For first-time foreign travelers

Know if your China trip will work before you fly.

A no-account, source-backed readiness check for entry, 240-hour transit, payment, mobile data, first-night hotel, and arrival transport.

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Policy answers are phrased as likely / verify, not as legal or airline approval. Each report shows the source and last-checked date.

Trip Readiness CheckExample: US passport · SFO → PVG → Seoul · 5 days

Last policy check · May 15, 2026

Production MVP scope

Passport

Arrival port

Coming from

Leaving China to

Travel dates

Time in China

Start with the full 7-step checker. Save a report by email without creating an account.

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Readiness report

Fix 3 high-priority gaps before you fly.

3 action item(s), 2 verification item(s).

Entry & transit

240-hour transit looks possible. Verify with airline.

Verify

United States passport · SFO → PVG → ICN · 119h in China.

Mobile data

No China-ready data plan for arrival.

Action

Your phone supports eSIM, so you can install a plan before departure.

Payment

Set up Alipay or WeChat Pay before departure.

Action

Card backup helps, but small vendors often expect mobile payment.

First-night hotel

First-night hotel is not confirmed.

Action

Shanghai is a strong first city, but the first hotel should explicitly accept foreign passports.

Arrival transport

Late arrival at PVG: plan first transfer.

Verify

After late evening, metro and express-train options can be limited. Plan taxi, Didi, or hotel transfer.

Three focused entrances, not a generic tool directory.

Each support page has its own search intent, but all roads lead back to one saved readiness report.

Highest intent

240h Transit Sanity Checker

Passport + A-China-B route + port + stay duration, with printable check-in summary wording.

Check route

Pre-trip setup

Payment Setup Checklist

Alipay, WeChat Pay, card fallback, and cash backup. Useful even when no booking is made.

Review payment

Day-one utility

First City Arrival Kit

Airport transfer, hotel areas, mobile data, and first-night checklist for Shanghai and Beijing.

Open Shanghai kit

Shanghai Arrival Kit: make recommendations feel useful, not pasted on.

Best first city for a low-friction China arrival: strong transit, many international hotels, and clear airport transfer options.

Shanghai · PVG arrival

Your first 24 hours, de-risked.

Late landing, mobile data, first-night hotel, and getting into the city are handled as one workflow.

PVG to city · sample options

Taxi / Didi45-75 min · Best after 22:00 or with luggage.

¥180+

Metro Line 270-90 min · Cheapest, but late-night timing is tight.

¥8

Maglev + Metro45-60 min · Fast daytime option from PVG.

¥50+

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Open Shanghai kit