240-hour visa-free transit
Brunei - China 240-hour transit eligibility
Brunei sits on the north coast of Borneo and shares Beijing's UTC+8 time zone, so there is no jet lag on the way in. From Bandar Seri Begawan China is a short regional flight rather than a long-haul, and Bruneian travellers can use the 240-hour visa-free transit to pause en route.
Example result
What this check gives you
Example transit: Bandar Seri Begawan → mainland China → a third country or region (not your departure country).
9 of 9 checks pass
- Passport is on the 240h eligible listPass · BN · 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 · BN → CN → KR
- Neither endpoint is in mainland ChinaPass · BN / 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
- Bandar Seri Begawan
- Beijing time difference
- same time as Beijing
- Example third-place transit
- Example transit: Bandar Seri Begawan → 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.