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Travelling on a passport from China

Where it goes without a visa, what is in season this month, what a day costs there, and our routes through it.

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No visa at all

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Granted on arrival or online

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Applied for in advance

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Closed to this passport

0 of 242 answers verified by our desk

Chapter 01

Open and in season in October

Entered with nothing arranged before flying and rated good or better for October. Countries under an active advisory are left out.

Angola

Visa-free · up to 30 days

Bahrain

Visa on arrival · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40

Benin

Visa-free · up to 30 days · eSIM from €7.50 / $8.10

Burundi

Visa on arrival

Cabo Verde

Visa on arrival · eSIM from €7.90 / $8.60

Jordan

Visa on arrival · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40

Kiribati

Visa-free · up to 90 days

Madagascar

Visa on arrival · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.70

Chapter 02

The cheapest doors with no visa at all

By the editorial daily budget for one traveller. A country we have not priced is not listed.

Armenia

Armenia€45 / $49 a day

Visa-free · up to 180 days · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.80

Thailand

Thailand€45 / $49 a day

Visa-free · up to 60 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90

Tunisia

Tunisia€45 / $49 a day

Visa-free · up to 90 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan€45 / $49 a day

Visa-free · up to 30 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90

Malaysia

Malaysia€48 / $52 a day

Visa-free · up to 30 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90

Albania

Albania€50 / $54 a day

Visa-free · up to 90 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90

Georgia

Georgia€50 / $54 a day

Visa-free · up to 30 days · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan€55 / $59 a day

Visa-free · up to 30 days · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.80

Chapter 03

Our routes through them

Published itineraries through countries this passport enters without applying first, shortest first.

Funafuti Atoll, End to End5 days · Tuvalu · Visa on arrival Koror, Peleliu and the Outer Reef7 days · Palau · Visa on arrival Tarawa and the Northern Gilberts7 days · Kiribati · Visa-free The Boiling Lake and the Kalinago Coast7 days · Dominica · Visa-free The Coral Cap and the Scotland District7 days · Barbados · Visa-free The Dockyard and the Lagoon7 days · Antigua and Barbuda · Visa-free The Spice Belt and Carriacou7 days · Grenada · Visa-free The West Coast and the Pitons7 days · Saint Lucia · Visa-free Both Ends of the Peninsula8 days · Qatar · Visa on arrival Both Islands in Eight Days8 days · São Tomé and Príncipe · Visa on arrival

Chapter 04

Where this passport goes

Visa-free

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Albaniaup to 90 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Angolaup to 30 days Antigua and Barbudaup to 30 days · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.20 Armeniaup to 180 days · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.80 Azerbaijanup to 30 days · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.80 Bahamasup to 90 days · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 Barbadosup to 30 days · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Belarusup to 30 days · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 Beninup to 30 days · eSIM from €7.50 / $8.10 Bosnia and Herzegovinaup to 90 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Bruneiup to 14 days · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 Cook Islandsup to 31 days Cubaup to 90 days Dominicaup to 180 days · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Fijiup to 120 days · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.20 Georgiaup to 30 days · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 Grenadaup to 30 days · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Haitiup to 90 days · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Iranup to 21 days Jamaicaup to 30 days · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Kazakhstanup to 30 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Kiribatiup to 90 days Malawiup to 30 days · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Malaysiaup to 30 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Maldivesup to 30 days · eSIM from €8.80 / $9.60 Mauritiusup to 90 days · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 Micronesiaup to 30 days Moroccoup to 90 days · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 Mozambiqueup to 30 days · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 Niueup to 30 days Russiaup to 30 days Saint Luciaup to 42 days · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Samoaup to 30 days · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 Serbiaup to 30 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Seychellesup to 90 days · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Singaporeup to 30 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Surinameup to 30 days · eSIM from €5.70 / $6.20 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Thailandup to 60 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Tunisiaup to 90 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 United Arab Emiratesup to 90 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Uzbekistanup to 30 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Vanuatuup to 120 days · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 Western Saharaup to 90 days Zambiaup to 90 days · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.20

