China

Chongqing for a long weekend

A mountain megacity of hot pot, river cable cars and neon on the Yangtze.

  • Food
  • City break
  • Nature
SINSingapore
CKGChongqing
Flight
5h
From
Changi
Budget
$$$
Best months
Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov

When to go

  1. JJanuary: OK
  2. FFebruary: OK
  3. MMarch: Best
  4. AApril: Best
  5. MMay: Wet
  6. JJune: Wet
  7. JJuly: Wet
  8. AAugust: OK
  9. SSeptember: OK
  10. OOctober: Best
  11. NNovember: Best
  12. DDecember: OK

General guidance only. Weather varies year to year.

Don't miss

  • Hongyadong lit up over the river at night
  • Hot pot in the city that made it famous
  • Day trip to the Wulong karst bridges

Entry with a Singapore passport

No visa needed for up to 30 days (mutual visa exemption since 9 Feb 2024).

  • China arrival card

    Free. File it online before you fly (since 20 Nov 2025: the NIA site, the NIA 12367 app or its WeChat and Alipay mini-programs), or fill in a paper card or kiosk at the border. Visa-free visitors aren’t exempt.

For Singapore citizens. Checked 26 Oct 2026 on official sites: chengdu.mfa.gov.sg, shanghai.mfa.gov.sg, us.china-embassy.gov.cn, icao.int. Rules change at short notice, so check again before you fly.