https://chinawandering.com/tags/transit/Recent content in Transit on China WanderingHugoen-us© 2024. Licensed under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://chinawandering.com/posts/visa-free-vs-240h-transit-vs-l-visa/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://chinawandering.com/posts/visa-free-vs-240h-transit-vs-l-visa/<h1 id="30-day-visa-free-vs-240-hour-transit-vs-regular-visa-how-to-choose-and-what-you-cant-do">30-Day Visa-Free vs 240-Hour Transit vs Regular Visa: How to Choose (and What You Can’t Do)<a class="anchor" href="#30-day-visa-free-vs-240-hour-transit-vs-regular-visa-how-to-choose-and-what-you-cant-do">#</a></h1> <p>Buy the flight later if you need to. Figure out the entry path first.</p> <p>Online, all three options sound “easy.” On the ground they aren’t the same thing: how long you can stay, whether a simple round trip home works, and which provinces you’re allowed to wander. I’ve watched friends book hotels under a transit plan, then notice the hotel sits outside the permitted zone. Reworking tickets a week out is not a fun hobby.</p>