Route · SYX → CSX
Flights from Sanya to Changsha
Connecting Sanya's resort coast with Hunan's provincial capital, this 1,165-kilometre sector covers the roughly 1h 50m block time that makes it a comfortable single-leg alternative to routing through Guangzhou or Shenzhen. Six carriers share the frequency, with Air China, China Southern, and Shenzhen Airlines accounting for the bulk of departures and typically operating narrow-body Airbus A320-family jets; Okay Airways, Beijing Capital Airlines, and Chengdu Airlines fill in thinner time slots. Practically speaking, Sanya uses Sanya Phoenix International Airport's two terminals, so confirm your terminal assignment before heading landside, as the walk between them is not trivial under time pressure. On fares, Chinese New Year and the October Golden Week holiday push prices sharply upward, while late January shoulder days and mid-autumn weekday departures often yield the most competitive economy tickets on this leisure-heavy corridor.
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Cheapest dates to fly
Live prices · powered by AviasalesThe calendar below pulls live fares from our search partner for Sanya (SYX) → Changsha (CSX). Use the year view… to spot the cheapest week to fly, the day-of-week patterns most travellers miss, and any shoulder-season dips worth shifting your trip around. Prices refresh every few hours, so what you see is what your booking page should look like a moment later — click any date to jump straight to the fare on Aviasales.
Airlines on this route
6 carriersThe 6 carriers we currently track on the Sanya–Changsha route, from full-service flag carriers to low-cost competitors. Tap any airline for its full profile, baggage… rules, fleet context, and a live fare search pre-filtered to that carrier — useful if you're loyal to a frequent-flyer programme, want to compare onboard product on the same dates, or are weighing a cheaper one-stop against a pricier nonstop.
Flights from Sanya to Changsha
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from Sanya to Changsha — the actual flight numbers, departure and arrival times your… booking page will pull from. Use it to plan around departure preferences (early morning vs late evening), see which carriers fly on which weekdays, or pick a connection that lets you sleep in your own bed before a long-haul leg. Click any row to load it directly in the search.
Airport guides
Quick links into the airport profiles at both ends of the route. Each guide covers terminal layout, the airlines that base hubs at SYX and… CSX, the other routes those airports serve, and the ground-transit options most travellers wish they'd read about before landing — the practical context you only really need to know once you've booked, but want to skim before you do.