How long does it take to ship a container from Colombo to Bangkok by sea?

The shortest shipping time by sea between Colombo and Bangkok is 6 days 7h. Ships depart from Colombo (LKCMB) and arrive at Laem Chabang (THLCH) with scheduled departures 2-4 times a week.

How regularly do container ships travel between Colombo and Bangkok?

There are scheduled container ships that depart 2-4 times a week from Colombo (LKCMB) and arrive into Laem Chabang (THLCH) around 6 days 7h later. These services are operated by ONE, Evergreen, CMA CGM, Maersk, Maersk, Maersk, MSC, MSC, COSCO, Yang Ming, MSC, MSC, Yang Ming, COSCO, Maersk, OOCL, COSCO, OOCL, COSCO, CMA CGM, OOCL, MSC, CMA CGM, COSCO, Maersk, MSC, OOCL, Maersk, COSCO, CMA CGM, COSCO, RCL, Yang Ming, MSC, MSC, TS Lines, OOCL, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, RCL, CMA CGM, Evergreen, CMA CGM, OOCL, Yang Ming, X-Press Feeders, COSCO, CMA CGM, MSC, Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, COSCO, Evergreen, King Ocean, COSCO, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, X-Press Feeders, MSC, MSC, China United, ONE, Yang Ming, Maersk, ONE, Yang Ming, Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen and Evergreen.

How long does it take to send cargo from Colombo to Bangkok by air freight?

The quickest flight from Colombo to Bangkok takes around 3h 40m. Flights depart from Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and arrive at Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK).

How often do planes fly between Colombo and Bangkok?

Scheduled flights between Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) depart 1-2 times a day. These flights are serviced by SriLankan Airlines, Thai Airways, IndiGo and IndiGo and the typical transit time is around 3h 40m.

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Colombo and Bangkok?

No, it doesn't look like there are dedicated Cargo planes flying between Colombo and Bangkok. 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 Colombo to Bangkok by ship?

The distance between Colombo and Bangkok by cargo ship is 2,455 Nautical Miles (4,547 Kilometres / 2,825 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Colombo (LKCMB) and Bangkok (THBKK).

What is the distance between Colombo to Bangkok by air?

The distance between Colombo and Bangkok by air is around 3,719 Kilometres (2,311 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and Don Mueang International Airport (DMK).

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Colombo to Bangkok by sea?

445kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Colombo to Bangkok. 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 Colombo to Bangkok?

268kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Colombo to Bangkok. 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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Explore the best way to ship your cargo from Colombo, Sri Lanka to Bangkok, Thailand by Air, Sea and Road. Compare transit times, market rates, emissions, sailing schedules and much more.

Colombo to Bangkok by Air freight

The quickest way to get from Colombo to Bangkok by plane will take about 3h 40m and departs from Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and arrives into Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK). There are flights departing 1-2 times a day on this route. SriLankan Airlines is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with flights departing every 1-2 days.

Quickest air route

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport

Departs from

CMB

Departs from

BKK

3h 40m: 1-2 times a day

2,394 km
1,488 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

197kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
SriLankan Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320+1 others
Thai Airways	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320
IndiGo	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo
IndiGo	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo+1 others

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Closest airports

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport to Don Mueang International Airport

Departs from

CMB

Departs from

DMK

11h 53m: 1-2 times a day

3,719 km
2,311 mi.

1 transfer
No stops

Estimated emissions

268kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
AirAsia	1-2 times a day	Airbus A320+1 others
Batik Air Malaysia	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737-800
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Air routes from Colombo to Bangkok

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Colombo to Bangkok by Container ship

The quickest way to get from Colombo to Bangkok by ship will take about 6 days 7h and departs from Colombo (LKCMB) and arrives into Laem Chabang (THLCH). There are vessels departing 2-4 times a week on this route. ONE is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with vessels departing n/a.

