There are 5 ways to get from Zurich to Sanya by plane or train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX)plane ZRH - SYX
17h 47m¥2,743–7,555Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX)plane MXP - SYX
22h 24m¥2,565–7,162Train to Basel, fly to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX)plane BSL - SYX
21h 47m¥2,685–8,266Fly Zurich Airport to Haikou Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Haikou Airport (HAK)plane ZRH - HAK
- Take the train from Meilan to Sanya Stationtrain
19h 39m¥2,920–7,674Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to St. Margrethen Sgtrain
- Take the train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX)plane MUC - SYX
23h 26m¥4,690–15,802
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Sanya is to train and fly which costs ¥2500 - ¥7500 and takes 22h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Sanya is to fly which takes 17h 47m and costs ¥2700 - ¥8000.
The distance between Zurich and Sanya is 9341 km.
It takes approximately 17h 47m to get from Zurich to Sanya, including transfers.
Sanya is 6h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 5:53 AM in Zurich and 11:53 AM in Sanya.
There are 199+ hotels available in Sanya.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Sanya, China?
Cathay Pacific, HK Express, and five other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) twice daily.
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,500
Flights from Basel to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from Basel to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Haikou Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Haikou Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Haikou Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–10,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,500
Flights from Basel to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Munich International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–11,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Haikou Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–10,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–10,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–7,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Haikou Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–11,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Haikou Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–10,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Basel to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–13,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Basel to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Frankfurt, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
Flights from Basel to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Budapest, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Haikou Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Basel to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Haikou Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
- Website
- yzr.com.cn
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥65–85
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥120–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥270–550
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Meilan to Sanya Station
- Adult - second class
- ¥90–130
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥400–600
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zuerich Hb to St. Margrethen Sg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥260–380
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–60
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥240–1,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from München Hbf to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥50–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
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