Shanghai to Sanya

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Aug 12: €64 €64 Aug 9 Aug 12 low €64 · high €97

Departure-day prices · May 2025 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: Sep — fares from €64 and ~30°C daytime.

Flights from Shanghai to Sanya start around €64 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €64–79, 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.

Sep 2 – Sep 6 Spring Airlines · Direct · 3h 40m €145 Book
Sep 2 – Sep 12 Spring Airlines · Direct · 3h 40m €152 Book
Aug 31 – Sep 7 Spring Airlines · Direct · 3h 30m €152 Book
Sep 1 – Sep 8 China Eastern · Direct · 3h 40m €153 Book
Nov 10 – Nov 28 Spring Airlines · Direct · 3h 20m €154 Book
Nov 16 – Nov 24 Spring Airlines · Direct · 3h 20m €154 Book
Nov 18 – Nov 21 Spring Airlines · Direct · 3h 20m €154 Book

Weather in Sanya

Wed 🌦️ 30° 27° 💧33%
Thu 🌦️ 30° 28° 💧14%
Fri ⛈️ 30° 25° 💧90%
Sat ⛈️ 30° 25° 💧90%
Sun ⛈️ 30° 25° 💧75%
Mon 🌦️ 30° 28° 💧73%
Tue ⛈️ 29° 25° 💧75%

In May, Sanya typically sees ~31°C daytime highs and 21 rainy days.

Where to stay in Sanya

3★+ hotels from €23/night (31 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Barry Boutique Hotel Sanya hotel · Sanya
from €23/night★ 5
Sanya Baohong Hotel hotel · Sanya
from €27/night★ 5
Shengyi Holiday Villa Hotel hotel · Sanya
from €30/night★ 5

Good to know

Time differenceSame time zone
Time in the air3h 20m

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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