Before booking
Check passport and entry requirements
Confirm the rules for your nationality, route and travel dates with an official source.
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Your first China trip, reduced to six checks.
Complete the tasks that can block a trip before adding more places to the itinerary. Your progress stays only in this browser.
Your trip setup
China readiness checklist
Saved only in this browser. No account and no personal travel data sent.
Before departure
Set up two ways to pay
Prepare a mobile wallet and keep a physical bank card plus some RMB as backups.
See the guide →Before departure
Understand official train booking
Use the official 12306 English service and make the passenger name match the passport.
See the guide →Before departure
Confirm your hotel can register you
Ask for written confirmation and save it offline, especially for late arrivals.
See the guide →Before departure
Save essential details offline
Keep passport, hotel address in Chinese, reservations and emergency contacts available without data.
See the guide →Arrival day
Plan the airport-to-hotel route
Record the transport choice, last departure time and hotel address in Chinese.
See the guide →Offline pack
Keep the essentials outside your apps.
- Passport copy stored securely and separately from the original
- Hotel name, address and phone number in Chinese
- Flight and train numbers with terminal or station names
- Booking references and support channels
- Emergency contacts and travel insurance details
First 24 hours
Make arrival intentionally boring.
Know how you will reach the hotel, how late the transport runs, what payment backup you will use and who to contact if the room cannot be confirmed.
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