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Greece visa rules for China passport holders

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The answer

No. China passport holders need a visa to visit Greece.

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ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA NEEDED

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Official source

mfa.grHellenic Republic, Ministry of Foreign AffairsChecked 28 Oct 2026

CHINA VISA

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Before you go

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Greece passport holders need to visit China.

Greece passport China

Visa-free · 30 days

Maximum stay
Up to 30 days

Nationals holding valid ordinary passports of 50 countries, namely Brunei, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Australia, Poland, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Slovenia, Slovakia, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein, the Republic of Korea, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Estonia, Latvia, Japan, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Russia, Sweden, Canada and UK are exempted from visa requirement if coming to China for the purpose of business, tourism, family or friends visits, exchange and transit. They can stay in China for no more than 30 days without a visa.

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Visa-free nearby

Other places China passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Athens, nearest first.

  1. AlbaniaTirana, about 500 km from AthensVisa-free · 90 days
  2. Bosnia & HerzegovinaSarajevo, about 790 km from AthensVisa-free · 90 days
  3. SerbiaBelgrade, about 810 km from AthensVisa-free · 30 days
  4. TürkiyeAnkara, about 820 km from AthensVisa-free · 90 days
  5. BelarusMinsk, about 1,790 km from AthensVisa-free · 30 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Athens

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Athens, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 13.3°CLow 7.0°CRain 49 mm
  2. FebHigh 14.1°CLow 7.2°CRain 36 mm
  3. MarHigh 16.5°CLow 8.9°CRain 44 mm
  4. AprHigh 20.2°CLow 11.8°CRain 26 mm
  5. MayHigh 25.1°CLow 16.1°CRain 16 mm
  6. JunHigh 30.4°CLow 20.7°CRain 10 mm
  7. JulHigh 33.2°CLow 23.5°CRain 9 mm
  8. AugHigh 33.4°CLow 23.8°CRain 3 mm
  9. SepHigh 28.9°CLow 20.0°CRain 17 mm
  10. OctHigh 24.0°CLow 16.3°CRain 33 mm
  11. NovHigh 18.8°CLow 12.3°CRain 68 mm
  12. DecHigh 14.6°CLow 8.8°CRain 64 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 28 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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