Why go
- Province of China.
- Served by Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO).
History
Hainan is an island and the southernmost province of China, consisting of the eponymous Hainan Island and various smaller islands in the South China Sea under the province's administration. Its name has the literal meaning: "South of the Sea".
Airports
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) 38 km to the centre
Guangzhou (Huadu), 44, CN — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 56 airlines (China Southern Airlines, Air China, Shenzhen Airlines, Hainan Airlines…) · direct flights to 150 destinations incl. Hangzhou, Chongqing, Shanghai, Bangkok, Chengdu… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Serves Hong Kong (144 km) — the low-cost way in
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 56 airlines, 150 direct destinations
- China Southern Airlines CZ (A320, A319, 737-800, A321, Embraer 190, 737-700…) · 115 routes: Amsterdam, Anqing, Anshun, Auckland, Bangkok, Beihai, Beijing, Bijie, Brisbane, Changcha, Changchun, Changde, Changzhi, Changzhou, Chengdu, Chiang Mai, Chizhou, Chongqing, Dalian, Danang, Dayong, Delhi, Denpasar, Dhaka, Dubai, Fukuoka, Fuyang, Fuzhou, Ganzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Handan, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Harbin, Hefei, Ho Chi Minh City, Hohhot, Hong Kong … +75 more
- Air China CA (A320, 737-800, 737, A321, A319, 330…) · 46 routes: Addis Ababa, Baotou*, Beijing, Cairo*, Changchun*, Changzhou*, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dazhou, Guangyuan, Guiyang, Haikou*, Hangzhou, Harbin*, Hefei, Hohhot, Huangyan*, Istanbul, Jinan*, Jingdezhen*, Jiuzhaigou, Kunming, Linyi, Luzhou, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning*, NTG, Qingdao*, Quanzhou*, Shanghai, Shanghai, Shenyang*, Tianjin, Tokyo*, Wanxian, Wenzhou*, Wuhan, Wuxi, Wuyishan* … +6 more
- Shenzhen Airlines ZH (A320, 737, 737-800, 330, A319, 340…) · 41 routes: Addis Ababa*, Baotou, Beijing*, Changchun, Changzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing*, Dazhou*, Guangyuan*, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou*, Harbin, Hefei, Hohhot, Huangyan, Jinan, Jingdezhen, Jiuzhaigou*, Kunming, Linyi, Luzhou*, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning, NTG, Quanzhou, Shanghai*, Shanghai*, Shenyang, Tianjin*, Tokyo*, Wanxian*, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xi'an, Xiamen, Yibin*, Yuncheng* … +1 more
- Hainan Airlines HU (737-800) · 24 routes: Baise, Beijing, Chongqing, Dongying, Fuzhou, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hefei, Nanchang, Nanjing, Ninbo, Qingdao, Sanya, Taipei, Taiyuan, Tianjin, TVS, Urumqi, Weifang, Wenzhou, Xi'an, Yichang, Zhengzhou
- China Eastern Airlines MU (A320, 737-800, 737, 737-300, A321, A330-300…) · 23 routes: Beijing*, Hangzhou, Hefei, Huai An, Huangyan, Jinan, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lijiang, Luxi, Nanchang, Nanjing, Ninbo, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shanghai, Taiyuan, Tokyo*, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xi'an, Xiamen*
- Japan Air System JD (A319, A320) · 7 routes: Chengdu, Chongqing, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hohhot, Lijiang, Sanya
- Air France AF (A320, 777-200, A319, A321, 737-800) · 6 routes: Chongqing*, Hangzhou*, Paris, Shenyang*, Singapore*, Wuhan*
- Shanghai Airlines FM (737-800, 757, A330-300) · 6 routes: Hangzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shanghai, Wenzhou, Xiamen
- Shandong Airlines SC (737-800) · 4 routes: Jinan, Qingdao, Wuyishan, Yantai
- Xiamen Airlines MF (737) · 4 routes: Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Xiamen
- Sichuan Airlines 3U (A320, A321, 330) · 3 routes: Chengdu, Chongqing, Saipan
- Vietnam Airlines VN (A321) · 3 routes: Danang, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A330-200, A330-300, 737) · 2 routes: Moscow, Urumqi*
- AirAsia AK (A320) · 2 routes: Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur
- Asiana Airlines OZ (A320, A321, A330-300) · 2 routes: Busan, Seoul
- China SSS 9C (A320) · 2 routes: Shanghai, Shijiazhuang
- China United KN (737) · 2 routes: Beijing, Hangzhou
- Delta Air Lines DL (A321, 380, 777-200) · 2 routes: Hangzhou*, Los Angeles*
- EVA Air BR (A330-200, 747-400, M90) · 2 routes: Kaohsiung*, Taipei
