How long does it take to ship a container from China to Japan by sea?

The shortest shipping time by sea between China and Japan is 1 day 11h. Ships depart from Shanghai (CNSHG) and arrive at Imari (JPIMI) with scheduled departures 2-4 times a week.

How regularly do container ships travel between China and Japan?

There are scheduled container ships that depart 2-4 times a week from Shanghai (CNSHG) and arrive into Imari (JPIMI) around 1 day 11h later. These services are operated by Kambara, Heung-A, Hapag-Lloyd, Hapag-Lloyd, Sinokor, Hapag-Lloyd, Heung-A, Hapag-Lloyd, Heung-A, Hapag-Lloyd, Hapag-Lloyd, Hapag-Lloyd, Hapag-Lloyd, Hapag-Lloyd, Hapag-Lloyd, Hapag-Lloyd, Hapag-Lloyd and Kambara.

How long does it take to send cargo from China to Japan by air freight?

The quickest flight from China to Japan takes around 2hrs. Flights depart from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) and arrive at Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO).

How often do planes fly between China and Japan?

Scheduled flights between Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) and Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO) depart 2-4 times a week. These flights are serviced by Shandong Airlines and the typical transit time is around 2hrs.

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between China and Japan?

Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between China and Japan. Cargo flights depart from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) and arrive at Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO) with departures 2-4 times a week and a average flight time of around 2hrs. Shandong Airlines operates on this route.

What is the distance between China to Japan by ship?

The distance between China and Japan by cargo ship is 500 Nautical Miles (925 Kilometres / 575 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Shanghai (CNSHG) and Imari (JPIMI).

What is the distance between China to Japan by air?

The distance between China and Japan by air is around 1,778 Kilometres (1,105 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) and Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO).

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from China to Japan by sea?

90kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from China to Japan. 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 China to Japan?

265kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from China to Japan. 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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China to Japan by Air freight

The quickest way to get from China to Japan by plane will take about 2hrs and departs from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) and arrives into Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO). There are flights departing 2-4 times a week on this route. Shandong Airlines is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with flights departing 2-4 times a week.

Quickest air route

Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Chubu Centrair International Airport

Departs from

TNA

Departs from

NGO

2hrs: 2-4 times a week

1,778 km
1,105 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

265kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Shandong AirlinesFreighter	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737 Freighter
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Cargo flights

Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport

Departs from

PVG

Departs from

KIX

2hrs: Every 1-2 hours

1,309 km
813 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

87kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
China Cargo AirlinesFreighter	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 777 Freighter
China Postal AirlinesFreighter	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 737 Freighter
Air ChinaFreighter	Daily	Boeing 777 Freighter+1 others
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Air routes from China to Japan

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China to Japan by Container ship

The quickest way to get from China to Japan by ship will take about 1 day 11h and departs from Shanghai (CNSHG) and arrives into Imari (JPIMI). There are vessels departing 2-4 times a week on this route. Kambara is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with vessels departing 2-4 times a week.

Quickest ocean route

Shanghai to Imari

Port of loading

CNSHG

Port of loading

JPIMI

1 day 11h: 2-4 times a week

925 km
575 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

90kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
IRA / ST1	Direct	2-4 times a week	Kambara, Hapag-Lloyd
KMS → SKX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Heung-A
AL2 → IRA	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
SA1 → IRA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
PCI → SKX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Sinokor, Heung-A
AWA → IRA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
FEM → SKX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Heung-A, Sinokor
US3 → IRA	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
PCI2 → SKX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Heung-A, Sinokor
SA2 → IRA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
EAS3 → IRA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
EAS4 → IRA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
ASE → IRA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
AS2 → IRA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
CAT → IRA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
AA7 → IRA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
NAX → IRA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
IRA / ST1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Kambara, Hapag-Lloyd

