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

The shortest shipping time by sea between Cape Town and Shenzhen is 25 days 3h. Ships depart from Cape Town (ZACPT) and arrive at Hong Kong (HKHKG) with scheduled departures Every 1-2 weeks.

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

There are scheduled container ships that depart every 1-2 weeks from Cape Town (ZACPT) and arrive into Hong Kong (HKHKG) around 25 days 3h later. These services are operated by Evergreen, ONE, COSCO, OOCL, Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, PIL, COSCO, COSCO, MSC, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, COSCO, Evergreen, PIL, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, MSC, Maersk, ONE, COSCO, Evergreen, Evergreen, ONE, ONE, ONE, ONE, ONE and COSCO.

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

The quickest flight from Cape Town to Shenzhen takes around 22h 40m. Flights depart from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) and arrive at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX).

How often do planes fly between Cape Town and Shenzhen?

Scheduled flights between Cape Town International Airport (CPT) and Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) depart every 1-2 days. These flights are serviced by Emirates, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines and the typical transit time is around 22h 40m.

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

No, it doesn't look like there are dedicated Cargo planes flying between Cape Town and Shenzhen. 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 Shenzhen by ship?

The distance between Cape Town and Shenzhen by cargo ship is 7,298 Nautical Miles (13,516 Kilometres / 8,398 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Cape Town (ZACPT) and Yantian (CNYTN).

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

The distance between Cape Town and Shenzhen by air is around 13,558 Kilometres (8,425 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Cape Town International Airport (CPT) and Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX).

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

1.08t CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Cape Town to Shenzhen. 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 Shenzhen?

877kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Cape Town to Shenzhen. 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 Shenzhen By Air freight, Container ship or Road

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Air Freight

22h 40m, Every 1-2 days

877kg CO₂e

Container Ship

25 days 3h, Every 1-2 weeks

1.42t CO₂e

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Cape Town to Shenzhen by Air freight

The quickest way to get from Cape Town to Shenzhen by plane will take about 22h 40m and departs from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) and arrives into Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX). 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 Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport

Departs from

CPT

Departs from

SZX

22h 40m: Every 1-2 days

13,558 km
8,425 mi.

1 transfer
No stops

Estimated emissions

877kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Emirates	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 777-300ER
Qatar Airways	2-4 times a week	Airbus A350-900+1 others
Singapore Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+1 others
Lufthansa	2-4 times a week	Airbus A340-300+1 others
Turkish Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+2 others

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Most frequent

Cape Town International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport

Departs from

CPT

Departs from

HKG

22h 56m: 1-2 times a day

13,581 km
8,439 mi.

1 transfer
No stops

Estimated emissions

852kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Emirates	1-2 times a day	Boeing 777-300ER+2 others
Qatar Airways	1-2 times a day	Airbus A350-900+1 others
Singapore Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+3 others
Ethiopian Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-9+3 others
Turkish Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+4 others
Lufthansa	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A340-300+2 others
KLM	2-4 times a week	Boeing 777-200 / 200ER+2 others
Air France	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900

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Air routes from Cape Town to Shenzhen

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Cape Town to Shenzhen by Container ship

The quickest way to get from Cape Town to Shenzhen by ship will take about 25 days 3h and departs from Cape Town (ZACPT) and arrives into Hong Kong (HKHKG). There are vessels departing every 1-2 weeks on this route. Evergreen is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with vessels departing every 2-4 weeks.

Quickest ocean route

Cape Town to Hong Kong

Port of loading

ZACPT

Port of loading

HKHKG

25 days 3h: Every 1-2 weeks

14,645 km
9,100 mi.