- Japan Airlines Domestic JL (A321, 767) · 2 routes: Osaka*, Tokyo
- Juneyao Airlines HO (A320) · 2 routes: Shanghai, Shanghai
- Kenya Airways KQ (767-300, 777-300) · 2 routes: Bangkok, Nairobi
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (A321, 330, A330-300, 737-800, 777-200) · 2 routes: Amsterdam*, Hangzhou*
- Saudi Arabian Airlines SV (777) · 2 routes: Jeddah, Riyadh
- Air Madagascar MD (A340-300) · 1 route: Bangkok
- All Nippon Airways NH (767-300) · 1 route: Tokyo
- Cambodia Angkor Air (K6) K6 (A321) · 1 route: Siem-reap
- Cathay Pacific CX (A320, A321, A330-300) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- Caucasus Airlines NS (737-700) · 1 route: Shijiazhuang
- Cebu Pacific 5J (A320) · 1 route: Manila
- China Airlines CI (747-400) · 1 route: Taipei
- Dragonair KA (A320, A321, A330-300) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- Egyptair MS (777-300) · 1 route: Cairo
- Emirates EK (777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai
- Empresa Ecuatoriana De Aviacion EU (A319) · 1 route: Chengdu
- Ethiopian Airlines ET (777-300ER) · 1 route: Addis Ababa
- Garuda Indonesia GA (A330-200) · 1 route: Jakarta
- Korean Air KE (A330-300) · 1 route: Seoul
- KSY KY (737-700) · 1 route: Kunming
- Lao Airlines QV (A320) · 1 route: Vientiane
- Mahan Air W5 (313) · 1 route: Tehran
- Malaysia Airlines MH (A330-300, 737-800) · 1 route: Kuala Lumpur
- Myanmar Airways International 8M (A320) · 1 route: Yangon
- Oman Air WY (A340-300) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Orient Thai Airlines OX (M82) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Philippine Airlines PR (A320) · 1 route: Manila*
- Potomac Air BK (737-800) · 1 route: Tianjin
- Qatar Airways QR (777-300ER) · 1 route: Doha
- Singapore Airlines Cargo SQ (A330-300) · 1 route: Singapore
- SriLankan Airlines UL (A330-200) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Thai AirAsia FD (A320) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Thai Airways International TG (330) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Tiger Airways TR (A320) · 1 route: Singapore
- Turkish Airlines TK (330, A340-300) · 1 route: Istanbul
- Uni Air B7 (M90) · 1 route: Taichung
- West Air China PN (A320) · 1 route: Chongqing
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) 16 km to the centre
Foshan (Nanhai), 44, CN — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day. ✈ 2 airlines (China Eastern Airlines, China United) · direct flights to 1 destination incl. Beijing (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 2 airlines, 1 direct destination
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
锦绣半岛码头
Ferry terminal · 3.5 km from the centre
Baihedong Port
Ferry terminal · 3.8 km from the centre
西一下北渡口
Ferry terminal · 3.9 km from the centre
Baixianke Port
Ferry terminal · 4.2 km from the centre
Bai'etan Art Center Ferry Pier
Ferry terminal · 5.3 km from the centre · 广州公交集团客轮有限公司
Yongxingjie Ferry Pier (Out of Service)
Ferry terminal · 5.3 km from the centre
渡轮 S13线：黄沙码头 -> 锦绣半岛码头
Ferry route · 广州公交集团客轮有限公司
渡轮 S13线：锦绣半岛码头 -> 黄沙码头
Ferry route · 广州公交集团客轮有限公司
Guangzhou Water Bus Route S9
Ferry route · 广州公交集团客轮有限公司
渡轮 S9线：白蚬壳码头 -> 白鹤洞码头
Ferry route · 广州公交集团客轮有限公司
渡轮 S9线：白鹤洞码头 -> 白蚬壳码头
Ferry route · 广州公交集团客轮有限公司
渡轮 S4线：鳌洲码头 -> 西堤码头
Ferry route · 广州公交集团客轮有限公司
广州水上巴士S6线
Ferry route · 广州公交集团客轮有限公司
渡轮 S6线：黄沙码头 -> 芳村码头
Ferry route · 广州公交集团客轮有限公司
Where things are
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO). Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: FUO has direct flights to 1 destination on 2 airlines (incl. Beijing). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: 锦绣半岛码头, 3.5 km); routes include 渡轮 S13线：黄沙码头 -> 锦绣半岛码头, 渡轮 S13线：锦绣半岛码头 -> 黄沙码头, Guangzhou Water Bus Route S9.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Hainan Province, China. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
National rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
Charter · Gulfstream, Global, BBJ · China's largest business-jet operator.
Broker · Any aircraft via operators worldwide · Global charter broker with 30+ offices; private jets, group charters and cargo.
FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Charter, management · Large-cabin & VIP airliners · Geneva-based operator known for large-cabin and VIP airliner charters.