There are 4 ways to get from Sydney to Putian by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, train
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN)plane SYD - XMN
- Take the train from Xiamen North to Putiantrain
13h 55m¥1,517–4,210Fly to Fuzhou Changle International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC)plane SYD - FOC
- Take the bus from Fuzhou Airport to Putianbus
18h 48m¥1,942–5,661Fly to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN)plane SYD - JJN
- Take the train from Jinjiang to Putiantrain
16h 36m¥1,919–5,303Fly to Sanming Shaxian Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Sanming Shaxian Airport (SQJ)plane SYD - SQJ
- Take the train from Sanming North to Putian Stationtrain
17h 43m¥1,832–5,846
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Putian is to fly and train which costs ¥1500 - ¥4300 and takes 13h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Putian is to fly and train which takes 13h 55m and costs ¥1500 - ¥4300.
The distance between Sydney and Putian is 7567 km.
It takes approximately 13h 55m to get from Sydney to Putian, including transfers.
Putian is 3h behind Sydney. It is currently 7:16 PM in Sydney and 4:16 PM in Putian.
There are 13+ hotels available in Putian.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Putian, China?
There is no direct connection from Sydney to Putian. However, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) airport, fly to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN), take the taxi to Gaoqi, take the line 1 subway to Xiamen North station, walk to Xiamen North, take the train to Putian, then take the taxi to Putian. Alternatively, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) airport, fly to Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC), walk to Fuzhou Airport, then take the bus to Putian.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sanming Shaxian Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- greaterbay-airlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,000
Train from Xiamen North to Putian
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥65–120
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥65–90
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥80–120
Train from Jinjiang to Putian
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥50–85
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥50–75
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥60–85
Train from Sanming North to Putian Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥80–160
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥80–120
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥110–160
Train from Xiamen North to Putian
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥65–75
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥105–115
- Business Class Seat
- ¥140–210
Train from Jinjiang to Putian
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥45–50
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- Business Class Seat
- ¥100–140
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