Sanya to Shanghai

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Sanya to Shanghai. From €157.08, fastest 6h, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Sanya to Shanghai costs €157.08 at the cheapest and takes 6h door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 6 operators. The route covers 1,934 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.

Checked September 13, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
1,934 km
Fastest
6h
Average
6h 13m
Services per day
48
Cheapest
€157.08
CO2 per passenger
475.8 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 28, 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
Flight6h2h 50m3h 10m€181.86475.8 kg48
  • 6hFastest, by Flight
  • €181.86Cheapest, by Flight
  • 475.8 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 1,934 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026

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

Cheapest€157.08
  1. Juneyao Airlines JA125410:473h 13m14:00Sanya SYXShanghai PVG

Door to door 6h 23mCO2 475.8 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Fastest€192.48
  1. China Eastern Airlines CE438312:272h 50m15:17Sanya SYXShanghai PVG

Door to door 6hCO2 475.8 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 Shanghai
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Sanya to ShanghaiMonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25SatSep 26SunSep 27
Flight€282.16€280.39€242.04€302.81€282.75€289.83€216.67€186.58€182.45€197.20€244.40€228.47€233.19€181.86

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €157.08

Shanghai sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.

A hotel room

Where to stay in Shanghai

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Booking window

When to book Sanya to Shanghai

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

  1. €186.5890 days
  2. €154.7260 days
  3. €131.7145 days
  4. €124.0430 days
  5. €171.2421 days
  6. €181.8614 days
  7. €216.677 days
  8. €242.043 days
  9. €282.161 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €124.04.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 127 percent. The most expensive point is €282.16, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€282.16€124.041371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 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. €181.86Sun
  2. €186.58Mon
  3. €182.45Tue
  4. €197.20Wed
  5. €244.40Thu
  6. €228.47Fri
  7. €233.19Sat
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. €280.39Sep
  2. €164.75Oct
  3. €147.05Nov
  4. €147.05Dec
  5. €145.28Jan
  6. €122.86Feb

The route

SanyaSanyaShanghaiShanghai
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 1,934 km against 1,877 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 06:02 and the last at 20:47, across 48 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

Shanghai

Rail
  • Shanghai railway station
  • Shanghainan Railway Station
  • Shanghai West railway station
Bus
  • 江汉路
  • 南翔汽车站
Air
  • PVG
  • SHA
Ferry
  • Shanghai Port International Cruise Terminal
  • 塘桥渡口
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
China Eastern Airlines€157.08
China Southern Airlines€163.57
Hainan Airlines€160.03
Juneyao Airlines€157.08
Shanghai Airlines€167.70
Spring Airlines€160.03
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 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€125.5080%
Taxes€22.5914%
Supplier fees€7.004%
Our service fee€1.991%
Total you pay€157.08100%

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

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Shanghai railway station

Most of the points near Shanghai railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Sanya to Shanghai

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 Shanghai?

The fastest journey from Sanya to Shanghai takes 6h door to door, of which 2h 50m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 6h 13m, 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 Shanghai?

The cheapest fare from Sanya to Shanghai is €157.08, checked on September 13, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €253.25. 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 Shanghai?

The cheapest way from Sanya to Shanghai is by flight, at €181.86 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 6h 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 Shanghai?

Fares from Sanya to Shanghai bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €124.04. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 127 percent, measured on September 13, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

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

Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Sanya to Shanghai, at €181.86. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 13, 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 Shanghai?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Sanya to Shanghai, at €122.86 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 Shanghai?

6 operators sell services from Sanya to Shanghai across 1 mode: China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Spring 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 Shanghai?

Every service we sell from Sanya to Shanghai is direct, with around 48 departures a day and a fastest journey of 6h 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 Shanghai use?

Services from Sanya to Shanghai by flight leave from Sanya SYX and arrive at Shanghai PVG. 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 Shanghai?

0 of the 6 operators we sell from Sanya to Shanghai 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 Shanghai on September 13, 2026: 1934 km of route against 1877 km in a straight line, 48 services a day, 6 operators, a cheapest fare of €157.08, and 6h door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Being on the water gives Shanghai a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.

A guided tour group

Things to do in Shanghai

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