China travel guides

2026 Best eSIM for China Travel: How to Compare Plans

Compare China travel eSIMs by coverage, data, activation, device compatibility, hotspot rules, and support before your trip.

Set up Alipay with an overseas number and eligible foreign bank card, then learn how to pay and handle common issues in China.

Prepare the documents, application form, and appointment needed to apply for a China tourist visa, and check whether you need one.

Get from Beijing Capital Airport to your hotel by Capital Airport Express, bus or car, with terminal checks and late-arrival alternatives.

Choose Daxing Airport Express, an intercity train, bus or car from PKX to Beijing, with Caoqiao and Beijing West clearly distinguished.

Prepare RMB cash, use an ATM with an overseas card and recover from payment failures without relying on a single phone or account.

Understand China’s visa-free transit rules, eligible routes and ports, permitted areas, and common itinerary mistakes.

Choose an airport-to-hotel transfer in China, including rail, taxi and ride-hailing options, late arrivals and offline fallbacks.

Prepare China's arrival card, passport and hotel details, then navigate immigration, baggage collection and customs after landing.

Reserve attractions in China with a foreign passport, check identity and entry requirements, and choose alternatives when tickets sell out.

Find the right railway station, use your original passport, pass security, locate the gate and board a high-speed train in China.

Use metro and bus services in China: choose a ticket or transport code, find the right direction, change lines and handle gate problems.