There are 3 ways to get from Athens to Sanya by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to Sanya Phoenix International Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX)plane ATH - SYX
19h 8m¥2,189–7,089Fly to Haikou Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Haikou Airport (HAK)plane ATH - HAK
- Take the train from Meilan to Sanya Stationtrain
20h 25m¥2,166–6,207Fly to Zhanjiang, bus, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Zhanjiang (ZHA)plane ATH - ZHA
- Take the bus from Zhanjiang to Haikou Westbus
- Take the train from Haikou East Station to Sanya Stationtrain
26h 23m¥2,373–6,405
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Sanya is to fly and train which costs ¥2100 - ¥6500 and takes 20h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Sanya is to fly which takes 19h 8m and costs ¥2100 - ¥7500.
The distance between Athens and Sanya is 8443 km.
It takes approximately 19h 8m to get from Athens to Sanya, including transfers.
Sanya is 6h ahead of Athens. It is currently 5:21 AM in Athens and 11:21 AM in Sanya.
There are 168+ hotels available in Sanya.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Sanya, China?
Air China, Juneyao Airlines, and China Eastern Airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) once daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Haikou Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zhanjiang via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Haikou Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zhanjiang via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zhanjiang via Dubai, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zhanjiang via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Haikou Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zhanjiang via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zhanjiang via Istanbul, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Zhanjiang to Haikou West
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥80–151
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥80–110
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