Answered by Borut
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Oct. 10, 2025 00:12
Unfortunately, your intention is not eligible under 240 hour visa free transit. The reason is simple. In the eyes of the mainland Chinese immigration authorities your immediate points, before and after mainland China are located in one eligible territory - Hong Kong. As you know, 240 hour visa free transit requires that the immediate points (regardless what kind of stop you had there) before and after mainland China are located in two different countries or eligible territories (eligible territories are Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau). This is not the case in your itinerary. However, you can make some tiny changes and make your itinerary eligible by introducing Macau into equation. So, you can take a ferry from Hong Kong upon your landing or later, visit mainland China and then exit toward Macau by ferry from Shekou (in Shenzhen). As soon as you have arrived in Macau, you will just change for a ferry to Hong Kong. Also, another option is that you take a bus from HKIA to Macau upon your landing and then to take a ferry from Macau to Shekou (in Shenzhen). After that you can really return to Hong Kong by train. As you can see, these tiny changes are essential to make your itinerary an eligible one. It is important to understand that you will have to buy your exit tickets (being they by train or be ferry) from mainland China in advance, even before you depart toward mainland China from Hong Kong or Macau. Also, it is important to understand that you can only use the following exit points by ferry from Hong Kong and Macau toward mainland China: Hong Kong to Shekou (in Shenzhen), Hong Kong to Nansha (located south from Guangzhou and connected by it by metro) and from Macau to Shekou (in Shenzhen). All other options are not eligible. I wish you a nice visit to China.
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