240-hour visa-free transit
Malta - China 240-hour transit eligibility
Malta is the smallest EU member state, an archipelago in the central Mediterranean served by a single airport at Luqa (MLA). Maltese travellers always reach China through a larger European or Gulf hub, which is exactly where 240-hour visa-free transit becomes useful.
- Region
- Southern Europe
- Common departure cities
- Valletta
- Beijing time difference
- 6–7 hours behind Beijing
- Example third-place transit
- Example transit: Valletta → mainland China → a third country or region (not your departure country).
This static check is a planning aid, not legal advice or a border decision.