Does an Indian citizen need a Hong Kong transit visa for a 2 hour layover?
I am traveling to Taiwan via HongKong, where I have a change of flights. I would be in the airport for 2 and a half hours [layover].
So, would I be needing a transit visa for Hong Kong?
PS : I have tried going through a lot of docs, but haven't really got a clear information regarding short transits
My itinerary :
Mumbai [Terminal 2] -Jet Airways-> Hong Kong [Terminal 1] --- 2hr 20 min layover --> Hong Kong [Terminal 1] -HK Airlines-> Taiwan [Terminal 2]
Taiwan [Terminal 2]] -HK airlines-> Hong Kong [Terminal 1] --- 2hr 50 min layover --> Hong Kong [Terminal 2] -Jet Airways-> Taiwan [Terminal 2]
All the above flights are booked at the same time i.e. both my Jet flights have same PNR and both my HK airlines have same PNR.
Best Answer
No. Not needed.
The Hong Kong station has an MRT-like underground train service which the passengers can use for commuting from one terminal to another.
The officers in the stations are also very helpful. They would look at your boarding passes and would tell you which station you need to get down at.
Thus, one doesn't need to cross over the airside. So, the transit visa is not required in this case. [Timatic is perfectly right, as the accepted answer quotes.]
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