Shanghai to Sanya

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Aug 20: €73 €73 Aug 18 Aug 20 low €72 · high €74

Departure-day prices · May 2024 Shanghai → Sanya

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Best time to visit Sanya — climate

Jan: ~25°C daytime, 3 rainy days 25° JanFeb: ~26°C daytime, 2 rainy days 26° FebMar: ~27°C daytime, 2 rainy days 27° MarApr: ~29°C daytime, 6 rainy days 29° AprMay: ~31°C daytime, 25 rainy days 31° MayJun: ~31°C daytime, 25 rainy days 31° JunJul: ~31°C daytime, 23 rainy days 31° JulAug: ~31°C daytime, 21 rainy days 31° AugSep: ~30°C daytime, 25 rainy days 30° SepOct: ~29°C daytime, 24 rainy days 29° OctNov: ~27°C daytime, 12 rainy days 27° NovDec: ~27°C daytime, 4 rainy days 27° Dec

Best value: Oct — fares from €67 and ~29°C daytime.

Flights from Shanghai to Sanya start around €66 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €66–78, based on 30 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Shanghai → Sanya; direct flights available (e.g. 9C). · Based on 30 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Sanya

Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.

Oct 9 – Oct 26 Spring Airlines · Direct · 3h 30m €135 Book
Jan 3 – Jan 9 Spring Airlines · Direct · 3h 45m €136 Book
Jan 7 – Jan 15 Spring Airlines · Direct · 3h 45m €138 Book
Jan 3 – Jan 19 Spring Airlines · Direct · 3h 45m €138 Book
Sep 14 – Sep 23 Spring Airlines · Direct · 3h 30m €142 Book
Jan 2 – Jan 9 Spring Airlines · Direct · 3h 45m €146 Book
Sep 4 – Sep 25 Spring Airlines · Direct · 3h 30m €149 Book
Sep 7 – Sep 21 Spring Airlines · Direct · 3h 30m €150 Book

Weather in Sanya

Thu ⛈️ 30° 26° 💧100%
Fri 🌧️ 29° 26° 💧90%
Sat ⛈️ 30° 26° 💧55%
Sun ⛈️ 29° 26° 💧57%
Mon ⛈️ 28° 26° 💧75%
Tue ⛈️ 29° 27° 💧65%
Wed ⛈️ 30° 25° 💧75%

In May, Sanya typically sees ~31°C daytime highs and 14 rainy days.

Where to stay in Sanya

3★+ hotels from €19/night (35 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Care Hotel Coast Collection hotel · Sanya
from €19/night★ 3
Barry Boutique Hotel Sanya hotel · Sanya
from €23/night★ 5
Sanya Baohong Hotel hotel · Sanya
from €27/night★ 5

Good to know

Time differenceSame time zone
Time in the air3h 30m

Things to do in Sanya

Top-rated tours and tickets from €31 — book ahead for the popular ones.

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About Sanya

Sanya (三亚 Sān​yà​ in Mandarin; Ta-ah in Hainanese) is on the southernmost point of China, at the tip of Hainan island. Billed as "China's Hawaii", Sanya has 20-km stretches of beach and palm trees. As the only tropical city across the coastline, it is definitely booming and packed with a lot of water sports such as snorkeling and jet-skiing, rainforest hiking, and innumerable hotels ranging from zero to five stars -- and the tourists that frequent said places and activities. With sunshine all year around, temperatures hover around 25 °C even in…

Read the full Sanya guide

Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA).

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Flight prices are real fares travellers found in the last 48 hours, refreshed daily — the booking site confirms the final price. Train, bus and ferry fares are shown on the operators' booking sites. Weather data by Open-Meteo; exchange rates: ECB reference. Data updated 2026-08-20. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.