Atlas of China
Kunming to Sanya 昆明 – 三亚
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FlightKunming Changshui (KMG) → Sanya Phoenix (SYX) | 2 h 5 minin the air | 4½ hours | about ¥650varies by day | 307:35–18:15 |
By train
No direct train runs between Kunming and Sanya, 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
3 nonstop flights a day from Kunming Changshui (KMG) to Sanya Phoenix (SYX), 2 h 5 min in the air, 07:35 to 18:15, with Lucky Air, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines. 3 fly back. Door to door, with the airports at each end, count about 4½ hours; fares vary by day and are typically about ¥650.
At the other end
Featured places around Sanya.
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Sanya Beaches 三亚
China's tropical south coast, where winter is beach season
Around Kunming: Chengjiang Fossil Site & Fuxian Lake, Green Lake Park, Western Hills & Dragon Gate.
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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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.