During the first quarter of this year, Shenzhen recorded 64 million trips of cross-border travelers, up 15.2% as compared with that of last year, with a cross-border traffic volume of 2.97 million, surging by 15.4% year on year.
Thanks to a series of visa-free policies, a larger number of foreigners prefer to travel to China. During the first quarter, Shenzhen witnessed 1.57 million inbound and outbound trips made by foreigners, increasing by 39.5% as compared with that of last year. The number of visa-free entries made by foreigners represented a year-on-year surge of 112%, exceeding 320,000. Notably, inbound entries made by Korean people increased year on year by 59.3%, Singaporean people by 43.9%, and Malaysian people by 46.7%.
With the more advanced traffic facilities, simpler formalities, more convenient cross-border payment and a series of favorable policies, commuting between Hong Kong and Shenzhen heat up. During the first quarter of this year, Shenzhen recorded over 22 million inbound and outbound trips made by mainland citizens, about 40 million inbound and outbound trips made by residents of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, with the former increasing by 19.4% year on year and the latter by 12.1%.
Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Macao took a series of measures, including forecasting passenger flow, reporting in advance the rush hours, warning abnormal conditions timely, while innovating customs formalities and introducing advanced equipment, so as to lift the efficiency of processing the inbound and outbound trips by 37.2%.
Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport in 2025 has opened 3 new international freight lines, stretching its air lines to 5 continents and scattering over 20 passenger navigation stations in regions and countries engaged in the “Belt and Road ” Initiative. During the first quarter of this year, the border inspection stations at Shenzhen’s airport offered inspection services for 15,000 international passenger flights, averaged out at 170 international flights departing from or arriving at Shenzhen per day, with a year-on-year increase of about 30%.
