Travel to Sanming
Every way to reach Sanming: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Sanming is reachable from 24 places across 1 country by 2 modes, on services run by 4 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €14.64 and the fastest takes 1h 23m door to door. The nearest origin is 71 km away.
How people reach Sanming
Every mode that actually calls at Sanming, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 42 | €14.64 | 1h 23m | 359 km | 1 |
| Flight | 6 | €68.58 | 4h 19m | 1,412 km | 3 |
- 24Places you can arrive from
- 24Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 4Operators
The trip ends at Sanming Railway Station. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

Where to stay in Sanming
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 22 | 46% | Nanping, 71 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 22 | 46% | Xiamen, 202 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 4 | 8% | Chongqing, 1147 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Sanming that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| China | 48 | 100% |
Stations, airports and ports in Sanming
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Sanming
- Sanming Railway Station
- Sanmingdong Railway Station
- Jingxi Railway Station
- 三明汽车南站
- 翁敦公交总站
- SQJ
The cheapest journeys into Sanming
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nanping to Sanming train | €14.64 | 1h 23m | 71 km |
| Jian’ou to Sanming train | €22.34 | 1h 46m | 112 km |
| Shaowu to Sanming train | €24.54 | 1h 49m | 122 km |
| Longyan to Sanming train | €28.39 | 1h 57m | 144 km |
| Putian to Sanming train | €32.24 | 2h 7m | 166 km |
| Fuzhou to Sanming train | €32.79 | 2h 20m | 170 km |
| Wuyishan to Sanming train | €33.34 | 2h 20m | 173 km |
| Quanzhou to Sanming train | €34.44 | 2h 14m | 177 km |
| Jinjiang to Sanming train | €36.09 | 2h 16m | 186 km |
| Ningde to Sanming train | €36.64 | 2h 27m | 195 km |
| Zhangzhou to Sanming train | €37.19 | 2h 24m | 193 km |
| Xiamen to Sanming train | €38.84 | 2h 32m | 202 km |
| Pucheng to Sanming train | €38.84 | 2h 25m | 207 km |
| Fu’an to Sanming train | €40.49 | 2h 34m | 222 km |
| Yingtan to Sanming train | €42.14 | 2h 36m | 229 km |
| Songcheng to Sanming train | €44.89 | 2h 54m | 247 km |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Sanming well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Baggage storage near Sanming Railway Station
Most of the points near Sanming Railway Station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Popular trips to Sanming
Common questions about Travel to Sanming
How can I get to Sanming?
Sanming is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 24 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 4 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Sanming?
The cheapest way into Sanming is by Train, from €14.64 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 24 origins we sell into Sanming over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Sanming?
The fastest journey into Sanming is by Train, at 1h 23m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 71 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Sanming have?
Sanming has 6 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Sanming Railway Station, Sanmingdong Railway Station, Jingxi Railway Station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Sanming from within 200 km?
22 of the routes we sell into Sanming start within 200 km. The nearest is Nanping, 71 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Sanming in China?
Sanming connects to 24 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 1,412 km away in a straight line. China routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in China
The wider region
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Sanming is somebody else's catalog.

Things to do in Sanming
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Sanming, with free cancellation on most of it.
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