Railway

Hainan Eastern Ring High-Speed Railway 

The railway runs from the Haikou Railway Station to Sanya Railway Station. Many trains terminate in Haikou East Railway Station. Trains are designed to travel at approximately 250 km/h and currently stop at 15 stations along the line. The total length of the route is 308.11 km and total travel time is one hour and 22 minutes.  

Ticket prices can be found on China's official Railway website: www.12306.cn 

On January 30, 2014, a new high-speed railway station, the Shenzhou Station in Wanning City, was added on the Hainan Eastern Ring High-Speed Rail Line.

Hainan Western Ring High-Speed Railway  

The much-anticipated Hainan Western Ring High-speed Railway officially opened on December 20, 2015. The train travels at a speed of 200 km per hour, and it takes one hour and 56 minutes for the train to cover the 345 km distance.

There are a total of 16 stations along the West Ring Railway, including Haikou, Laocheng Town, Fushan Town, South Lingao, Yintan, Baimajing, Haitou, Qizi Bay, Dongfang, Jinyue Bay, Jianfeng, Huangliu, Ledong, Yazhou, Phoenix Airport and Sanya. 

Tickets can be purchased up to ten days in advance and are available at the station counters or vending machines. 

Ticket prices can be found on China's official Railway website: www.12306.cn 

Qiongzhou Strait Bridge 

Haikou is connected to mainland China by rail. Currently, trains cross the Qiongzhou Strait by ferry, but a bridge for rail and car traffic is expected to be completed in 2020. It is projected to drastically reduce travel time between mainland China and Hainan.