Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Delhi and Mecca is 6 days 15h. Ships depart from Mundra (INMUN) and arrive at Jeddah (SAJED) with scheduled departures Daily.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Delhi and Mecca?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart daily from Mundra (INMUN) and arrive into Jeddah (SAJED) around 6 days 15h later. These services are operated by COSCO, Turkon, X-Press Feeders, X-Press Feeders, Mariana Express, CSTAR, X-Press Feeders, CMA CGM and MSC.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Delhi to Mecca takes around 5h 32m. Flights depart from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) and arrive at King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Delhi and Mecca?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) and King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) depart 2-4 times a day. These flights are serviced by Air India, Saudia, IndiGo, Air Arabia, Qatar Airways, Flynas, SalamAir, Gulf Air, Etihad Airways, Saudia, Emirates, Oman Air, Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways, FlyDubai, IndiGo and Air India and the typical transit time is around 5h 32m.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

What is the distance between Delhi to Mecca by ship?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Delhi and Mecca by cargo ship is 2,266 Nautical Miles (4,196 Kilometres / 2,607 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Mundra (INMUN) and Jeddah (SAJED).

Question 7

What is the distance between Delhi to Mecca by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Delhi and Mecca by air is around 3,883 Kilometres (2,413 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) and King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED).

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

307kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Delhi to Mecca. 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 Mecca?

Accepted Answer

172kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Delhi to Mecca. 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
Air India	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo
Saudia	Daily	Boeing 777+1 others
IndiGo	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321neo
Air Arabia	1-2 times a day	Airbus A320+1 others
Qatar Airways	1-2 times a day	Boeing 787-8+6 others
Flynas	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo
SalamAir	2-4 times a week	Airbus A321neo+1 others
Gulf Air	1-2 times a day	Airbus A321+3 others
Etihad Airways	1-2 times a day	Airbus A321+3 others
Saudia	2-4 times a week	Boeing 777-300+6 others
Emirates	2-4 times a day	Boeing 777-300ER+1 others
Oman Air	1-2 times a day	Boeing 737-800+1 others
Jazeera Airways	2-4 times a week	Airbus A320+1 others
Kuwait Airways	1-2 times a day	Airbus A320neo+2 others
FlyDubai	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737MAX 8+1 others
IndiGo	1-2 times a day	Airbus A321neo+1 others
Air India	1-2 times a day	Airbus A320neo+4 others

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
IEX / IM2 / ESL - IEX \| WHL - IM2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Wan Hai, Emirates Shipping
IMS / TRE / ITS / TRI / IMD / ITX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Turkon, Arkas, BTL, Emirates Shipping, Unifeeder, X-Press Feeders
IMS / GFS - IMS	Direct	1-2 times a week	X-Press Feeders, GFS, CMA CGM
IRS / GULFISI / IRX2 / RG2 / BTL - IRS \| CMA - GULFISI \| EMC - IRX2 \| ONE - RG2 \| XPF - IRX2	Direct	2-4 times a week	X-Press Feeders, GFS, BTL, CMA CGM, Evergreen, ONE
RGS / FT - RGS \| PIL - RGS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Mariana Express, PIL, FT
MER1 / IMR / CSTAR - MER1 \| CUL - IMR \| UNIG - IMR	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CSTAR, FOLK, China United, UNIG
GULFEMIR / RGI / IRC / IM1 / IRX / CMA - GULFEMIR \| EMC - RGI \| ESL - IRC \| ONE - RGI \| UNIF - RGI \| WHL - IM1 \| XPF - IRX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	X-Press Feeders, Wan Hai, FT, CMA CGM, Evergreen, Emirates Shipping, ONE, Unifeeder
MEDEX / MINA / WM3 / CMA - MEDEX \| COSCO - MINA \| OOCL - WM3	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, ANL, COSCO, OOCL
RSGI / MESSL - RSGI	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC, MESSL

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