Haikou Banana Hostel

There are 3 main ways to get to Hainan Island: plane, train & Bus. There are frequent flights from all major Chinese cities and Hong-Kong to Haikou airport. Trains and buses are much cheaper and can be taken from the Guandong province and all over the Chinese mainland. These are loaded on to ferries to cross over the sea to the island.

By air

Domestic Flights

There are regular domestic flights between Haikou and most Chinese cities including: Beijing, Guangzhou, Kunming, Nanning, Shanghai, and Shenzhen. Prices vary over time and are much higher during Chinese national holidays. The table below gives you a rough indication of flight frequency and duration. Some good websites for booking domestic tickets and checking latest prices are: elong.net and ctrip.com.

International Flights

There are daily international flights from Hong Kong. There are also flights from Bangkok, Taiwan, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Macau.

Airasia.com fly directly between Haikou and Kuala Lumpur. Sometimes they have very cheap flights, check their website.

Singapore-based Jetstar Asia launched its Singapore to Haikou direct air route on December 16, 2009.

Tiger Airways also fly between Haikou and Singapore.

By Train

There is a train link between Haikou and Guangdong province (the trains are loaded onto ferries to cross the sea). So you can get the train from Guangzhou to Haikou. Guangdong province has rail links with the rest of China, therefore Haikou links to many Chinese cities via Guangdong.

By Bus

You can get buses from/to many cities on the mainland to Haikou, including Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guilin, and Nanning. Most buses are overnight sleeper buses. Buses are loaded on to ferries and arrive at Haikou Xingang port.

By Boat

Haikou has two ports - Xingang and Xiuying. Xingang is the main passenger port. There are frequent ferries between Haikou and Haian (Haian is just across the sea from Haikou on the mainland). These take around 1 hour 30 mins, and are good value at around 35 RMB.

There are daily boats between Haikou And Beihai. The trip takes 12 hours. Prices range from 120 RMB for a large dormitory to 230 for a private double cabin. 

The boat from/to Guangzhou appears to have been cancelled. The only option from the Pearl River Delta is from Nansha port which is 2-3 hours outside Guangzhou

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