Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SYX to HAM: distance & flight time
Sanya (Sanya Phoenix International Airport) → Hamburg (Hamburg Airport)
5,580 mi
8,979 km · 4,848 nm
11h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
See live SYX→HAM fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,580 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 24m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SYX — Sanya Phoenix International Airport · Sanya, China
- HAM — Hamburg Airport · Hamburg, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near SYX
- BAR · Qionghai Bo'ao Airport89 mi away
- HAK · Haikou Meilan International Airport132 mi away
Near HAM
- XFW · Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport9 mi away
- EUM · Neumünster Airport31 mi away
- LBC · Lübeck Blankensee Airport32 mi away
- KEL · Kiel-Holtenau Airport52 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SYX from HAM?
The flight distance from Sanya (SYX) to Hamburg (HAM) is 5,580 miles (8,979 km, 4,848 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SYX to HAM?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 24m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Sanya and Hamburg?
Hamburg is 6 hours behind Sanya.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SYX to HAM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SYX–HAM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.