Question 1

How long does it take to ship a container from Cairo to Dubai by sea?

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Cairo and Dubai is 10 days 16h. Ships depart from Sokhna (EGSOK) and arrive at Jebel Ali (AEJEA) with scheduled departures Every 1-2 days.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Cairo and Dubai?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart every 1-2 days from Sokhna (EGSOK) and arrive into Jebel Ali (AEJEA) around 10 days 16h later. These services are operated by Emirates Shipping, Wan Hai, GFS, X-Press Feeders, CMA CGM, X-Press Feeders, X-Press Feeders, PIL, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, COSCO, PIL, China United, COSCO, Wan Hai, COSCO, KAWA, SLS, X-Press Feeders, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, CMA CGM, COSCO, PIL, CMA CGM and COSCO.

Question 3

How long does it take to send cargo from Cairo to Dubai by air freight?

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Cairo to Dubai takes around 3h 11m. Flights depart from Cairo International Airport (CAI) and arrive at Sharjah International Airport (SHJ).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Cairo and Dubai?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Cairo International Airport (CAI) and Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) depart every few hours. These flights are serviced by Air Arabia, Air Cairo, Nile Air, EgyptAir, Qatar Airways and Iraqi Airways and the typical transit time is around 3h 11m.

Question 5

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Cairo and Dubai?

Accepted Answer

Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between Cairo and Dubai. Cargo flights depart from Cairo International Airport (CAI) and arrive at Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) with departures Daily and a average flight time of around 3h 11m. EgyptAir operates  on this route.

Question 6

What is the distance between Cairo to Dubai by ship?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Cairo and Dubai by cargo ship is 2,897 Nautical Miles (5,366 Kilometres / 3,334 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Sokhna (EGSOK) and Jebel Ali (AEJEA).

Question 7

What is the distance between Cairo to Dubai by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Cairo and Dubai by air is around 2,419 Kilometres (1,503 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Cairo International Airport (CAI) and Dubai International Airport (DXB).

Question 8

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Cairo to Dubai by sea?

Accepted Answer

393kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Cairo to Dubai. 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 Cairo to Dubai?

Accepted Answer

157kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Cairo to Dubai. 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
Air Arabia	2-4 times a day	Airbus A320
Air Cairo	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320
Nile Air	2-4 times a week	Airbus A320
EgyptAirFreighter	Daily	Airbus A330-200 Freighter+2 others
Qatar Airways	2-4 times a day	Boeing 777-300ER+8 others
Iraqi Airways	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737

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Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
EgyptAir	2-4 times a day	Boeing 737-800+4 others
Emirates	Every few hours	Boeing 777-300ER+1 others
Jazeera Airways	2-4 times a day	Airbus A320+1 others
Gulf Air	1-2 times a day	Airbus A321neo+2 others
Flynas	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo
Royal Jordanian	2-4 times a day	Airbus A321 Freighter+5 others
Qatar Airways	2-4 times a day	Boeing 777-300ER+6 others
MEA	2-4 times a day	Airbus A320+2 others
Flyadeal	2-4 times a day	Airbus A320
Flynas	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo
Kuwait Airways	Daily	Boeing 777-300ER+2 others
Saudia	2-4 times a day	Airbus A330-200+2 others
Flynas	Every few hours	Airbus A320neo+1 others
Iraqi Airways	1-2 times a week	Boeing 737

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Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
EgyptAirFreighter	Every 1-2 weeks	Airbus A330-200 Freighter
Royal JordanianFreighter	Every 1-2 weeks	Airbus A321 Freighter+3 others
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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
GRC	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Emirates Shipping
GULFEMIR / RGI / IRC / IM1 / IRX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai, X-Press Feeders, CMA CGM, Evergreen, Emirates Shipping, ONE, Unifeeder
GULFJJS1 / JJS/SJS / SJS / CMA - GULFJJS1 \| GFS - JJS/SJS \| ML - SJS	Direct	2-4 times a week	GFS, SFN, CMA CGM, Maersk
IRS / GULFISI / IRX2 / JRS / RG2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	X-Press Feeders, GFS, BTL, CMA CGM, Evergreen, ONE
GULFEMIR → MEDEX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
CRX → IRX2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	X-Press Feeders
GULFEMIR / RGI / IRX → GULFISI / IRX2 / RG2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	X-Press Feeders, CMA CGM, Evergreen, ONE
RS2 → RGS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
REX2 → BIGEX2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
GULFEMIR → BIGEX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
RES2 → MEX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
RS2 → GCS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
REX → IMR	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	China United
RES2 → MEX4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
IM1 → CUL - IMR \| UNIG - IMR	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
RES2 → AGI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
SLS - CRS → Qingdao - Jebel Ali	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	KAWA
CRS → FAM	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	SLS
CRX → JFX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	X-Press Feeders
RES2 → MEX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
RES3 / RS2 → MEX / ME5	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
RES2 → MEX5	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
REX2 → CIMEX7	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
RES3 / RS2 → MEX4 / ME1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
RS2 → GCS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
REX2 → CIMEX6	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
SFT - Asia - Red Sea \| SLD - Asia - Red Sea → MEX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO

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