Air
Haikou Meilan Airport is located in Meilan Town of Qiongshan City, about 25 km from Haikou.
There are domestic flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Harbin,
Chengdu, Hong Kong and Macau etc. and international flights to Bangkok and Singapore as well.
It only takes you about 30 minutes’ drive from the airport to downtown Haikou.
Airport buses leave for downtown every 30 minutes from 5:30 a.m. until the last flight arrives
for 20 RMB per person. If you take a taxi, it may cost you about 60 RMB.
Railway
Haikou Railway Station is located nearby the seaside, about 20 km from downtown. Trains
running between Sanya and Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beijing all take a stopover at Haikou.
Bus
The highway system of Hainan is relatively developed. National highways nos. 223, 224 and
225 and the freeway circling the whole island all run through the province. Located at the
intersection of Nanhai Dadao and Longkun Nan Lu, Haikou South Bus Station is the biggest
long-distance bus station in Hainan. It connects several main highways and is responsible
for the passenger transportation for 11 cities and counties. There are buses to Sanya (about three hours and 20 minutes), Lingshui, Wanning, Qionghai, Anding, Qiongzhong and Wuzhi Shan etc.
Inter-provincial Bus Center is located at No. 10 Haixiu Dadao while the Provincial East Bus
Station is located at No. 148 Haifu Lu.
Ferry
There are New Harbor (Xingang) and Xiuying Harbor two ferry terminals in Haikou with more
than 40 passenger ferries to the cities along the seaside of the Chinese mainland as well as to
Hong Kong daily. New Harbor has both passenger and car ferries mainly from and to Zhanjiang
Harbor and Haian Harbor while Xiuying Harbor has ferries from and to Guangzhou, Zhanjiang,
Haian, Shekou, Beihai and Hong Kong.
The Haikou ticket office for Xuying Harbor is located at No. 7 Haifu Lu; The ticket center of
Xiuying Harbor is at Xiuying Pier on Binhai Dadao; and the Haikou New Harbor Ferry Terminal
is located 500 meters north to New Harbor Overpass on Binhai Dadao.
Taxis
The base rate for taxis is 10 RMB for the first three kilometers and then 1.8 RMB per additional kilometer (2 RMB per additional kilometer for some relatively new-style taxis).
Tour Bus
There are special tour buses running among the main scenic spots of Haikou. Line A and Line
B of the relatively new tour buses named “Xin Mei Lan” can take you to scenic spots like QiongTai Academy, Wugong Temple, Former Residence of Hairui, Wanlu Park, Hairui Park and Xiuying Ancient Emplacement etc.
Car Rental
There are more than a hundred car rental companies in Hainan at present. Bigger companies
usually have branches both in Haikou and Sanya; therefore you can rent a car in one place and
return it in another place, very convenient. The price is between 200-600 per day.Before you assign the car rental contract, you’d better check if there is any scratch on the car and mark it on the
contract if there is any to avoid trouble. When you refuel the car, make sure of the amount, because usually they won’t pay you for extra refueling.