Quickest ocean route

Colombo to Laem Chabang

Port of loading

LKCMB

Port of loading

THLCH

6 days 7h: 2-4 times a week

4,434 km
2,755 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

430kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
JTI / HLS2	Direct	N/A	ONE, X-Press Feeders
C3MAPL / AGI / Colombo - India	Direct	2-4 times a week	Evergreen, CMA CGM, COSCO, CSTAR, HMM, Unifeeder
TVI	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
AE15 → WAF6	Transshipment	N/A	Maersk
SE3 / AE15 → TSS / A01	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
MSC - Ingwe → WAF6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
Britannia → Lynx	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Ingwe → Griffin	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
ESA2 → TCX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
SA5 → FP2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
Ingwe → Lynx	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Ingwe → America	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
SA5 → MS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
AEU5 → TCX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
SE3 / AE15 → TSX / A16	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
AS6 / CIX1 / RSI11 → GULFHERC/AS8 / SIS / RLI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, CMA CGM, RCL
CI1 / RSI11 → TCX / RMB8	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, RCL
CI1 / CIX1 → ITS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
ESA2 / TLA2 / SA5 → ITS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, Yang Ming
SEAS2 / TLA2 → GULFHERC/AS8 / SIS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, OOCL
CI1 / CIX1 → AAA1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
Britannia → America	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
FAL6 / LL6 → GULFHERC/AS8 / SIS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, OOCL
AEU5 / LL6 → ITS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
MSC - Ingwe → A16	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
Kerala Shuttle → America	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
CPX → SIS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
MSC - Ingwe → A01	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
ESA2 / TLA2 / ES2 / SA5 → AAA1 / AA1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, PIL, Yang Ming
AS6 → CNC - LCXP2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
AEU5 / LL6 → AAA1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
RSI11 → RTI02	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	RCL
SA5 → FE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
Britannia → Griffin	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
HALDIA SHUTTLE → America	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
CI8 / CIX2 → HLS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines, China United
AS6 / CI1 / CIX1 → PEARLAS1 / AS1 + AAS2 / CPX3 + PCS1	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	OOCL, COSCO, CMA CGM
TVI → GULFHERC/AS8	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
SEAS2 / ESA2 / ESA3 / TLA2 → PEARLAS1 / AS1 + AAS2 / PRX / CPX3 + PCS1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
RSI11 → GEM - Asia Shuttle 1/Thailand Shuttle \|\| HL - TSS \| ML - A01	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	RCL
SEAS2 → CNC - LCXP2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
FAL6 / AEU5 / CEM / LL6 → PEARLAS1 / AS1 + AAS2 / PRX / CPX3 + PCS1	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	Evergreen, CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
FAL6 → CNC - LCXP2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
CPX → ITS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, Yang Ming
SA5 → KCX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
CWS / CWX → HLS	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	X-Press Feeders, China United, TS Lines
AGI → ITS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
C3MAPL → GULFHERC/AS8	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
Ingwe → Sentosa	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
ESA3 → TMI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
US4 / TP16 → JKF / IN1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
CIX5 → VTI	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
CEM → TMI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CIX2 → VTI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CI1 / RSI11 → RMV	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, RCL
CIX5 → TMI	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
CWS / BTL - CWS \| CUL - CWS \| EMC - CIX5 \| ONE - CIP \| TSL - CWX \| XPF - CWX → SGS / VGI	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	King Ocean, China United
ESA2 / ESA3 → RMV / CIX7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen
AGI → VTI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
AGI → TMI	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	Evergreen
CIX2 → TMI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
AEU5 / CEM → RMV / CIX7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO
CWS / CIX5 / CIP / CWX → MDM / CIX7 / TE2 / TTX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	X-Press Feeders, Evergreen, BTL, ONE
Britannia → Sentosa	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
Britannia → Sentosa	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
CI8 → SGS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	China United
NCI → KCS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
CPX → KCX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
TP16 → PHI5	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
CIX2 / NCI → CIX7 / TE2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Evergreen
SA5 → JTC	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
AGI → RMV / CIX7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO
US4 → ASEAN - BTX2 \| CUL - NSX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
CIX → AGI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CIX → TIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen

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Closest seaports

Colombo to Bangkok

Port of loading

LKCMB

Port of loading

THBKK

13 days 12h: Every 1-2 weeks

4,547 km
2,825 mi.

1 transfer
No stops

Estimated emissions

445kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
JTI → TVH	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
JTI → THX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
CI1 / CIX1 → ITS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
CI1 / CIX1 → VTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
ESA2 / TLA2 / SA5 → ITS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, Yang Ming
ESA2 / TLA2 → VTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
AEU5 / LL6 → ITS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
ESA2 → MTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
CI1 → MTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
ES2 → BK1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
AEU5 / LL6 → VTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
AEU5 → MTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
CPX → ITS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, Yang Ming
AGI → ITS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
CPX → VTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
BTL - CWS \| CUL - CWS \| EMC - CIX5 \| ONE - CIP \| TSL - CWX \| XPF - CWX → KVT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean
CWX / BTL - CWS \| CUL - CWS \| EMC - CIX5 \| ONE - CIP \| TSL - CWX \| XPF - CWX → NKT / CKL - NKT \| CNC - NKT \| KMTC - NKT \| NMSUNG - NKT	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	King Ocean, TS Lines
SA5 → JTC	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
US4 → ASEAN - BTX2 \| CUL - NSX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
BTL - CWS \| CUL - CWS \| EMC - CIX5 \| ONE - CIP \| TSL - CWX \| XPF - CWX → KTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean
CIX3 / CI3 → ITS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO, ZIM
BTL - CWS \| CUL - CWS \| EMC - CIX5 \| ONE - CIP \| TSL - CWX \| XPF - CWX → VTS	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	King Ocean
HLS2 → SHX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	X-Press Feeders
PMX → ITS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL

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Ocean routes from Colombo to Bangkok

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Air Freight

3h 40m, 1-2 times a day

197kg CO₂e

Container Ship

6 days 7h, 2-4 times a week

430kg CO₂e

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More about shipping cargo and freight from Colombo to Bangkok by Air, Ocean and Road

There are scheduled container ships that depart 2-4 times a week from Colombo (LKCMB) and arrive into Laem Chabang (THLCH) around 6 days 7h later. These services are operated by ONE, Evergreen, CMA CGM, Maersk, Maersk, Maersk, MSC, MSC, COSCO, Yang Ming, MSC, MSC, Yang Ming, COSCO, Maersk, OOCL, COSCO, OOCL, COSCO, CMA CGM, OOCL, MSC, CMA CGM, COSCO, Maersk, MSC, OOCL, Maersk, COSCO, CMA CGM, COSCO, RCL, Yang Ming, MSC, MSC, TS Lines, OOCL, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, RCL, CMA CGM, Evergreen, CMA CGM, OOCL, Yang Ming, X-Press Feeders, COSCO, CMA CGM, MSC, Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, COSCO, Evergreen, King Ocean, COSCO, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, X-Press Feeders, MSC, MSC, China United, ONE, Yang Ming, Maersk, ONE, Yang Ming, Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen and Evergreen.

Colombo to Bangkok By Air freight, Container ship or Road

Colombo to Bangkok by Air freight

Quickest air route

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport

Closest airports

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport to Don Mueang International Airport

Colombo to Bangkok by Container ship

Quickest ocean route

Colombo to Laem Chabang

Closest seaports

Colombo to Bangkok

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