No visa needed

Do citizens of Greece need a visa for China?

Citizens of Greece don’t need a visa for China and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Greece: the passport opens 120 countries visa-free; Athens — Beijing: ≈ 7,620 km, about 10 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to China without a visa on a Greece passport?

Yes, citizens of Greece don’t need a visa for China for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

China visa rules at a glance

With a Greece passport you can visit 120 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 36 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Greece passport ranks 17th of 199.
Greece passport: visa-free access to 120 countries; China passport: 42.
Citizens of Greece and China can travel together visa-free to 33 countries, for example: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Tunisia, Palestine, Belarus, Armenia, Georgia, Morocco, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Angola, Seychelles, and Zambia.
Citizens of China, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Greece. Greece visa for citizens of China

Travelling to China: good to know

Athens — Beijing: about 7,620 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +5 hours.
Local time: Athens 12:00 — Beijing 17:00.
Local currency: Chinese Yuan.
Languages: Chinese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CN¥6.72.
China is the 133rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Greece.