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Asked by Grace Fung from canada | Sep. 26, 2025 20:48

About:240-Hour Visa-Free Transit

From Canada - Hong Kong -Macau -Zhu Hai Hong Kong - ShangHai - Hong Kong

We are planning to go to ZhuHai from Macau after a few days staying in Hong Kong , then back to Hong kong from Zhuhai. 1, The route is Macau- Zhuhai -Hong Kong. Then, we will go to Shanghai from Hong Kong and back to Hong Kong again.
2. The route is Hong Kong - ShangHai - Hong Kong. Are we eligible for 240 hours Visa-Free Transit for two different itinerary? Are 240 hours combined in two trips?

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Answered by YC | Sep. 27, 2025 20:38

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HK-Shanghai-HK is not a valid routing for TWOV as that is a return journey to your point of origin. You can only transit to a third country eg: HK-Shanghai-Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, etc. (See the chart and explanation at the top of the page) Whether you return to HK afterwards doesn't matter as long as you don't return directly there from mainland China. TWOV is valid for one entry and exit and cannot be combined or split for separate trips.

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Answered by Borut | Sep. 28, 2025 12:43

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The problem with your Macau to Zhuhai to Hong Kong route is the fact that when traveling on 240 hour visa free transit you simply cannot directly travel to Zhuhai. You can travel to Shekou in Shenzhen by ferry. If you plan to visit Zhuhai only, I would suggest you to use Zhuhai 3 days visa on arrival (3 days countdown starts on the day following the day of your arrival) that costs 130 CNY and can be obtained at Gongbei and Hengqin border crossing. You can travel from Zhuhai directly to Hong Kong by bus or ferry. As far as your second route is concerned, you cannot return to Hong Kong directly, but you will have to travel to Macau first. It is essential to understand that you will have to buy your exit ticket from mainland China even before you depart toward mainland China. You can have two 240 hour visa free transit journeys within a short time frame and each of them can be 240 hours long. Each 240 hour visa free transit journey is considered as separate and is not related to the previous one. Have a nice visit to China.

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