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Be sure to factor in the $140 China visa charge into your total cost if you plan to stay on the mainland for more than 72 hours.
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Originally Posted by flycal312
(Post 28516581)
Ended up booking one of these for November.
https://www.google.com/flights/?gl#s...YZ0UA6156;eo=e For those looking to get over the EQM hump, with $70 positioning for me, this is costing $350 all in ($280 ticket). That's tough to beat. |
Originally Posted by mal2ianne123
(Post 28516996)
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...,SFOYYC0UA5469
Thanks OP! needed to go to a conference in Taipei and been wanting to go to Calgary for the longest time |
Originally Posted by KAFlyer
(Post 28517619)
Be sure to factor in the $140 China visa charge into your total cost if you plan to stay on the mainland for more than 72 hours.
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Originally Posted by TerryK
(Post 28517862)
How does it work if you need to go to TPE? :confused: You may pay more to fly between China and TPE.:(
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Originally Posted by KAFlyer
(Post 28517619)
Be sure to factor in the $140 China visa charge into your total cost if you plan to stay on the mainland for more than 72 hours.
https://goo.gl/flights/Tnr4 This itinerary seems to be about 8 hrs short of 72 |
Originally Posted by Kmxu
(Post 28516861)
Thank you. Very helpful link. I ended up booking a week earlier to avoid an overnight stay at HKG. So, there will be two nights in Hangzhou, where hotels are much cheaper. I will leave from IAD and end at Montreal (can throw away IAD-YUL) for less than $400.
Btw, it looks like the Hilton Doubletree in Hangzhou has rooms for 1000 points/night. |
Originally Posted by Clincher
(Post 28518210)
Just checking to be sure, if one transits through two cities within China in less than 72 hours does a US citizen need a visa? For instance, passenger lands in Hong Kong on 11/4, continues to Hangzhou on 11/5, departs Hangzhou on 11/6.
https://goo.gl/flights/Tnr4 This itinerary seems to be about 8 hrs short of 72 |
Originally Posted by KAFlyer
(Post 28518226)
Hong Kong doesn't count. The visa requirements only apply to mainland China, i.e., your time in Hangzhou. As long as you arrive/depart from the same mainland airport, and you stay on the mainland for less than 72 hours, you're fine. No visa required.
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Link for IAD flyers
Originally Posted by Kmxu
(Post 28516861)
Thank you. Very helpful link. I ended up booking a week earlier to avoid an overnight stay at HKG. So, there will be two nights in Hangzhou, where hotels are much cheaper. I will leave from IAD and end at Montreal for less than $400.
https://www.google.com/flights/?gl#s...OW0UA6308;eo=e There is plenty of availability for next year. |
Originally Posted by FLA77
(Post 28517007)
The 229 was a typo, and I edited to show 249. Didn't save anything given I had no intention of flying it, but just now I plugged a first set of dates in ITA and I got 268. Here's the link:
https://matrix.itasoftware.com/#view...=SFOHGH-PEKYUL I am sure if you play with dates a bit, you might find even lower fares (than 249). Good luck. The lowest I got is SFO-HKG-HGH/PEK-SFO-YVR for $272 on Mid-September |
Thanks to who all contributed to this thread! Booked EUG-SFO-HKG-HGH/PVG-SFO-YVR with a 4 night stay in HGH and PVG area. If time wasn't a factor, I would've reached YYZ. 2018 dates were limited with higher fares.
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Originally Posted by KAFlyer
(Post 28518226)
Hong Kong doesn't count. The visa requirements only apply to mainland China, i.e., your time in Hangzhou. As long as you arrive/depart from the same mainland airport, and you stay on the mainland for less than 72 hours, you're fine. No visa required.
https://www.travelchinaguide.com/emb...it-144hour.htm Can anyone confirm? |
Originally Posted by thunder007
(Post 28519065)
Shanghai and area (including Hangzhou) have 144-Hour Visa-Free Transit that doesn’t require that you fly in and out of the same area airport. My plan to fly SFO-HKG-HGH;PVG-SFO should be eligible for TWOV based on my reading of the policy.
https://www.travelchinaguide.com/emb...it-144hour.htm Can anyone confirm? |
Originally Posted by thunder007
(Post 28519065)
Shanghai and area (including Hangzhou) have 144-Hour Visa-Free Transit that doesn’t require that you fly in and out of the same area airport. My plan to fly SFO-HKG-HGH;PVG-SFO should be eligible for TWOV based on my reading of the policy.
https://www.travelchinaguide.com/emb...it-144hour.htm Can anyone confirm? Here's the flyertalk thread that discusses this in detail: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chin...er-thread.html |
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