Sanya is to fly which takes 7h 36m and costs ¥1000 - ¥4700.
No, there is no direct train from Lijiang to Sanya station. However, there are services departing from Lijiang and arriving at Sanya Station via Kunming Station, Kunming South and Guangzhou. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 5m.
The distance between Lijiang and Sanya is 1377 km.
The best way to get from Lijiang to Sanya without a car is to train which takes 31h 5m and costs ¥850 - ¥1200.
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from Lijiang to Sanya, including transfers.
Lijiang to Sanya train services, operated by China Railways C-Class, depart from Lijiang station.
The best way to get from Lijiang to Sanya is to fly which takes 7h 36m and costs ¥1000 - ¥4700. Alternatively, you can train, which costs ¥850 - ¥1200 and takes 31h 5m.
Lijiang to Sanya train services, operated by China Railways C-Class, arrive at Kunming station.
There are 114+ hotels available in Sanya.
What companies run services between Lijiang, China and Sanya, China?
Xiamen Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, and eight other airlines fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Lijiang to Xinfeng Street via Lijiang, Kunming, Kunming Station, Kunming South, Guangzhou, Sanya Station, and Sanya Station in around 31h 5m.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,500
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Haikou Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,500
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Haikou Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–7,000
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Haikou Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,500
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Haikou Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–7,500
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Haikou Airport via Guiyang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–6,500
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Haikou Airport via Nanning
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,800
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Haikou Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–4,200
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Haikou Airport via Guilin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,000
- Website
- ch.com
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
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–5,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Guilin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–5,500
- 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
- ¥1,000–4,600
- 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
- ¥3,300–6,500
- Website
- okair.net
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Nanning
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–3,700
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–4,200
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Haikou Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–7,500
Train from Lijiang to Kunming
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
Train from Haikou East Station to Sanya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥95–140
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- Adult - second class
- ¥95–140
Train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
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 Lijiang to Kunming Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥140–238
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥140–200
Bus from Kunming to Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥290–564
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥290–400
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
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