Question 1

How long does it take to ship a container from Dubai to Kuala Lumpur by sea?

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Dubai and Kuala Lumpur is 17 days 8h. Ships depart from Jebel Ali (AEJEA) and arrive at Port Klang (MYPKG) with scheduled departures 1-2 times a week.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Dubai and Kuala Lumpur?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart 1-2 times a week from Jebel Ali (AEJEA) and arrive into Port Klang (MYPKG) around 17 days 8h later. These services are operated by COSCO, Yang Ming, Evergreen, Yang Ming, CMA CGM, Evergreen, Yang Ming, Wan Hai, MSC, X-Press Feeders, COSCO, ONE, Evergreen, HDS, COSCO, Yang Ming, FT, ONE, COSCO, Yang Ming, Wan Hai, ONE, ONE, HMM, Yang Ming, Evergreen, Evergreen, Yang Ming, ONE, ONE, ONE, COSCO, OOCL, CMA CGM, Emirates Shipping, Unifeeder, Evergreen, CMA CGM, X-Press Feeders, Evergreen, CMA CGM, Evergreen, ONE, Wan Hai, HMM, GFS, ONE, CNC Line, OOCL, COSCO, Unifeeder, Evergreen, Evergreen, Emirates Shipping, X-Press Feeders, Evergreen, CMA CGM, Evergreen, COSCO, Evergreen, Wan Hai, CMA CGM and ONE.

Question 3

How long does it take to send cargo from Dubai to Kuala Lumpur by air freight?

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Dubai to Kuala Lumpur takes around 7h 14m. Flights depart from Dubai International Airport (DXB) and arrive at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Dubai and Kuala Lumpur?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) depart 2-4 times a day. These flights are serviced by Emirates, Batik Air Malaysia, SriLankan Airlines, Myanmar Airways International, FitsAir, Flexflight, IndiGo, Nepal Airlines, Air India, US-Bangla Airlines, Biman Bangladesh Airlines and Turkmenistan Airlines and the typical transit time is around 7h 14m.

Question 5

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Dubai and Kuala Lumpur?

Accepted Answer

Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between Dubai and Kuala Lumpur. Cargo flights depart from Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) and arrive at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) with departures 1-2 times a week and a average flight time of around 10h 40m. Cargolux and China Airlines operates  on this route.

Question 6

What is the distance between Dubai to Kuala Lumpur by ship?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Dubai and Kuala Lumpur by cargo ship is 3,641 Nautical Miles (6,743 Kilometres / 4,190 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Jebel Ali (AEJEA) and Port Klang (MYPKG).

Question 7

What is the distance between Dubai to Kuala Lumpur by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Dubai and Kuala Lumpur by air is around 5,555 Kilometres (3,452 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL).

Question 8

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Dubai to Kuala Lumpur by sea?

Accepted Answer

653kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Dubai to Kuala Lumpur. 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 Dubai to Kuala Lumpur?

Accepted Answer

393kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Dubai to Kuala Lumpur. 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
Emirates	2-4 times a day	Airbus A380-800+1 others
Batik Air Malaysia	1-2 times a week	Boeing 737-800
SriLankan Airlines	Daily	Airbus A330-300+2 others
Myanmar Airways International	2-4 times a week	Airbus A319+1 others
FitsAir	2-4 times a week	Airbus A320
Flexflight	2-4 times a week	Airbus A320
IndiGo	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo
Nepal Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A330-200+1 others
Air India	1-2 times a day	Boeing 787-8+2 others
US-Bangla Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 737-800+1 others
Biman Bangladesh Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-8+2 others
Turkmenistan Airlines	1-2 times a week	Boeing 737-700+2 others

