240-hour visa-free transit
Indonesia - China 240-hour transit eligibility
Indonesian passport holders travel from the world's largest archipelago in Southeast Asia, where western Indonesia shares Beijing's time zone, enabling 240-hour visa-free transit via Jakarta (CGK) or Bali Denpasar (DPS). The alignment supports same-day coordination across borders.
Example result
What this check gives you
Example transit: Jakarta → mainland China → a third country or region (not your departure country).
9 of 9 checks pass
- Passport is on the 240h eligible listPass · ID · 57
- Entry port is a listed 240h portPass · Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) · 65
- Exit port is a listed 240h portPass · Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN)
- Stay is 240 hours or lessPass · 96h / 240h
- A → China → B third-country route shapePass · ID → CN → KR
- Neither endpoint is in mainland ChinaPass · ID / KR
- Hong Kong / Macau / Taiwan handled as third regionsPass · N/A
- Exit mode (air / rail / sea) is supportedPass · AIR
- Entry port's permitted activity regionPass · beijing
- Region
- Southeast Asia
- Common departure cities
- Jakarta, Surabaya
- Beijing time difference
- 1 hour behind Beijing (Jakarta)
- Example third-place transit
- Example transit: Jakarta → mainland China → a third country or region (not your departure country).
Before you transit — get China-ready
Open the full arrival checklist →Important reminders
- Visa-free entry does not allow work and cannot be extended.
- Register temporary accommodation within 24 hours after check-in.
- Tibet and some border areas may require extra permits before travel.