How long does it take to ship a container from Cape Town to Guangzhou by sea?

The shortest shipping time by sea between Cape Town and Guangzhou is 23 days 8h. Ships depart from Cape Town (ZACPT) and arrive at Shekou (CNSHK) with scheduled departures Every 1-2 weeks.

How regularly do container ships travel between Cape Town and Guangzhou?

There are scheduled container ships that depart every 1-2 weeks from Cape Town (ZACPT) and arrive into Shekou (CNSHK) around 23 days 8h later. These services are operated by MSC, COSCO, ONE, COSCO, Evergreen, COSCO, Evergreen, ONE, Evergreen, MSC, MSC, PIL, Evergreen, MSC, Evergreen, ONE, ONE, MSC, OOCL, COSCO, Evergreen, Evergreen, ONE, Evergreen, ONE, OOCL, Evergreen, ONE, Evergreen, ONE and Evergreen.

How long does it take to send cargo from Cape Town to Guangzhou by air freight?

The quickest flight from Cape Town to Guangzhou takes around 22h 23m. Flights depart from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) and arrive at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN).

How often do planes fly between Cape Town and Guangzhou?

Scheduled flights between Cape Town International Airport (CPT) and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) depart every 1-2 days. These flights are serviced by Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Kenya Airways and Turkish Airlines and the typical transit time is around 22h 23m.

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Cape Town and Guangzhou?

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

What is the distance between Cape Town to Guangzhou by ship?

The distance between Cape Town and Guangzhou by cargo ship is 8,058 Nautical Miles (14,924 Kilometres / 9,273 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Cape Town (ZACPT) and Nansha (CNNSA).

What is the distance between Cape Town to Guangzhou by air?

The distance between Cape Town and Guangzhou by air is around 13,486 Kilometres (8,380 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Cape Town International Airport (CPT) and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN).

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Cape Town to Guangzhou by sea?

1.45t CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Cape Town to Guangzhou. 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.

How much CO2 is produced when sending cargo by air from Cape Town to Guangzhou?

745kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Cape Town to Guangzhou. 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.

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Cape Town to Guangzhou By Air freight, Container ship or Road

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Cape Town to Guangzhou by Air freight

The quickest way to get from Cape Town to Guangzhou by plane will take about 22h 23m and departs from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) and arrives into Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN). There are flights departing every 1-2 days on this route. Emirates is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with flights departing every 1-2 days.

Quickest air route

Cape Town International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

Departs from

CPT

Departs from

CAN

22h 23m: Every 1-2 days

13,486 km
8,380 mi.

1 transfer
No stops

Estimated emissions

745kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Emirates	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 777-300ER
Ethiopian Airlines	1-2 times a day	Boeing 787-9+3 others
Qatar Airways	Daily	Airbus A350-900+2 others
Singapore Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+3 others
Kenya Airways	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737-800 (winglets)+1 others
Turkish Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+3 others

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Air routes from Cape Town to Guangzhou

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Cape Town to Guangzhou by Container ship

The quickest way to get from Cape Town to Guangzhou by ship will take about 23 days 8h and departs from Cape Town (ZACPT) and arrives into Shekou (CNSHK). There are vessels departing every 1-2 weeks on this route. MSC is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with vessels departing every 1-2 weeks.

Quickest ocean route

Cape Town to Shekou

Port of loading

ZACPT

Port of loading

CNSHK

23 days 8h: Every 1-2 weeks

13,489 km
8,382 mi.

1 transfer
No stops

Estimated emissions

1.01t CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
Iroko → Swan	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
ZAX2 / SAF2 → KTX3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
SAS → FE6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
ZAX2 → JTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → GME2 / PEX3 / GCC1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL
ZAX2 / SAF2 / ASA → KTX1 / COSCO - KTX1 \| OOCL - KTX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, PIL, OOCL
ASA / SA2 → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd
SAS → JSM3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
ASA → VTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
Iroko → Panther	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Iroko → Panther	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
SAS / ASA → KCS2 / KCS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL, ONE
ASA → TVP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
Iroko → Orchid	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
ASA / SAF2 → CIX4 / CIX2 / CSE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, PIL, OOCL
SAS → MD1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
SAS → MD1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
Iroko → Ipanema	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
SAF2 → CPX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
ZAX2 / SAF2 → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → MEX4 / AMA / ME1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL
ASA → NSC	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
ZAX2 / SAS / SAF2 → FCE / CCX / FCS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, COSCO, OOCL
ASA / SA2 → CAT / STA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, PIL, Hapag-Lloyd
SAS → KCS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
SAF2 / SA2 → KTX4 / OOCL - KTX4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, ZIM
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → FCS / FME	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL
SA2 / SAS → AS2 / SX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Hapag-Lloyd
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → ESA2 / ESA3 / TLA2 / ES2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, PIL, OOCL
SAS → SX2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
ZAX2 / ASA → CIT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO

