Australia to China By Air freight, Cargo ship or Road

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Australia to China by Air freight

The quickest way to get from Australia to China by plane will take about 10h 48m and departs from Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD) and arrives into Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH). There are flights departing 2-4 times a day on this route. China Eastern Airlines is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with flights departing 1-2 times a day.

Quickest air route

Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport

Departs from

Departs from

10h 48m

2-4 times a day

8,174 km

5,079 mi.

Direct

No stops

Operating carriersDepartsAircraft types
Carrier Identifier: MUChina Eastern AirlinesF
1-2 times a dayAirbus A330-200+4 others
Carrier Identifier: MFXiamen Air
Every 1-2 weeksBoeing 787-9+2 others
Carrier Identifier: CZChina Southern Airlines
Every 1-2 daysBoeing 787-9+8 others
Carrier Identifier: TRScoot
1-2 times a weekBoeing 787-9+2 others
Carrier Identifier: HUHainan AirlinesF
2-4 times a weekBoeing 787 Freighter+2 others
Carrier Identifier: JDCapital Airlines
2-4 times a weekAirbus A330-200+1 others
Carrier Identifier: CXCathay PacificF
2-4 times a weekBoeing 747-8F Freighter+3 others
Carrier Identifier: CAAir China
Every 4-6 weeksAirbus A330-300+5 others
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Most frequent

Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport

Departs from

Departs from

11h 30m

Every few hours

8,666 km

5,385 mi.

Direct

No stops

Operating carriersDepartsAircraft types
Carrier Identifier: 3USichuan Airlines
Every 1-2 daysAirbus A330-200
Carrier Identifier: CZChina Southern Airlines
Every 1-2 daysBoeing 787-9+4 others
Carrier Identifier: MFXiamen Air
Every 4-6 weeksBoeing 787-9+2 others
Carrier Identifier: TGThai Airways
Every 1-2 daysBoeing 777-300ER+1 others
Carrier Identifier: HUHainan AirlinesF
2-4 times a weekBoeing 787 Freighter+3 others
Carrier Identifier: D7AirAsia X
Every 1-2 daysAirbus A330-300
Carrier Identifier: CXCathay PacificF
2-4 times a weekBoeing 747-8F Freighter+3 others
Carrier Identifier: CAAir China
Every 4-6 weeksAirbus A330-300+4 others
Carrier Identifier: MUChina Eastern AirlinesF
1-2 times a dayAirbus A330 Freighter+4 others
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Cargo flights

Melbourne International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Departs from

Departs from

13h 17m

1-2 times a day

8,017 km

4,982 mi.

Direct

2 stops

Operating carriersDepartsAircraft types
Carrier Identifier: MUChina Eastern AirlinesF
Every 1-2 daysAirbus A330 Freighter+2 others
Carrier Identifier: QFQantasF
1-2 times a weekBoeing 747-400 Freighter+6 others
Carrier Identifier: CIChina AirlinesF
Every 4-6 weeksBoeing 747-400 Freighter+4 others
Carrier Identifier: CXCathay PacificF
2-4 times a weekBoeing 747-400 Freighter+5 others
Carrier Identifier: SQSingapore AirlinesF
Every 1-2 weeksBoeing 747-400 Freighter+2 others
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Australia to China by Container ship

The quickest way to get from Australia to China by ship will take about 10 days 23h and departs from Darwin (AUDRW) and arrives into Ningbo (CNNGB). There are ships departing every 1-2 weeks on this route. Emirates Shipping is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with ships departing every 2-4 weeks.

Quickest ocean route

Darwin to Ningbo

Port of loading

Port of loading

10 days 23h

Every 1-2 weeks

8,069 km

5,014 mi.

Direct

3 stops

Operating carriersDepartsVessels
Carrier Identifier: ESPUEmirates Shipping
Every 2-4 weeksESL WINNER
Carrier Identifier: COSUCOSCO
Every 2-4 weeksHANSA FREYBURG+9 others
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Most frequent

Sydney to Shanghai

Port of loading

Port of loading

20 days 15h

Every 1-2 days

9,036 km

5,614 mi.

1 transfer

1 stop

Operating carriersDepartsVessels
Carrier Identifier: MAEUMaersk
Every 2-4 weeksGSL CHRISTEL ELISABETH+13 others
Carrier Identifier: ZIMUZIM
Every 2-4 weeksZIM DANUBE+4 others
Carrier Identifier: HLCUHapag-Lloyd
Every 2-4 weeksSANTA VANESSA+19 others
Carrier Identifier: MSCUMSC
Every 2-4 weeksCONTSHIP TEN+41 others
Carrier Identifier: OOLUOOCL
Every 1-2 weeksOOCL BRISBANE+15 others
Carrier Identifier: EGLVEvergreen
Every 1-2 weeksITAL UNIVERSO+15 others
Carrier Identifier: ONEYONE
Every 1-2 weeksWIDE JULIET+37 others
Carrier Identifier: TSTUTS Lines
Every 2-4 weeksTS SYDNEY
Carrier Identifier: 12IHSinotrans
Every 2-4 weeksTIAN SHUN HE
Carrier Identifier: YMLUYang Ming
Every 2-4 weeksYM Wealth+2 others
Carrier Identifier: COSUCOSCO
Every 2-4 weeksTIAN XIANG HE+6 others
Carrier Identifier: PCIUPIL
Every 2-4 weeksKOTA LUMAYAN+5 others
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