Visa on arrival

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BahraineSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 BangladesheSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Burundi Cabo VerdeeSIM from €7.90 / $8.60 CambodiaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Comoros Djibouti EgypteSIM from €4.90 / $5.30 EthiopiaeSIM from €10.50 / $11.40 Guinea-BissaueSIM from €8.40 / $9.10 IndonesiaeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 JordaneSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 LaoseSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 LebanoneSIM from €8.40 / $9.10 MadagascareSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 Myanmar NepaleSIM from €4.40 / $4.80 OmaneSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 Palau QatareSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 RwandaeSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 São Tomé and Príncipe Saudi ArabiaeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 SenegaleSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 Sierra LeoneeSIM from €7.50 / $8.10 Solomon Islands Sri LankaeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 TanzaniaeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 Timor-LesteeSIM from €5.70 / $6.20 TongaeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 Tuvalu ZimbabweeSIM from €10.10 / $11.00

eTA

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Côte d'IvoireeSIM from €7.90 / $8.60 KenyaeSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Saint Kitts and NeviseSIM from €7.00 / $7.60

e-Visa

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AustraliaeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 BhutaneSIM from €4.90 / $5.30 BoliviaeSIM from €6.60 / $7.20 BotswanaeSIM from €7.50 / $8.10 Burkina FasoeSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 CamerooneSIM from €4.90 / $5.30 ChadeSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands ColombiaeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 Democratic Republic of the CongoeSIM from €6.60 / $7.20 EcuadoreSIM from €4.40 / $4.80 El SalvadoreSIM from €4.90 / $5.30 Equatorial Guinea GaboneSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 GuineaeSIM from €8.40 / $9.10 GuyanaeSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 IraqeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 IsraeleSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 JapaneSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 KyrgyzstaneSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 Libya Mauritania MoldovaeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 MongoliaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Namibia NigeriaeSIM from €6.60 / $7.20 Norfolk Island PakistaneSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Somalia South AfricaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 South KoreaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 South Sudan Syria TajikistaneSIM from €6.60 / $7.20 TogoeSIM from €7.90 / $8.60 TurkeyeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 UgandaeSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 UkraineeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 VietnameSIM from €3.60 / $3.90

Visa required

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AfghanistaneSIM from €4.90 / $5.30 Åland Islands AlgeriaeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 American Samoa AndorraeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 AnguillaeSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 ArgentinaeSIM from €4.40 / $4.80 ArubaeSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 AustriaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 BelgiumeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 BelizeeSIM from €7.90 / $8.60 BermudaeSIM from €5.70 / $6.20 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaeSIM from €6.60 / $7.20 BrazileSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 British Virgin IslandseSIM from €7.50 / $8.10 BulgariaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 CanadaeSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 Cayman IslandseSIM from €8.40 / $9.10 Central African RepubliceSIM from €7.90 / $8.60 ChileeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 Costa RicaeSIM from €6.60 / $7.20 CroatiaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 CuraçaoeSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 CypruseSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Czech RepubliceSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 DenmarkeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Dominican RepubliceSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 Eritrea EstoniaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 EswatinieSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Falkland Islands Faroe IslandseSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 FinlandeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 FranceeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 French GuianaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 French Polynesia French Southern and Antarctic Lands GambiaeSIM from €8.40 / $9.10 GermanyeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 GhanaeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 GibraltareSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 GreeceeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 GreenlandeSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 GuadeloupeeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 GuameSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 GuatemalaeSIM from €4.40 / $4.80 Guernsey HonduraseSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 Hong KongeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 HungaryeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 IcelandeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 IndiaeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 IrelandeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Isle of ManeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 ItalyeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 JerseyeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 KuwaiteSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 LatviaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 LesothoeSIM from €7.50 / $8.10 LiberiaeSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 LiechtensteineSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 LithuaniaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 LuxembourgeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 MacaueSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 MalieSIM from €7.90 / $8.60 MaltaeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 Marshall Islands MartiniqueeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 MayotteeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 MexicoeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 MonacoeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 MontenegroeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 MontserrateSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 NaurueSIM from €8.40 / $9.10 NetherlandseSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 New Caledonia New ZealandeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 NicaraguaeSIM from €10.10 / $11.00 NigereSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 North Korea North MacedoniaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Northern Mariana Islands NorwayeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 PanamaeSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Papua New GuineaeSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 ParaguayeSIM from €4.90 / $5.30 PerueSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 PhilippineseSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Pitcairn Islands PolandeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 PortugaleSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Puerto Rico Republic of the CongoeSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 RéunioneSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 RomaniaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Saint BarthélemyeSIM from €7.50 / $8.10 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint MartineSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the GrenadineseSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 San Marino Sint MaarteneSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 SlovakiaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 SloveniaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands SpaineSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Sudan SwedeneSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 SwitzerlandeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 TaiwaneSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Tokelau Trinidad and TobagoeSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos IslandseSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 United KingdomeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 United StateseSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 United States Virgin IslandseSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 UruguayeSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 Vatican CityeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 VenezuelaeSIM from €5.70 / $6.20 Wallis and Futuna Yemen