Originally Posted by
flyingstudent
You'll need at least 2 hours to transit in China. You do not need a visa to transit. Show the check in agent your 2nd ticket and you'll be ok.
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This whole process took us close to 1h45m, given line ups were relatively short. FYI, it was a MU to MU transfer. I was flying HKG-PVG-YVR.
It's going to be on one ticket, probably coming in on KA and transferring to AC.
Got a deal for under $2500 in J to YVR from any Pacific gateway and back via ICN, but wouldn't mind maximising the flight with a sidetrip to YYZ in this case.