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Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
CargoluxFreighter	Every 1-2 weeks	Boeing 747-400 Freighter
China AirlinesFreighter	Every 1-2 weeks	Boeing 777-200F Freighter+2 others
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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
C3MAPL / AGI / Colombo - India	Direct	1-2 times a week	COSCO, Evergreen, CMA CGM, CSTAR, HMM, Unifeeder
FE5 → CSM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
AGI → CIX4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
FE5 → CIM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
C3MAPL → GULFHERC/AS8	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
AGI → CIX5	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
FE5 → TSE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
IM1 → CI6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
Lion → Sentosa	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	MSC
RGI / IRC / IRX → CIX8 / CSX / CWX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	X-Press Feeders, Evergreen, Emirates Shipping
EPIC3 / IP1 → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
FE5 → NCI	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	ONE
AEF4 → CIX8	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
UAE-India-East Africa	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	HDS
EAX6 → PMX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
FE5 → ITS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
Maputo Express → CISC2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	FT
FE5 → EA4	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	ONE
AGI → AIS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
FE5 → SE8	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
IM1 → SI8	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
FE5 → KCS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
FE5 → CCX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
FE5 → JTI / ONE - JTI \| XPF - HLS2	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	HMM, ONE
FE5 → AA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
AEF4 → CIX3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
RGI → VTI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
FE5 → PA1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
AIM → NCI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
FE5 → KCS / KCX	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	ONE, Yang Ming
FE5 → TE2	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	ONE
AGI → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
EAX6 → SIS	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	OOCL
UMXAPL → C3MAPL	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	CMA CGM
IRC → VGI	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	Emirates Shipping
EAX6 / AEF4 / COSCO - EAX6 \| EMC - AEF4 \| FT - Maputo Express \| GFS - MJI \| ONE - MIM \| OOCL - EAX6 → AGI	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Unifeeder, Evergreen, COSCO
RGI → CIX4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
EPIC / IP1 → GULFHERC/AS8 / SIS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, OOCL
GULFEMIR / IRX → GULFHERC/AS8 / HLS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	X-Press Feeders, CMA CGM
AEF4 / EAX6 → CIX4 / CIX2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen, OOCL
UMXAPL → GULFHERC/AS8	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
AEF4 → VTI	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
FE5 → EA3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
IM1 → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
FE5 → CNC - BBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
MJI → SGS	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	GFS
AIM → CIP	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	ONE
EAX6 / COSCO - EAX6 \| EMC - AEF4 \| FT - Maputo Express \| GFS - MJI \| ONE - MIM \| OOCL - EAX6 → AIS / COSCO - AIS \| ESL - KCIS \| KMTC - AIS \| TSL - AIS	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CNC Line, COSCO
IP1 → CIX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
EPIC3 → AIS	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	COSCO
AEF4 / Maputo Express / MIM / COSCO - EAX6 \| EMC - AEF4 \| FT - Maputo Express \| GFS - MJI \| ONE - MIM \| OOCL - EAX6 → CIX2 / CISC / NCI / CUL - CI8 \| EMC - CIX2 \| FT - CISC \| ONE - NCI \| TSL - CIX2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Unifeeder, Evergreen, FT, ONE
RGI / IRC → CIX3 / CIVS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, Emirates Shipping
AEF4 / MIM → CIX5 / CIP	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen, ONE
IRC → KCIS	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	Emirates Shipping
RGI / IRX → CIX5 / CIP / CWX	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	X-Press Feeders, Evergreen, ONE
RGI → CIX2 / NCI / CUL - CI8 \| EMC - CIX2 \| FT - CISC \| ONE - NCI \| TSL - CIX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, ONE, Unifeeder
C3MAPL → GULFHERC/AS8	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
AGI → CIX4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
AGI → AIS	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	COSCO
AGI → CIX5	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	Evergreen
IM1 → FM1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Wan Hai
GULFEMIR / RGI → BEX2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM, Evergreen
MIM → NPI	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE

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Dubai to Kuala Lumpur By Air freight, Container ship or Road

Dubai to Kuala Lumpur by Air freight

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Dubai International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport

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Al Maktoum International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Dubai to Kuala Lumpur by Container ship

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Jebel Ali to Port Klang

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