Atlas of China
Sanya to Guiyang 三亚 – 贵阳
Door to door, the flight comes out ahead: about 4½ hours, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FlightSanya Phoenix (SYX) → Guiyang Longdongbao (KWE) | 2 hin the air | 4½ hours | about ¥620varies by day | 406:55–18:15 |
By train
No direct train runs between Sanya and Guiyang, and no single change makes a reasonable rail route: this is a trip to fly.
Sanya: Hainan's ring high-speed line is not linked to the mainland network; trains to the mainland cross by ferry and are slow, so most visitors fly.
By air
4 nonstop flights a day from Sanya Phoenix (SYX) to Guiyang Longdongbao (KWE), 2 h in the air, 06:55 to 18:15, with China Southern Airlines, Colorful Guizhou Airlines and Hainan Airlines. 4 fly back. Door to door, with the airports at each end, count about 4½ hours; fares vary by day and are typically about ¥620.
At the other end
Around Sanya: Sanya Beaches.
On the map
Open either city on the illustrated map, or put both in a trip and let the planner lay out the days and the legs between them, with the same tables these numbers come from.
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About Sanya · About Guiyang · Where Sanya reaches in a day · Where Guiyang reaches in a day · All routes
Trains are every direct train on 2026-10-28 or 2026-11-11 in the 12306 timetable, with standard-class fares; one weekday, so weekend and holiday services differ, and the fastest train may not run every day. Flights are the airlines' schedules for 2026-10-28, plus routes Wikipedia lists for small airports. Drives are routed on OpenStreetMap roads (extract of 2026-10-21) where the pair was routed, else estimated from the distance. Door-to-door times add about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time to a flight. How to book is in the guide to trains and 12306; the rail times are open data on the data page.