Traffic Guide

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As for transportation, Hainan is one of the most developed provinces. Don’t worry! Planes, railway, ships and expressway are linking you with cities in China and the whole world.

Aviation Service(Air Transport): Haikou Meilan International Airport is animportant domestic airport. With an investment of RMB 2.304 billion, it was constructed with 4E standard of International Civil Aviation Organization. The Airport covers a total area of 583 hectares. The airport is designed to handle 6milion passengers and 150,000 tons of cargo yearly. The taking-off ground is 3,600 meters long and 45 meters wide. The parallel ground is 3,600 meters long and 34 meters wide. The main facilities can meet the needs of the taking off and the landing of Boeing 747-400. The waiting hall takes up 60,200 square meters coverage, while the aircraft parking area covers 128,600 square meters. It has 7 parking aprons close to terminal and 8 relatively far. The ground is equipped with world’s leading lighting system and computer supervision system, while the controlling tower is equipped with the second-rated landing system.18km away from the downtown area of Haikou, Meilan Airport lies in Meilan District, Haikou City, Hainan Province. The Airport Expressway is linked with Haiyu Expressway (from Haikou to Sanya), Haiwen Expressway(from Haikou to Wenchang) and the to-be ring road of the island in the future. Shuttle buses enable the transportation to Haikou to be convenient. By now, cities with direct flights to Haikou include Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, Harbin, Hefei, Nanjing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Shantou, Shenzhen, Guiyang, Wuhan, Nanchang, Beihai, Lanzhou, Nanning, Xiamen, Changchun, Dalian, Zhengzhou, Jinan, Taiyuan, Shenyang, Fuzhou, Changsha, Kunming and Bangkok.

Sanya Phoenix Airport is located 11km northwest of Sanya City, only 20 minutes’ drive from the downtown area. Most of Hainan’s tourist attractions and international resorts are spotted in Sanya, therefore more and more visitors choose to land Sanya directly and radiate from there to the entire island. Currently 33 international flight routes are open in full service, connecting Japan, Korea, Russia and so on.

Railway Service: Haikou Railway Station: Liuzhou Railway Station Haikou Office was founded on August 1st,1990. It is a branch of the Liuzhou RailwayStation. Its business includes cargo transportation from Hainan to any other part of China, selling tickets of the trains departing from Zhanjiang Railway Station, conducting connecting tickets to any other railway stations via Liuzhou, etc.

Yuehai Railway: Yuehai Railway starts at Zhanjiang in the north, going through Leizhou Peninsula, Qiongzhou Straits and joins with the existent railways in Chahe leading to Sanya. It is one of the key projects in 1998 and the first railway over strait. It consists of 3 parts: railway from Zhanjiang to Hai’ an in Guangdong Province, ferrying waterway across Qiongzhou Strait, and railway from Haikou to Chahe in Hainan Province. Yuehai Railway measures 345km long.

In Hainan there are East-ring express railway and West-ring express railway. Taking express train from East Railway Station of Haikou to Sanya takes only 90 minutes. Hainan West-ring Railway stretches from Sanya to Haikou, fully connecting all mainland provinces of China through the ferry system that runs through across Qiongzhou Strait in Haikou. New railways have been openedfrom Sanya to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, etc., giving another option for visitors to travel in and out of Sanya.

Expressway: The expressway transportation network is convenient in Hainan. The expressway in Haikou measures 618.23km in total. The East Road running from Haikou to Sanya is 268.25km and the West Road is 349.98km. The expressway between Haikou and Yangpu is 89.3km. On each square kilometer there is 449-meter expressway and the rate is higher than the average level of China. Started in 1991, the East Road was completed in 1994. It runs from Haikou to Sanya City via Ding’ an, Qionghai, Wanning, and Lingshui. The extension of the road from Haikou to Qionghai is in use now. The expressway from Haikou to Wenchang is still under construction. The West-ring Road of the island from Haikou to Yangpu starts at the western end of the Haikou Industry Avenue, and ends at the Ancient City in Chengmai County through the 10.64km-long highway. It is 52.75km from Sanya to Jiusuo, and 98km from Yangpu to Basuo, which is a 4-lane expressway and had been put into operation by the end of 1998. Besides, the Middle Road and other expressways are also in planning. Starting from both Sanya and Haikou, Hainan’s eastern and western expressways run down the coastline, reaching out in the shape of a circle. Along the expressways there are many spur tracks linking Lingshui, Wanning, Qionghai, and all other major cities in Hainan.

Ship Service: Haikou Port, also known as Xiuying Port, lies in the south of Haikou Bay, facing Leizhou Peninsula across Qiongzhou Strait. It has the strategic importance of holding the strait between Beibu Bay and the South China Sea, hence the name “the Gateway of Qiongzhou”. With a handling capacity of 4 million tons each year, it has 2 piers for 10,000 tons,2 piers for 5,000 tons and 24 piers for below 5,000 tons. The port has 23 domestic routes and 47 international routes leading to almost all domestic ports and over 30 countries and regions. Besides passenger transportation, Haikou Port can also deal with domestic containers and containers with international standard. Haikou New Port lies in the estuary of Haidianxi River. It has dams to the north and flat beach land to the west. The port has good condition with calm water. It has links with Nanjing, Wuhan, Zhenjiang, Nantong, Zhangjiagang, Jiujiang, Anqing and Shanghai. Haikou New Port also has business relations with Hong Kong, Macao, and Zhuhai. The voyage routes around the island can reachBasuo, Sanya, Qinglan, Xincun, and Baimajing. The key task of the port is the ferrying work of passengers and vehicles between Haikou and Hai’ an Port in Guangdong Province.

Up till now, the ship service lines such as US Carnival Cruise, Star Cruise, US Royal Caribbean and so on, have opened regular and irregular courses bound for Sanya. Before berthing at Sanya Phoenix International Marina, visitors canfully enjoy the lovely scenes of one of China’s top eight bays-Yalong Bay, as well as Dadonghai Bay. In addition, visitors will get landing-visa service very swiftly to start an easy and relaxed tour of Sanya.