Atlas of China
Sanya to Haikou 三亚 – 海口
Door to door, the high-speed train comes out ahead: about 1½ hours against about 3½ hours by road, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. A standard-class seat is ¥113. The stations are in or near the city centres, which is what tips it.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainSanya 三亚 → Meilan 美兰 | 1 h 14 minD7474, fastest | 1½ hours | ¥113standard class | 6706:15–22:10 |
| By road267 km | 3 h 40 min | 3½ hours |
By train
67 direct high-speed trains a day run from Sanya to Meilan, between 06:15 and 22:10. The fastest, D7474, takes 1 h 14 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥113. Coming back, 67 trains a day, the fastest 1 h 14 min (D7477, 06:25 to 22:51).
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. Haikou: Hainan's ring high-speed line is not linked to the mainland network; trains to the mainland cross the strait by ferry.
By air
No nonstop flights.
By road
267 km by road, about 3 h 40 min of driving: routed on OpenStreetMap, with speeds calibrated on measured trips.
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 Haikou · Where Sanya reaches in a day · Where Haikou 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.