Question 1

How long does it take to ship a container from Delhi to Frankfurt by sea?

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Delhi and Frankfurt is 35 days 1h. Ships depart from Mundra (INMUN) and arrive at Rotterdam (NLRTM) with scheduled departures 2-4 times a week.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Delhi and Frankfurt?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart 2-4 times a week from Mundra (INMUN) and arrive into Rotterdam (NLRTM) around 35 days 1h later. These services are operated by COSCO, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC, MSC, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, ONE, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, Maersk, MSC, Maersk, MSC, MSC, Maersk, CMA CGM, ONE, ONE, Evergreen, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, Evergreen, CMA CGM, ONE, ONE, CMA CGM and COSCO.

Question 3

How long does it take to send cargo from Delhi to Frankfurt by air freight?

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Delhi to Frankfurt takes around 9hrs. Flights depart from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) and arrive at Frankfurt Airport (FRA).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Delhi and Frankfurt?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) and Frankfurt Airport (FRA) depart 2-4 times a day. These flights are serviced by Lufthansa, Air India, Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, Air France, Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, Emirates, Swiss, Gulf Air and Finnair and the typical transit time is around 9hrs.

Question 5

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Delhi and Frankfurt?

Accepted Answer

Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between Delhi and Frankfurt. Cargo flights depart from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) and arrive at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) with departures 2-4 times a day and a average flight time of around 9hrs. Turkish Airlines and Qatar Airways operates  on this route.

Question 6

What is the distance between Delhi to Frankfurt by ship?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Delhi and Frankfurt by cargo ship is 11,365 Nautical Miles (21,048 Kilometres / 13,079 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Kandla (INIXY) and Rotterdam (NLRTM).

Question 7

What is the distance between Delhi to Frankfurt by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Delhi and Frankfurt by air is around 6,129 Kilometres (3,808 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) and Frankfurt Airport (FRA).

Question 8

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Delhi to Frankfurt by sea?

Accepted Answer

956kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Delhi to Frankfurt. 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 Delhi to Frankfurt?

Accepted Answer

556kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Delhi to Frankfurt. 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
Lufthansa	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 747-400
Air India	1-2 times a day	Boeing 777-200LR+1 others
Turkish AirlinesFreighter	Daily	Airbus A330-200 Freighter+5 others
Lufthansa	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A380-800+7 others
Air France	Daily	Boeing 777-200 / 200ER+2 others
Qatar AirwaysFreighter	2-4 times a day	Airbus A350-900+3 others
Etihad Airways	1-2 times a day	Airbus A321neo+4 others
Emirates	2-4 times a day	Boeing 777-300ER+1 others
Swiss	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-300+5 others
Gulf Air	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321neo+1 others
Finnair	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-300+5 others

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
EPIC / EPIC3 / IP1	Direct	N/A	COSCO, CMA CGM, OOCL
IPAK / NWC-KAP/DJI / MSC - IPAK \| SCI - IPAK \| WEC - NWC-KAP/DJI	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, MSC, SCI, WEC
EPIC / EPIC3 / IP1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
IOS / ME1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
Britannia	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Britannia → AES	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
INDAMEX → NEWMO	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
TPI → IOS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
FIM / IOM → FE3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, HMM
IOM → LUX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
EPIC → NCLEVANT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
EPIC → NCLEVANT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
CMA - PIKEX2 → ME2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
Malabar → Britannia	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
MEWA → ME2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
IPAK → Mexico Gulf Express	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Malabar → AES	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Mawingu Express → ME1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
AS6 → NEWMO	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
IAX / WIN → INX / IOX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, HMM
NCI → IOX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
CIX4 / CIX2 → CEM / LL6	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen, OOCL
AS1 / CPX3 → FAL6 / AEU5 / LL6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
INDAMEX / IPE / IEX → FAL8 / AEU9 / LL7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
CIX4 / CIX2 → FAL3 / LL5	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen, OOCL
AS1 / CPX3 → FAL2 / AEU3 / LL2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
FIM / IOM → INX / IOX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, HMM
NPI → IOX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
EPIC → EUROMAR	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
C3MAPL / AGI → FAL8 / AEU9 / CES	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen, CMA CGM

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
KWF → MSC - IPAK \| SCI - IPAK \| WEC - NWC-KAP/DJI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
IG1 → IOS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
IG1 → MSC - IPAK \| SCI - IPAK \| WEC - NWC-KAP/DJI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
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Delhi to Frankfurt By Air freight, Container ship or Road

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Indira Gandhi International Airport to Frankfurt Airport

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Mundra to Rotterdam

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Kandla to Rotterdam

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