boston to guangzhou (but flying into hong kong)

Question

Hi -- I am traveling for work from Boston to Guangzhou. The flight options are terrible. It would be better if I flew Boston to Hong Kong, and took a ferry to Guangzhou. On the return, I would take a ferry from Guangzhou back to Hong Kong for a flight back to Boston. So technically, my flight would be a round trip from Boston to Hong Kong, but I need to be in Guangzhou for work and need a China Visa. I am staying there for approximetely 2 weeks. While over there, we need to take a 2-day trip from Guangzhou to Vietnam and back to Guangzhou. Can you please help guidance on what my best option is?

Dave · Answer

So your route will be Boston - HK - Guangzhou - Vietnam - Guangzhou - HK - Boston.As you will travel by ferry from HK to Guangzhou, you need to apply for a visa in advance.For the second entry to Guangzhou from Vietnam, if you will fly in, you can make use of the 144-hour visa  free transit and no visa will be needed by showing the ticket to HK.

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