There are 5 ways to get from Sanya to Kathmandu by plane, bus, taxi, car, 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 from Sanya Phoenix International Airport
best- Fly from Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane SYX - KTM
10h 16m$162–502Train, bus, drive via Zhengzhou
cheapest- Take the train from Sanya Station to Zhengzhou Stationtrain
- Take the train from Zhengzhou to Lhasatrain
- Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
- Drive from Zhangmu to Kathmanducar
3d 21h$151–327Bus, taxi, drive
- Take the bus from Hainan Sanya to Guangzhou Tianhebus
- Take the bus from Guangzhou Tianhe to Yunnan Kunmingbus
- Take the bus from Kunming West to Yunnan Shangri-labus
- Take the taxi from Yunnan Shangri-la to Shangri-La Countytaxi
- Take the bus from Shangri-La County to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
- Drive from Zhangmu to Kathmanducar
3d 17h$290–386Train to Haikou Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sanya Station to Meilantrain
- Fly from Haikou Airport (HAK) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane HAK - KTM
13h 25m$163–470Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Sanya Station to Guangzhoutrain
- Take the train from Guangzhou to Lhasatrain
- Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
- Drive from Zhangmu to Dhulikhelcar
4d 2h$158–327
Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sanya to Kathmandu is to train and bus and drive via Zhengzhou which costs $150 - $330 and takes 3 days 21h.
The fastest way to get from Sanya to Kathmandu is to fly which takes 10h 16m and costs $160 - $500.
The distance between Sanya and Kathmandu is 2707 km.
It takes approximately 10h 16m to get from Sanya to Kathmandu, including transfers.
Kathmandu is 2h 15m behind Sanya. It is currently 1:29 AM in Sanya and 11:14 PM in Kathmandu.
There are 1691+ hotels available in Kathmandu.
What companies run services between Sanya, China and Kathmandu, Nepal?
China Southern Airlines, HK Express, and six other airlines fly from Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) 3 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sanya Phoenix International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Haikou Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sanya Phoenix International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–500
Flights from Haikou Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–450
- Website
- nepalairlines.com.np
Flights from Sanya Phoenix International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–600
Flights from Haikou Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–550
- Website
- himalaya-airlines.com
Flights from Sanya Phoenix International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Haikou Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Sanya Phoenix International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Haikou Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–550
Train from Sanya Station to Zhengzhou Station
- Hard Seat
- $30–50
- Hard Sleeper
- $70–90
- Soft Sleeper
- $100–150
Train from Zhengzhou to Lhasa
- Hard Seat
- $40–60
- Hard Sleeper
- $85–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $120–180
Train from Sanya Station to Guangzhou
- Hard Seat
- $16–23
- Hard Sleeper
- $32–36
- Soft Sleeper
- $45–70
Train from Guangzhou to Lhasa
- Hard Seat
- $55–80
- Hard Sleeper
- $120–160
- Soft Sleeper
- $170–250
Train from Sanya Station to Meilan
- Adult - second class
- $13–19
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- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Hainan Sanya to Guangzhou Tianhe
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $30–45
Bus from Guangzhou Tianhe to Yunnan Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $45–65
Bus from Kunming West to Yunnan Shangri-la
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $27–40
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Shangri-La County to Lasa North Suburb Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $82
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- Website
- checi.cn
Bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- checi.cn
Bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- checi.cn
Bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- checi.cn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Estimated price
- $23–28
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