Trip preparation

China Travel Checkers and Tools

Use these free tools to check the parts of your plan most likely to create avoidable problems.

One question? Start with a planning tool.

Go straight to the decision you need. No full readiness questionnaire required.

Start with nationality and entry date. Review possible schemes, official sources and conditions; uncertain policies stay marked for verification.

Calculate your booking date, confirm the station sale time and download a calendar reminder. A reservation is not an issued ticket.

Estimate your station arrival window and hotel departure time from your passport, luggage and itinerary needs.

Review your itinerary complexity and find the preparations that need attention first.

01 · 4 minutes

Find blockers across payment, internet, travel dates and arrival plans.

02 · 3 minutes

Know which apps to install, register and verify before you land.

03 · 5 minutes

Find where app setup, card authorization, verification or merchant payment is failing.

04 · 2 minutes

Know when to carry the original and where identity checks can block your day.

05 · 5 minutes

Diagnose 12306 passport verification, ticket status and itinerary dependency risks.

06 · 2 minutes

Review verified holiday risks for tickets, hotels and attractions.

07 · 3 minutes

Prepare for late arrival, passport matching and a usable Chinese address.

Already have a report? Use the checker support library to resolve a specific finding.