240-hour visa-free transit
Argentina - China 240-hour transit eligibility
A trip from Argentina, spanning the southern cone between the Andes and the Atlantic, always involves connecting flights to reach China, with Buenos Aires (EZE) as the sole point of departure. Argentine passport holders, facing one of the longest travel durations to China, can use the 240-hour visa-free transit for a regulated stopover.
Example result
What this check gives you
Example transit: Buenos Aires → mainland China → a third country or region (not your departure country).
9 of 9 checks pass
- Passport is on the 240h eligible listPass · AR · 57
- Entry port is a listed 240h portPass · Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) · 65
- Exit port is a listed 240h portPass · Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)
- Stay is 240 hours or lessPass · 96h / 240h
- A → China → B third-country route shapePass · AR → CN → KR
- Neither endpoint is in mainland ChinaPass · AR / 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 · shanghai
- Region
- South America
- Common departure cities
- Buenos Aires, Córdoba
- Beijing time difference
- 11 hours behind Beijing
- Example third-place transit
- Example transit: Buenos Aires → 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.