30-Day Visa-Free vs 240-Hour Transit vs Regular Visa: How to Choose (and What You Can’t Do)#

Buy the flight later if you need to. Figure out the entry path first.

Online, all three options sound “easy.” On the ground they aren’t the same thing: how long you can stay, whether a simple round trip home works, and which provinces you’re allowed to wander. I’ve watched friends book hotels under a transit plan, then notice the hotel sits outside the permitted zone. Reworking tickets a week out is not a fun hobby.