Shanghai to Sanya

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How the cheapest fare moved

Nov 7: €126 €126 Nov 3 Nov 7 low €119 · high €245

Departure-day prices · January 2028 Shanghai → Sanya

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Return-day prices · January 2028 Sanya → Shanghai

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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, 24 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: Feb — fares from €84 and ~26°C daytime.

Flights from Shanghai to Sanya start around €84 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €84–89, 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.

Dec 1 – Dec 17 Spring Airlines · Direct · 3h 45m €158 Book
Nov 16 – Nov 20 China United Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 25m €165 Book
Nov 22 – Nov 26 China United Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 25m €165 Book
Nov 19 – Nov 22 China United Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 25m €167 Book
Nov 24 – Nov 26 China United Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 25m €169 Book
Nov 17 – Nov 23 Spring Airlines · Direct · 3h 45m €171 Book
Nov 21 – Nov 26 China United Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 25m €172 Book
Nov 17 – Nov 21 Spring Airlines · Direct · 3h 15m €176 Book

Weather in Sanya

Sat 🌦️ 30° 25° 💧84%
Sun 🌦️ 30° 25° 💧52%
Mon 🌦️ 29° 24° 💧55%
Tue 🌤️ 27° 21° 💧2%
Wed ☁️ 28° 21° 💧6%
Thu 🌦️ 28° 22° 💧37%
Fri 🌦️ 29° 24° 💧29%

Where to stay in Sanya

3★+ hotels from €26/night (31 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Care Hotel Coast Collection hotel · Sanya
from €26/night★ 3
Shengyi Holiday Villa Hotel hotel · Sanya
from €37/night★ 5
Barry Boutique Hotel Sanya hotel · Sanya
from €39/night★ 5

Good to know

Time differenceSame time zone
Time in the air3h 15m

Things to do in Sanya

Top-rated tours and tickets from €32 — 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 2026-11-07. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.