There are 3 ways to get from San Francisco to Sanya by plane or train
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX)plane SFO - SYX
21h 8m¥2,681–7,096Fly San Francisco International Airport to Haikou Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Haikou Airport (HAK)plane SFO - HAK
- Take the train from Meilan to Sanya Stationtrain
22h 25m¥2,858–9,215Fly Oakland International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX)plane OAK - SYX
24h 7m¥3,254–9,567
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Sanya is to fly which costs ¥2600 - ¥7500 and takes 21h 8m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Sanya is to fly which takes 21h 8m and costs ¥2600 - ¥7500.
The distance between San Francisco and Sanya is 11820 km.
It takes approximately 21h 8m to get from San Francisco to Sanya, including transfers.
Sanya is 15h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 12:38 PM in San Francisco and 3:38 AM in Sanya.
There are 192+ hotels available in Sanya.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Sanya, China?
Cathay Pacific, HK Express, and four other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) 4 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Haikou Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Haikou Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Haikou Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Los Angeles, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Los Angeles, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–14,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Haikou Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–11,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Los Angeles, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–14,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–10,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Haikou Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–11,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Haikou Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–19,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Seattle, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Los Angeles, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–9,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Seattle, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–13,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–10,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Haikou Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–11,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Haikou Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–12,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Los Angeles, Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,500
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Train from Meilan to Sanya Station
- Adult - second class
- ¥90–130
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