Question 1

How long does it take to ship a container from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur by sea?

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur is 2 days 18h. Ships depart from Laem Chabang (THLCH) and arrive at Port Klang (MYPKG) with scheduled departures 1-2 times a day.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart 1-2 times a day from Laem Chabang (THLCH) and arrive into Port Klang (MYPKG) around 2 days 18h later. These services are operated by Interasia, OOCL, RCL, OOCL, Evergreen, RCL, X-Press Feeders, Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen, Samudera, CMA CGM, Evergreen, Evergreen, CNC Line, Yang Ming, SITC, TS Lines, TS Lines, Wan Hai, Evergreen, Wan Hai, China United, Evergreen, Wan Hai, Wan Hai, Evergreen, Wan Hai, Evergreen, Wan Hai, COSCO, COSCO, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, OOCL, SITC, Maersk, COSCO, OOCL, Evergreen, OOCL, Wan Hai, King Ocean, Wan Hai and Wan Hai.

Question 3

How long does it take to send cargo from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur by air freight?

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur takes around 1h 44m. Flights depart from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) and arrive at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) and Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) depart every few hours. These flights are serviced by UPS Airlines, Thai Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Scoot and Singapore Airlines and the typical transit time is around 1h 44m.

Question 5

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur?

Accepted Answer

Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. Cargo flights depart from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) and arrive at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) with departures Every few hours and a average flight time of around 1h 44m. UPS Airlines and Malaysia Airlines operates  on this route.

Question 6

What is the distance between Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur by ship?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur by cargo ship is 1,011 Nautical Miles (1,873 Kilometres / 1,164 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Laem Chabang (THLCH) and Port Klang (MYPKG).

Question 7

What is the distance between Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur by air is around 1,205 Kilometres (749 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) and Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport (SZB).

Question 8

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur by sea?

Accepted Answer

248kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur. This is calculated using the overall historical emissions of the average container ship on this trade lane and dividing it by the total projected capacity.

Question 9

How much CO2 is produced when sending cargo by air from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur?

Accepted Answer

87kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur. This is calculated by determining the total fuel burn output of various aircraft that typically fly this route and dividing it by the total available cargo capacity in KGs.

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
UPS AirlinesFreighter	Every 2-4 weeks	Boeing 767-300 Freighter
Thai Airways	1-2 times a day	Boeing 787-9+1 others
Malaysia AirlinesFreighter	Every few hours	Airbus A330-200 Freighter+2 others
Scoot	2-4 times a day	Boeing 787-8+3 others
Singapore Airlines	Every few hours	Airbus A350-900+3 others

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Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Batik Air Malaysia	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 737-800
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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
VTI	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia, Evergreen
FCS3 / FIE2 / SIS3	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, Sinokor, SITC
VGI / SGS / KCI / RGA / SIG	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	RCL, King Ocean, Emirates Shipping, CMA CGM, China United, GFS, SLS
ITS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, Yang Ming, ZIM
TMI	Direct	1-2 times a week	Evergreen
MD2 / RMV / CIX7 / TTX / TE2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	RCL, Namsung, Evergreen, APL, COSCO, Interasia, ONE, Wan Hai, X-Press Feeders
MDW / TCX / TEI1 / RMB8 / BTL - MDW \| COSCO - TCX \| ONE - TEI1 \| RCL - RMB8 \| XPF - TCX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	X-Press Feeders, ZIM, COSCO, BTL, ONE, RCL
AGI / Colombo - India	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, CSTAR, HMM, Unifeeder
GULFHERC/AS8 / HLS / TIP / RLI / CMA - GULFHERC/AS8 \| INTERA - HLS \| ONE - TIP \| RCL - RLI \| SSLL - TIP \| XPF - HLS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, X-Press Feeders, Maersk, ONE, CMA CGM, Interasia, RCL, Samudera
VTS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
TI1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Samudera
YCX / CNC - YCX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, TS Lines, CNC Line
TIX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
KHS1 → VMI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
NKT → BBX6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CNC Line
JTC → TSE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
VTX1 → FEM2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	SITC
CTS / CVT → JSM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines, ONE
CVT → KCM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines, King Ocean
JST → ICI / CI2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai, Interasia
KHS1 → VSM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
JST → JTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai, Interasia
SC / SVT → ICI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	China United, Interasia
CTX → NSD	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
JST → CI7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai, Interasia
CT1 → NS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
CTX → HTW	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CTK → CI7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
CTX → NSB	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CT1 → JTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
QTS → QVS	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	COSCO
CT2 / CHL6 → WAX1 / WAF1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
CTX → CIX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
KTP → NCS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
TVP → VMI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CTJ / KTX2 → FCS	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
VTX1 → FEM	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	SITC
PHI5 → IA7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
NCT / CHL4 → KTX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
CTJ / KTX2 → MEX5 / ME4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
NCT → NCS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CHL6 → CSS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
NCT / CHL4 / CT1 → FCE / FCS2 / CI3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai, COSCO, OOCL
ANX → AIS5	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean
CTJ / KTX2 / COSCO - CTJ \| OOCL - KTX2 → FCE / FCS2 / CI3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai, OOCL, COSCO
CTJ / KTX2 / COSCO - CTJ \| OOCL - KTX2 → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai, OOCL, COSCO

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Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur By Air freight, Container ship or Road

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Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur by Air freight

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Suvarnabhumi Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Closest airports

Don Mueang International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport

Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur by Container ship

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Laem Chabang to Port Klang

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