Getting there

By Air
 Sanya Flights

Getting to Sanya by Air

Sanya Phoenix International Airport  is located to the northwest of Sanya City, provides flights to 80 cities in home and abroad.

 Airport Transportation: Airport Shuttle Bus and taxis can carry passengers to downtown Sanya as well as tourist attractions very conveniently.

 Visa-Free Policy :
1. Citizens holding ordinary passports issued by the following nations is exempted from applying for a visa if he or she joins international tourist group organized by any of the registered travel agencies in Hainan Province which is approved by China National Tourism Administration and stay up to 15 days: Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakstan, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Russia, South Korea, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, U.K, Ukraine, U.S.
2. Visa-Free Policy with a validity of 21 days is available for travel groups of 2 or more members who hold passports of  Russia, Korea and Germany. 

 Nearby Hotel: HNA Airport Express, Sanya 

By Long-distance Bus
Sanya's Main Bus Station is located in Jiefang Erlu. There are nearly 100 long-distance buses to every county or city of Hainan as well as about 20 buses to some other provinces such as Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, and Jiangxi. Departure times range from 07:00 to 23:00 everyday.

The special express bus bound for Haikou departs every 20 minutes. It will take you about three hours from Sanya to Haikou via the eastern highway and about 3.5 hours via the western highway. The ticket fee is CNY79 for a deluxe bus and CNY49 for an ordinary bus.

Getting to Sanya by Train

By Train
 Sanya Train Schedule
In April 18th, 2007, the Western Railway in Hainan began operation after nearly two years' construction. The railway is 370 kilometers long (230 miles), winding along the western coastline of Hainan Province via several cities and scenic areas. You can now get on and off the fascinating island by train without making a lot of changes. Now, trains to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou runing from Sanya Railway Station, passing through Haikou City. These passenger trains are air-conditioned and each has 18 carriages with excellent facilities.

Trains		Departure Time	Arrival Time	Runtime
T202 (Sanya→Beijing West)		19:28	06:34 (the third day)	35h06m
T201/T204 (Beijing West→Sanya)		18:16	05:12 (the third day)	35h02m
K512 (Sanya→Shanghai South)		16:50	05:47 (the third day)	36h52m
K511 (Shanghai South→Sanya)		09:50	22:17 (the third day)	36h36m
K408 (Sanya→Guangzhou)		23:55	15:35 (the next day)	15h40m
K407 (Guangzhou→Sanya)		21:20	12:39 (the next day)	15h19m

The high-speed Hainan Eastern Ring Railway which is the No. 1 project in Hainan Province has been in service since December 30, 2010, along with the new station building of Sanya Railway Station. Multiple unit trains are available between Sanya and Haikou. At the beginning, there are ten trains every day from Haikou or Haikou East to Sanya, via Meilan, Wenchang, Qionghai, Boao, Wanning, Lingshui and Yalong Bay. The travel time from Haikou to Sanya has been shortened from 3-4 hours into 1.5 hours. The earliest train (D7301) leaves at 07:00 and the last (D7319) at 20:30 from Haikou East. Passengers can take trains D7305 and D7317 from either Haikou or Haikou East Station. The rest of the trains (D7301, D7303, D7307, D7309, D7311, D7313, D7315 and D7319) are only available from Haikou East Railway Station. From Haikou to Sanya, the ticket costs CNY114 for the first class seat and CNY95 for the second class seat. From Haikou East to Sanya, the first class train ticket is CNY105 and the second class is CNY88.

Sanya Railway Station
Location: Yazaitang, Fenghuang Road, Sanya City
Bus routes: 2, 4
Sanya Airport to Sanya Railway Station: Take Bus 8 from Sanya Airport and get off at Shui Li Da Sha Station. Then change to Bus 4 to the terminus, the railway station. It takes half a hour or so by taxi from the airport to the railway station. The taxi fare is around CNY50.

Getting around

By City-bus
The bus traffic in Sanya is very convenient for a small city. There are buses to almost every county and tourist attraction. The main route is from Dadonghai to Civil Aviation Stop with the ticket fee ranging from CNY1-4 in accordance with the destinations you are bound for.

No. 2 and No. 4 can take you to Dadonghai via the Main Bus Station and the First Market with a fare of CNY1.
No. 104 can take you to Tianya Haijiao, Nanshan, and Ancient Yazhou City. The fare for a complete circuit is CNY6.

Tourist mini buses start from Western Bus Station and head towards Asian Dragon Bay, Tianya Haijiao, and Nanshan, etc. Taihe Bus will take you to Asian Dragon Bay via Dadonghai and Tiandu every 30 minutes. Buses to Tianya Haijiao and Nanshan run every 15 minutes and charge CNY4 per person.

In addition, you can also take double-decker sightseeing buses to some attractions. These buses depart every 10 minutes from Asian Dragon Bay at about 07:15 via Dadonghai, Sanya Bay and Hawksbill Island to Tianya Haijiao. The latest return run to Asian Dragon Bay is about 19:00. The tourist special bus will take you about 70 minutes for the whole journey. The fare from Asian Dragon Bay to Tianya Haijiao is CNY8.

By Taxi

By chartering vehicles

Traveling by taxi is also a good way to get around while in Sanya as it is  convenient and inexpensive. The starting fare is CNY8 within two kilometers and CNY2 per additional kilometer. Additional CNY1 per kilometer should be paid if the journey is over 10 kilometers. After the first 5-minute waiting time, CNY0.4 should be paid for every one-minute waiting. It is a very good idea to confirm the fare with the taxi driver in advance when traveling to different attractions. 

By Chartering Vehicles
As there are beautiful sceneries all over Sanya, renting a car or a bicycle and driving along the seashore must be pretty wonderful. Some star-ranked hotels and car chartering corporations provide name brand cars and bicycles for visitors to lease. You are required to offer photo identification, driver's license, returning ticket and CNY5,000 as a deposit if you would like to rent a car. The chartering price varies according to the different brands of cars.