240-hour visa-free transit
Singapore - China 240-hour transit eligibility
Singaporean passport holders from this Southeast Asian island city-state can take advantage of 240-hour visa-free transit via Changi (SIN), a major world transfer hub operating on the same time as Beijing. The lack of time difference simplifies planning for extended layovers.
Example result
What this check gives you
Example transit: Singapore → mainland China → a third country or region (not your departure country).
9 of 9 checks pass
- Passport is on the 240h eligible listPass · SG · 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 · SG → CN → KR
- Neither endpoint is in mainland ChinaPass · SG / 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
- Southeast Asia
- Common departure cities
- Singapore
- Beijing time difference
- same time as Beijing
- Example third-place transit
- Example transit: Singapore → 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.