i'm us citizen, transit through shangai pudong twice in one week, will i have problem?

Question

I am a US Citizen on vacation flying from Hong Kong to Japan via Shanghai Pudong Airport. The first flight has an overnight layover in Shanghai of about 19 hours total, which I would like to stay in a hotel in central Shanghai and do some sightseeing before boarding the flight to Japan. Then two days later, I fly from Japan to Hong Kong through Pudong where I will stay in the terminal due to a short 2.5 hour connection time between flights. Will I encounter problems in Shanghai, especially on my way back to Hong Kong, since I was there two days prior?

Amanda · Answer

Please don't worry, you won't encounter problems in Shanghai. A transit visa is not required for the two stopovers in Shanghai Pudong Airport. You can go out of the airport to stay at a hotel for the first stopover.

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I'm US citizen, transit through Shangai Pudong twice in one week, will I have problem?