Sanya to Changsha

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Sanya to Changsha. From €98.08, fastest 5h 5m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Sanya to Changsha costs €98.08 at the cheapest and takes 5h 5m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 6 operators. The route covers 1,196 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.

Checked September 12, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
1,196 km
Fastest
5h 5m
Average
5h 12m
Services per day
36
Cheapest
€98.08
CO2 per passenger
294.2 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight5h 5m1h 55m3h 10m€119.32294.2 kg36
  • 5h 5mFastest, by Flight
  • €119.32Cheapest, by Flight
  • 294.2 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 1,196 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€98.08
  1. Fuzhou Airlines FA776116:592h 1m19:00Sanya SYXChangsha CSX

Door to door 5h 11mCO2 294.2 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Fastest€98.67
  1. Beijing Capital Airlines BC344912:001h 55m13:55Sanya SYXChangsha CSX

Door to door 5h 5mCO2 294.2 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Checking the live timetables.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Sanya to Changsha
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Sanya to ChangshaSunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25SatSep 26
Flight€243.81€181.27€177.73€155.31€192.48€180.09€181.27€145.28€121.09€119.32€125.22€154.13€143.51€151.77

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €98.08

Changsha is big enough that where you sleep decides what the days look like. We sell the seat, not the room.

A hotel room

Where to stay in Changsha

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Booking window

When to book Sanya to Changsha

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €116.9690 days
  2. €80.3860 days
  3. €79.7945 days
  4. €85.1030 days
  5. €116.3721 days
  6. €151.7714 days
  7. €181.277 days
  8. €177.733 days
  9. €243.811 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €79.79.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 206 percent. The most expensive point is €243.81, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€243.81€79.791371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €145.28Sun
  2. €121.09Mon
  3. €119.32Tue
  4. €125.22Wed
  5. €154.13Thu
  6. €143.51Fri
  7. €151.77Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €177.73Sep
  2. €105.16Oct
  3. €99.85Nov
  4. €95.72Dec
  5. €91.59Jan
  6. €79.79Feb

The route

SanyaSanyaChangshaChangsha
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

How far it really runs
The route covers 1,196 km against 1,161 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Sanya at 06:11 and the last at 20:11, across 36 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Sanya

Rail
  • Sanya railway station
  • Yalongwan railway station
  • Phoenix Airport railway station
Bus
  • Sanya Bus Station
  • 53,9
Air
  • SYX
Ferry
  • 三亚凤凰岛国际邮轮港

Changsha

Rail
  • Changsha railway station
  • Changshabei Railway Station
  • Changshadong Railway Station
Bus
  • Changsha West Bus Station
  • Changsha South Busterminal
Air
  • CSX
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFrom
Beijing Capital Airlines€98.67
Chengdu Airlines€103.39
China Southern Airlines€101.62
Fuzhou Airlines€98.08
Okay Airways€102.80
Xiamen Airlines€101.03
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest flight fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€75.5077%
Taxes€13.5914%
Supplier fees€7.007%
Our service fee€1.992%
Total you pay€98.08100%

Check-in is at three and you will be in Changsha well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Changsha

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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Questions about Sanya to Changsha

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Sanya to Changsha?

The fastest journey from Sanya to Changsha takes 5h 5m door to door, of which 1h 55m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 5h 12m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Sanya to Changsha?

The cheapest fare from Sanya to Changsha is €98.08, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €168.29. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Sanya to Changsha?

The cheapest way from Sanya to Changsha is by flight, at €119.32 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 5h 5m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Sanya to Changsha?

Fares from Sanya to Changsha bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €79.79. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 206 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Sanya to Changsha?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Sanya to Changsha, at €119.32. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Sanya to Changsha?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Sanya to Changsha, at €79.79 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Sanya to Changsha?

6 operators sell services from Sanya to Changsha across 1 mode: Beijing Capital Airlines, Chengdu Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Fuzhou Airlines, Okay Airways, Xiamen Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Sanya to Changsha?

Every service we sell from Sanya to Changsha is direct, with around 36 departures a day and a fastest journey of 5h 5m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.

Which station or terminal do services from Sanya to Changsha use?

Services from Sanya to Changsha by flight leave from Sanya SYX and arrive at Changsha CSX. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Sanya to Changsha?

0 of the 6 operators we sell from Sanya to Changsha allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Sanya to Changsha on September 12, 2026: 1196 km of route against 1161 km in a straight line, 36 services a day, 6 operators, a cheapest fare of €98.08, and 5h 5m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Changsha is somebody else's catalog.

A guided tour group

Things to do in Changsha

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