Direct
4 stops

Estimated emissions

1.42t CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
ZAX2 / ASA / SA2 / SAS / SAF2	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, OOCL, PIL, ZIM
ZAX2 / ASA / SA2 / SAS / SAF2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, PIL, COSCO, Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL, ZIM
ZAX2 / SAF2 / SA2 → CIX3 / CI3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, ZIM
SAF2 → CPX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	OOCL
Cape Town Express → NEOASAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
SA2 → ASE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, ZIM
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → ESA / TLA1 / ES1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
ZAX2 → AIS	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
ZAX2 / SAF2 / ASA → KTX1 / COSCO - KTX1 \| OOCL - KTX1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, PIL
Iroko → Orchid	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
ZAX2 / ASA → CIT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO
ASA → NCS	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
ASA / SA2 → CIX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd
ZAX2 / SAF2 / ASA → KTX1 / COSCO - KTX1 \| OOCL - KTX1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, PIL
ASA / SA2 → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd
ZAX2 / SAF2 / ASA → KTX1 / COSCO - KTX1 \| OOCL - KTX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL, COSCO, OOCL
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → AEU7 / NE7 / LL3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL
ZAX2 / ASA → CIT	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → AWE3 / AUE / ECC1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL
IAS → Ingwe → NWC to SAF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
MESAWA → MSC - Ingwe →	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
ZAX2 / SAS / SAF2 → FCE / CCX / FCS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, COSCO, OOCL
ZAX2 / SAS / SAF2 → FCE / CCX / FCS2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, ONE, OOCL
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → AEM1 / MD2 / WM1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → AEM1 / MD2 / WM1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL
SAS → JSM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
SAS → JSM	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
SAS → JS3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
SAS → JS3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
SAS → JS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
ZAX2 → AIS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO

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Closest seaports

Cape Town to Yantian

Port of loading

ZACPT

Port of loading

CNYTN

26 days 17h: Every 1-2 weeks

13,516 km
8,398 mi.

1 transfer
1 stop

Estimated emissions

1.08t CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
Iroko → Lone Star Express	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → AWE7 / CBX / ECC3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → AEU1 / NE1 / LL1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL
SAS → EC2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → AEU1 / NE1 / LL1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL
SAS → FE3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
SA2 → ZSL / MSC - Lone Star Express \| ZIM - ZSL	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, ZIM
SA2 → ZSL / MSC - Lone Star Express \| ZIM - ZSL	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, ZIM
SAS → FE3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
Iroko → Sentosa	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Iroko → America	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
SA2 → ZXB	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM
SA2 → ZXB	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ZIM
ZAX2 / ASA / SAS / SAF2 → AAS3 / HTW / CP4 / PCS2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, ONE, OOCL
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → AEU7 / NE7 / LL3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL
SAS → PS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → SEA2 & AWE5 / PE1 / SEAP	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL
Iroko → Britannia	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → AWE3 / AUE / ECC1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL
SAS → PS3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
SA2 → NE2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
SA2 → Z7S	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ZIM
Iroko → Griffin	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
SA2 → SE2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
SA2 → NE2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
SA2 → SE2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
SA2 → Z7S	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ZIM
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → SEA2 & AWE5 / PE1 / SEAP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → AEU2 / FAL1 / LL4	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → AEU6 / FAL3 / LL5	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL
Iroko → Orchid	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Iroko → Silk	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
SAS → FP2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
SAS → FP2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → ESA / TLA1 / ES1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → AEU9 / CES / LL7	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → AEU9 / CES / LL7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL
SAS → FE4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
Iroko → Swan	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
SAS → FE4	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE

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Ocean routes from Cape Town to Shenzhen

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There are scheduled container ships that depart every 1-2 weeks from Cape Town (ZACPT) and arrive into Hong Kong (HKHKG) around 25 days 3h later. These services are operated by Evergreen, ONE, COSCO, OOCL, Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, PIL, COSCO, COSCO, MSC, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, COSCO, Evergreen, PIL, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, MSC, Maersk, ONE, COSCO, Evergreen, Evergreen, ONE, ONE, ONE, ONE, ONE and COSCO.

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

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Cape Town to Shenzhen by Air freight

Quickest air route

Cape Town International Airport to Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport

Most frequent

Cape Town International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport

Cape Town to Shenzhen by Container ship

Quickest ocean route

Cape Town to Hong Kong

Closest seaports

Cape Town to Yantian

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