multiple stops with 24 hour twov (ningboguangzhou)

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Hello,I am planning to take the trip from Budapest-Ningbo-Guangzhou (with China Eastern Airlines) and then Guangzhou-Hanoi (with China Southern Airlines) and within 24 hours between landing in Ningbo and taking off in Guangzhou. Is this itinerary eligible for 24 hour TWOV? I saw conflicting statement online about multiple layovers at Guangzhou. Transit including multiple stops within China is permitted at Guangzhou only when the first transit point is Beijing (PEK). Do you know if this is true? How is the process when I land at Ningbo, there is almost 3 hours between landing and the next flight to Guangzhou so I am not sure if there is enough time for that (even this whole section is sold on China Eastern website).Thank you so much!

Borut · Answer

Marina, your itinerary is definitely eligible for 24 hour visa free transit and you should not worry about those, years old statements regarding the Guangzhou airport and similar that are no longer actual.Also, you have enough time in Ningbo because 3 hours are perfectly enough to perform all the formalities.So, when you land in Ningbo, you the first thing you will do is to reach 24/144 hour visa free transit counter where you will apply for a temporary entry permit in order to be allowed to cross the immigration because your next flight to Guangzhou will be a domestic one. When you reach the counter you will present your flight tickets and after a short check, your permit will be granted. This application is free of any charge. When your permit is granted you will head to the immigration and then to the gate for your flight to Guangzhou. When you land in Guangzhou you will collect your luggage and perform a check-in for your flight to Hanoi. When you do that, you will head to the immigration and to the gate for your flight to Hanoi.Please, just be relaxed and enjoy your journey.

Multiple stops with 24 hour TWOV (Ningbo and Guangzhou)

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