There are 4 ways to get from San Jose to Sanya by train, plane, or shuttle
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Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
best- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX)plane SFO - SYX
21h 48m¥2,823–7,148Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Haikou Airport, train
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Haikou Airport (HAK)plane SFO - HAK
- Take the train from Meilan to Sanya Stationtrain
23h 5m¥3,000–9,767Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX)plane SJC - SYX
24h 12m¥3,832–13,032Shuttle to Monterey Regional Airport, fly to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX)plane MRY - SYX
30h¥3,470–11,421
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Sanya is to Caltrain and fly which costs ¥2800 - ¥7500 and takes 21h 48m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Sanya is to Caltrain and fly which takes 21h 48m and costs ¥2800 - ¥7500.
The distance between San Jose and Sanya is 11855 km.
It takes approximately 21h 48m to get from San Jose to Sanya, including transfers.
Sanya is 15h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 12:27 PM in San Jose and 3:27 AM in Sanya.
There are 192+ hotels available in Sanya.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Sanya, China?
Delta, China Eastern Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) twice daily.
- 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
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Haikou Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Haikou Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Haikou Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–12,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–13,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
- 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
- ¥3,200–11,000
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 Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Los Angeles, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–13,000
- 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
- ¥3,500–11,000
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
- ¥4,200–14,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Los Angeles, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 33m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–12,000
- 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
- ¥3,500–11,000
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 Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Los Angeles, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 33m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–12,000
- 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
- ¥2,700–7,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Seattle, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–13,000
- 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
- ¥3,200–11,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Los Angeles, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–13,000
- 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
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥50–65
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- ¥50–65
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥50–65
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- ¥50–65
Train from Meilan to Sanya Station
- Adult - second class
- ¥90–130
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥330–390
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- ¥330–390
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