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Most frequent

Shanghai to Osaka

Port of loading

CNSHG

Port of loading

JPOSA

1 day 17h: 2-4 times a day

1,408 km
875 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

136kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
SJX1/SJX3 / SKS3	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	STARO, CCL
SJH1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SJJS
CJV / CVS2 / JCV / SINOL - CJV \| SITC - CVS2 \| SJJS - JCV	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SITC, CMA CGM, PIL, SINOL, SJJS
SJH3	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SJJS
SJK2/SJH2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SJJS
SKS6 / SKS7	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, SINOL
SKS2 / COSCO - SKS2 \| SINO - SKS2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, Sinotrans
SKS / STARO - SKS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	POCEAN, STARO
VTX1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SITC
CHH1	Direct	Every 1-2 days	SJJS
JCH	Direct	2-4 times a week	Evergreen
FEM → KJS2/KJS7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Sinokor
PCI → KJS2/KJS7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Sinokor
PCI2 → KJH / KJS2/KJS7	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	Sinokor, Dongjin
AK61 → KJH	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Dongjin
BS4 → HS2/HS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	POCEAN
NBS → HS2/HS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	POCEAN
CJV2 / SITC - CJV2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SITC, TS Lines
TSJ2 → JCV	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SJJS
CHH1 → JCV	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	SJJS
BS9 → HS2/HS3	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	POCEAN
CHH3 → QJK1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SJJS
KMSK → JEH1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean
CPX7 → PBT3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	SITC
CME → CTJ	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
WSA3 → JTP / JH2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, Wan Hai
CIX3 → CTJ / KTX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
NE7 → JTP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
WSA3 / TLP1 → CTJ / KTX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
CSS3 → KTX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
CKI → JEH1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean
AEU7 / LL3 → CTJ / KTX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
CT2 / CHL6 → CTJ / KTX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
FEM → JEH1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean
SX2 → JSM3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
CES → JTH	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CJ1 → JEH1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean
SSX → JKX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
PCI → KJS2/KJS7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Sinokor
BS4 → HS2/HS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	POCEAN
AK61 → KJH	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Dongjin
PCI2 → KJH / KJS2/KJS7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Sinokor, Dongjin
WSA5 → CJ23	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
NBS → HS2/HS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	POCEAN
GSL - CTV \| SJJS - CTX \| ZIM - CTV → JH2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Wan Hai
CCT2 → KTX4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
KCM2 → JTK3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	TS Lines
MD3 → JSM3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
BS9 → HS2/HS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	POCEAN
AAS → KTX4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
HDT → JTH	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
MEX → LQKS1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Sinotrans
WSA8 → CJ23	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
WSA3 → JHTN	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
MD3 → JKX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Yang Ming
PS5 → JKX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Yang Ming
MD1 → JKX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
BEX2 → NSA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
NE7 → JHTN	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
VSE → JSM3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
CAX1 → CJ23	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
MD1 → JSM3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
WAX3 → CJ23	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
IBX → JHS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia
JCV → JHS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia
COSCO - RBC2 \| OOCL - CCT2 \| RCL - RBC2 → JTK3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
FME → NSA	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	Evergreen
FME / IFX → JTK3 / INTERA - JHS \| TSL - JTK3 \| YML - JKX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	FT, TS Lines
CI5 → JHS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia
JCV → NS1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia, Wan Hai
CI5 → NS1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai, Interasia
FCS → KTX4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
SITC - CJV2 → JTK3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	TS Lines
JCV → JSH	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
IBX → NS1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia
CI5 → JSH	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai

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Ocean routes from China to Japan

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Air Freight

2hrs, 2-4 times a week

265kg CO₂e

Container Ship

1 day 11h, 2-4 times a week

90kg CO₂e

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China to Japan By Air freight, Container ship or Road

China to Japan by Air freight

Quickest air route

Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Chubu Centrair International Airport

Cargo flights

Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport

China to Japan by Container ship

Quickest ocean route

Shanghai to Imari

Most frequent

Shanghai to Osaka

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