Atlas of China
Sanya to Nanning 三亚 – 南宁
Door to door, the flight comes out ahead: about 4 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) → Nanning Wuxu (NNG) | 1 h 15 minin the air | 4 hours | about ¥400varies by day | 117:25 |
By train
No direct train runs between Sanya and Nanning, 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
One nonstop flight a day from Sanya Phoenix (SYX) to Nanning Wuxu (NNG), 1 h 15 min in the air, at 17:25, with Okay Airways. One flies back. Door to door, with the airports at each end, count about 4 hours; fares vary by day and are typically about ¥400.
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 Nanning · Where Sanya 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.