240-hour visa-free transit
Russia - China 240-hour transit eligibility
Russia is the world's largest country by area, stretching across eastern Europe and northern Asia toward a long shared border with China. Russian passport holders are on the eligibility list for China's 240-hour visa-free transit, which applies to journeys transiting China between two other countries within the approved ports and stay limits.
Example result
What this check gives you
Example transit: Moscow → mainland China → a third country or region (not your departure country).
9 of 9 checks pass
- Passport is on the 240h eligible listPass · RU · 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 · RU → CN → KR
- Neither endpoint is in mainland ChinaPass · RU / 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
- Eastern Europe / North Asia
- Common departure cities
- Moscow, Saint Petersburg
- Beijing time difference
- 3–5 hours behind Beijing (Moscow)
- Example third-place transit
- Example transit: Moscow → 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.