Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Cairo and Karachi is 16 days 3h. Ships depart from Sokhna (EGSOK) and arrive at Port Qasim (PKBQM) with scheduled departures Every 1-2 weeks.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Cairo and Karachi?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart every 1-2 weeks from Sokhna (EGSOK) and arrive into Port Qasim (PKBQM) around 16 days 3h later. These services are operated by FT, Evergreen, CMA CGM, X-Press Feeders and CMA CGM.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Cairo to Karachi takes around 11h 19m. Flights depart from Cairo International Airport (CAI) and arrive at Jinnah International Airport (KHI).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Cairo and Karachi?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Cairo International Airport (CAI) and Jinnah International Airport (KHI) depart 1-2 times a day. These flights are serviced by Air Arabia, Jazeera Airways, Emirates, Gulf Air, Oman Air, Qatar Airways, Flynas, Saudia, Flyadeal, Flynas, Saudia, Flynas, Flyadeal and Turkish Airlines and the typical transit time is around 11h 19m.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

No, it doesn't look like there are dedicated Cargo planes flying between Cairo and Karachi. There are regular passenger aircraft however and they might be able to accommodate your cargo depending on its dimensions and weight.

Question 6

What is the distance between Cairo to Karachi by ship?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Cairo and Karachi by cargo ship is 3,800 Nautical Miles (7,037 Kilometres / 4,373 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Sokhna (EGSOK) and Karachi (PKKHI).

Question 7

What is the distance between Cairo to Karachi by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Cairo and Karachi by air is around 3,605 Kilometres (2,240 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Cairo International Airport (CAI) and Jinnah International Airport (KHI).

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

512kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Cairo to Karachi. 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 Karachi?

Accepted Answer

287kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Cairo to Karachi. 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	1-2 times a day	Airbus A320+2 others
Jazeera Airways	2-4 times a week	Airbus A320neo+1 others
Emirates	2-4 times a day	Boeing 777-300ER+2 others
Gulf Air	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo+2 others
Oman Air	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 737-800
Qatar Airways	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 777-200LR+7 others
Flynas	2-4 times a week	Airbus A320neo
Saudia	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-200
Flyadeal	1-2 times a week	Airbus A320
Flynas	2-4 times a week	Airbus A320neo
Saudia	Daily	Airbus A330-300+4 others
Flynas	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo
Flyadeal	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320
Turkish Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A310-300 Freighter+5 others

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
GULFEMIR / RGI / IRC / IM1 / IRX / CMA - GULFEMIR \| EMC - RGI \| ESL - IRC \| ONE - RGI \| UNIF - RGI \| WHL - IM1 \| XPF - IRX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	FT, Wan Hai, X-Press Feeders, CMA CGM, Evergreen, Emirates Shipping, ONE, Unifeeder
RCS → RGI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, ONE
GULFEMIR → PIKEX2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
GULFISI / IRX2 / RG2 → GULFEMIR / RGI / IRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	X-Press Feeders, CMA CGM, Evergreen, ONE
GULFEMIR → PIKEX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
GULFEMIR / RGI / IRX → PGS / KGS / COSCO - KGS \| ONE - PGS \| XPF - KGS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	X-Press Feeders, CMA CGM, ONE
RGI → AGI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, Unifeeder
RGI / IM1 → PGX / PSX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai, ONE, Unifeeder
RGI / IRX → CIX5 / CIP / CWX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	X-Press Feeders, Evergreen, ONE
RGI / IRX → NPI / NWX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	X-Press Feeders, ONE
GULFEMIR → PIKEX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
AR2 → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
RES2 → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
RES2 → AS1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
RES2 → CI1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
RS2 → CSE	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	PIL
RES2 → AIS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
RES2 → AGI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO

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Cairo to Karachi By Air freight, Container ship or Road

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