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Closest seaports

Cape Town to Nansha

Port of loading

ZACPT

Port of loading

CNNSA

27 days 22h: 1-2 times a week

14,924 km
9,273 mi.

Direct
4 stops

Estimated emissions

1.45t CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
ZAX2 / ASA / SA2 / SAS / SAF2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, ONE, COSCO, PIL, Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL, ZIM
Iroko	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Iroko → Pertiwi	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Iroko → Shapla	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
SA2 / SAS / ASA → EAS3 / EA3 / EAS / GSL - KYX \| HL - EAS3 \| ONE - EA3 \| PIL - EAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, PIL, Hapag-Lloyd, ZIM
ZAX2 → KCM2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
Iroko → Britannia	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
ZAX2 / SAF2 → MEX6B / MEYB	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
ZAX2 / SAF2 → PA1 / CSS1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
ZAX2 / SAF2 → MEX6 / MEY	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
ZAX2 / ASA → JPI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO
ASA → VTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
ASA → NSD	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
ASA → NSA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
ZAX2 / ASA / SAS / SAF2 → AS1 + AAS2 / PRX / CP1 / CPX3 + PCS1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, ONE, COSCO, OOCL
SA2 / SAS / ASA → EAS4 / EA4 / EA3 / TZX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, PIL, Hapag-Lloyd, ZIM
ZAX2 → YIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
ZAX2 → CME	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
SAF2 → CSS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
ZAX2 / SAS / SAF2 / SA2 → WAX1 / WA1 / WAF1 / FAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, COSCO, OOCL, ZIM
ZAX2 / ASA / SAS / SAF2 → SEA / PVCS / CP2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, ONE, COSCO, OOCL
ASA → CIX6 / CVI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, PIL
SA2 → CPF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
ZAX2 / SAF2 → CI1 / CIX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
ZAX2 / ASA → RES2 / RS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, PIL
SAS → EA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → EAX3 / AEF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL
USWASA Express → AFL	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
ZAX2 / SAF2 → EAX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
ZAX2 / SA2 / SAF2 → WAX4 / AWA / WAF4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL
ASA → SWS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → MEX4 / AMA / ME1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL
ZAX2 / SAF2 → CSE / CSE1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
ZAX2 / SAS / SAF2 / SA2 → WAX3 / SW2 / WAF3 / FA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, COSCO, OOCL, ZIM
ASA → NSD	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen

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Ocean routes from Cape Town to Guangzhou

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Air Freight

22h 23m, Every 1-2 days

745kg CO₂e

Container Ship

23 days 8h, Every 1-2 weeks

1.01t CO₂e

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More about shipping cargo and freight from Cape Town to Guangzhou by Air, Ocean and Road

There are scheduled container ships that depart every 1-2 weeks from Cape Town (ZACPT) and arrive into Shekou (CNSHK) around 23 days 8h later. These services are operated by MSC, COSCO, ONE, COSCO, Evergreen, COSCO, Evergreen, ONE, Evergreen, MSC, MSC, PIL, Evergreen, MSC, Evergreen, ONE, ONE, MSC, OOCL, COSCO, Evergreen, Evergreen, ONE, Evergreen, ONE, OOCL, Evergreen, ONE, Evergreen, ONE and Evergreen.

Cape Town to Guangzhou By Air freight, Container ship or Road

Cape Town to Guangzhou by Air freight

Quickest air route

Cape Town International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

Cape Town to Guangzhou by Container ship

Quickest ocean route

Cape Town to Shekou

Closest seaports

Cape Town to Nansha

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