Car Ferries to Hainan

Hello folks,

As the cold weather finally approaches us in Shanghai (its bound to get here sometime) I plan to drive a CJ 750 (which is in Xiamen right now) with a buddy to Hainan.

We want to know if there is any car ferries from Guang Zhou area to Hainan or surrounding area... want to eliminate some of the less attractive road and opt for more time cruising around the beaches. I see lonely plant states there is a ferry from Guang Zhou to Haikou 3 days a week... anyone take it before(is it a car ferry)?

Any and all input welcome....

Winston

Fill The tank FULL in GD, HN don't have tolls that means Higher gas price
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The GZ - Haikou ferry / Phone: http://www.1688c.cn/about.asp?id=33
IF it fulled, there's G325

Hi Winston,

If you're looking for some good routes through Guangdong, let me know. There's a place to stay, and a workshop for the bikes at my house in Dongguan if you need it . Be very careful coming into Guangdong, the Asian games have just ended, but all the roads within 100 kilometers of Guangzhou are loaded with security checkpoints, and they stop everyone.

There is a ferry that goes from Guangzhou to Haikou, it departs in the afternoon and arrives the following morning. I think it's like 18 hours and around ¥700. You will have to do some google searches to find out the details.

Cheers!
ChinaV

Thanks for the tips guys....

Shanghaifingers - Ever make this trip?

Has anyone else ever been to Hainan Island with their motos?
Found info on the ferries but do any of them (either from Guangzhou or one that shoots across the Qiongzhou Strait) allow motos to board?
If so, are there links to this service/schedules?

Thanks.

From Beihai:
http://motorcycle.sh.cn/viewthread.p...d=91330&page=6
From Xuwen County:
http://motorcycle.sh.cn/viewthread.p...t=%BA%A3%C4%CF

Thanks Humanbeing.
Great info and great photos!

Yes I did make this trip.... I chose to drive down to the southern most city across from Hainan. I meet a Harley Rider from Guang Dong who had just come off the ferry from Guandong and he said its about 400 rmb and 18 hrs but well worth avoiding the boring route south past Guang Dong.... It leaves 3 times a week and you can go to either HaiKou (northern city) or the much nicer Sanya in the South....

Hainan is really cool, it has both awesome jungle riding to mountain passes. You can even very easily get onto the beach in Bo'ao on the east coast....