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Cities and ports with 144/72-hour visa-free transit in China

govt.chinadaily.com.cn Updated: 2019-10-29

From Dec 1, 2019, 20 Chinese cities with 27 ports will offer 144-hour visa -free transit services, and 3 Chinese cities with 3 ports will offer 72-hour visa-free transit services to foreign travelers from 53 countries. Please refer to the following details:

Cities and ports with 144-hour visa-free transit in China
	City	Port	Start Date	Can Stay in These Areas
1	Shanghai	Shanghai Pudong Airport	Jan 30, 2016	Shanghai, Jiangsu province, Zhejiang province
		Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
		Shanghai Railway Station
		Shanghai Port International Cruise Terminal
		Shanghai Wusong Passenger Transport Center
	Nanjing, Jiangsu province	Nanjing Lukou International Airport
	Hangzhou, Zhejiang province	Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
	Ningbo, Zhejiang province	Ningbo Lishe International Airport	Dec 1, 2019
2	Beijing	Beijing Capital International Airport	Dec 28, 2017	Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei province
	Beijing	Beijing West Railway Station
	Tianjin	Tianjin Binhai International Airport
	Tianjin	Tianjin International Cruise Home Port
	Shijiazhuang, Hebei province	Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport
	Qinhuangdao, Hebei province	Qinhuangdao Port
3	Shenyang, Liaoning province	Shenyang Taoxian International Airport	Jan 1, 2018	Liaoning province
3	Dalian, Liaoning province	Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport	Jan 1, 2018	Liaoning province
4	Qingdao, Shandong province	Qingdao Liuting International Airport	Jan 1, 2019	Shandong province
4	Qingdao, Shandong province	Port of Qingdao		Shandong province
5	Xiamen, Fujian province	Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport		Fujian province
6	Kunming, Yunnan province	Kunming Changshui International Airport		Kunming, Yunnan province
7	Wuhan, Hubei province	Wuhan Tianhe International Airport		Wuhan, Hubei province
8	Chengdu, Sichuan province	Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport		Chengdu (from Jan 1, 2019); 10 other cities (from Dec 1, 2019): Leshan, Deyang, Suining, Meishan, Ya'an, Ziyang, Neijiang, Zigong, Luzhou, Yibin of Sichuan province
9	Guangzhou, Guangdong province	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport	May 1, 2019	Guangdong province
	Shenzhen, Guangdong province	Shenzhen International Airport
	Jieyang, Guangdong province	Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport
10	Chongqing	Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport	Dec 1, 2019	Chongqing
11	Xi'an, Shaanxi province	Xi'an Xianyang International Airport	Dec 1, 2019	Xi'an, Xianyang of Shaanxi province

Cities and ports with 72-hour visa-free transit in China
	City	Port	Start Date	Can Stay in These Areas
1	Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region	Guilin Liangjiang International Airport	July 28, 2014	Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region
2	Harbin, Heilongjiang province	Harbin Taiping International Airport	Aug 1, 2015	Harbin, Heilongjiang province
3	Changsha, Hunan province	Changsha Huanghua International Airport	Jan 1, 2016	Hunan province

(More details about cities and ports are coming soon.)

53 countries enjoying 144/72-hour visa-free transit in China

39 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Monaco, Belarus

6 American countries: the United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile

2 Oceania countries: Australia, New Zealand

6 Asian countries: Republic of Korea, Japan, Singapore, Brunei, United Arab Emirates, Qatar

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