There are 4 ways to get from Phuket to Sanya by plane, bus, or train
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 Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX)plane HKT - SYX
9h 13m¥1,129–3,236Fly to Haikou Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Haikou Airport (HAK)plane HKT - HAK
- Take the train from Meilan to Sanya Stationtrain
10h 45m¥1,056–2,055Bus, train via Guilin
- Take the bus from Phuket Bus Terminal 2 to Chiang Maibus
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Luang Prabangbus
- Take the train from Luang Prabang station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Guilin Westtrain
- Take the bus from Guilin North to Sanyabus
3d 1h¥1,723–3,508Bus, train
- Take the bus from Phuket Bus Terminal 2 to Chiang Maibus
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Luang Prabangbus
- Take the train from Luang Prabang station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Guilin Northtrain
- Take the bus from Guilin North to Sanyabus
3d 4h¥1,639–3,859
Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Phuket to Sanya is to fly and train which costs ¥1000 - ¥2100 and takes 10h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Phuket to Sanya is to fly which takes 9h 13m and costs ¥1100 - ¥3300.
The distance between Phuket and Sanya is 1717 km.
The best way to get from Phuket to Sanya without a car is to bus and train via Guilin which takes 3 days 1h and costs ¥1700 - ¥3600.
It takes approximately 9h 13m to get from Phuket to Sanya, including transfers.
Sanya is 1h ahead of Phuket. It is currently 6:36 PM in Phuket and 7:36 PM in Sanya.
There are 193+ hotels available in Sanya.
What companies run services between Phuket, Thailand and Sanya, China?
China Southern Airlines, Thai Airways International, and seven other airlines fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) 4 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,100
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Haikou Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,200
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,100
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Haikou Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,200
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Haikou Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,400
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Haikou Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,700
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Haikou Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,000
- Website
- cambodia-airways.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,800
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Haikou Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,500
- Phone
- 021-891888
- Website
- facebook.com
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 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 Guilin West
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥380–420
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥630–690
- Business Class Seat
- ¥900–1,300
Train from Meilan to Sanya Station
- Adult - second class
- ¥90–130
Train from Kunming South to Guilin North
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥320–800
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥320–450
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥550–800
- Phone
- +66 5326 6480
- [email protected]
- Website
- greenbusthailand.com
Bus from Phuket Bus Terminal 2 to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥600–900
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
Bus from Phuket Bus Terminal 2 to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥600–900
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
- 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
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
- [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 Guilin North to Sanya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥240–358
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥240–340
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