There are 6 ways to get from Sanya to Almaty by plane, train, car, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sanya Phoenix International Airport
best- Fly from Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane SYX - ALA
11h 35m$292–602Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Sanya Station to Zhengzhou Stationtrain
- Take the train from Zhengzhou to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
3d 9h$119–282Train, drive via Guangzhou
- Take the train from Sanya Station to Guangzhoutrain
- Take the train from Gaunghzhou station to Beijing West Stationtrain
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train
2d 20h$185–446Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sanya to Haikou Portcar
- Take the carferry from Haikou Port to Hai'an Portcarferry
- Drive from Hai'an Port to Almatycar
2d 8h$692–1,007Train to Haikou Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sanya Station to Meilantrain
- Fly from Haikou Airport (HAK) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane HAK - ALA
13h 20m$193–570Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Sanya to Wuhanbus
- Take the train from Hankou to Xinyang Easttrain
- Take the train from Xinyang East to Zhengzhoutrain
- Take the train from Zhengzhou to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train
3d 13h$173–308
Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sanya to Almaty is to train and drive which costs $110 - $290 and takes 3 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Sanya to Almaty is to fly which takes 11h 35m and costs $290 - $600.
The distance between Sanya and Almaty is 4160 km.
It takes approximately 11h 35m to get from Sanya to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 3h behind Sanya. It is currently 8:13 AM in Sanya and 5:13 AM in Almaty.
There are 3280+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Sanya, China and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Air China, China Southern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sanya Phoenix International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Sanya Phoenix International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–600
Flights from Haikou Airport to Almaty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Haikou Airport to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Haikou Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Train from Sanya Station to Guangzhou
- Hard Seat
- $16–23
- Hard Sleeper
- $32–36
- Soft Sleeper
- $45–70
Train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $35–60
- Hard Sleeper
- $85–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $120–170
Train from Sanya Station to Zhengzhou Station
- Hard Seat
- $30–50
- Hard Sleeper
- $70–90
- Soft Sleeper
- $100–150
Train from Zhengzhou to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $35–60
- Hard Sleeper
- $85–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $120–170
Train from Zhengzhou to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $35–60
- Hard Sleeper
- $85–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $120–170
Car ferry from Haikou Port to Hai'an Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- Tropical Hainan
- Adult passenger
- $7
- Car
- $62
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