Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Frankfurt and Birmingham is 20hrs. Ships depart from Rotterdam (NLRTM) and arrive at Southampton (GBSOU) with scheduled departures 2-4 times a week.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Frankfurt and Birmingham?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart 2-4 times a week from Rotterdam (NLRTM) and arrive into Southampton (GBSOU) around 20hrs later. These services are operated by BG Freight, ONE, Maersk, CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Frankfurt to Birmingham takes around 1h 35m. Flights depart from Frankfurt Airport (FRA) and arrive at Birmingham International Airport (BHX).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Frankfurt and Birmingham?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Frankfurt Airport (FRA) and Birmingham International Airport (BHX) depart 1-2 times a day. These flights are serviced by Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa, Lufthansa, Swiss, Lufthansa, SAS and Lufthansa and the typical transit time is around 1h 35m.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Accepted Answer

The distance between Frankfurt and Birmingham by cargo ship is 1,514 Nautical Miles (2,804 Kilometres / 1,743 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Rotterdam (NLRTM) and Liverpool (GBLIV).

Question 7

What is the distance between Frankfurt to Birmingham by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Frankfurt and Birmingham by air is around 767 Kilometres (476 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Frankfurt Airport (FRA) and Birmingham International Airport (BHX).

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

407kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Frankfurt to Birmingham. 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 Frankfurt to Birmingham?

Accepted Answer

117kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Frankfurt to Birmingham. 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 Dolomiti	2-4 times a week	Embraer 190
Lufthansa	1-2 times a day	Airbus A319+3 others
Lufthansa	Every 2-4 weeks	Airbus A321+5 others
Swiss	Every 1-2 weeks	Airbus A321neo+4 others
Lufthansa	2-4 times a week	Airbus A321neo+2 others
SAS	2-4 times a week	Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 900 and Challenger 890+3 others
Lufthansa	Daily	Airbus A321+4 others

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
Butterfly 2 (Southampton - Cork)	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	BG Freight
FE3 / Condor	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE, HMM, Yang Ming, MSC
TAE3 / AL1 / TA3	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd
LIBERTY / TAE / AT1 / ATE1 / AL2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, OOCL, COSCO, Evergreen, ONE, Yang Ming
LEX / ONE - LEX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, ONE

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
NWUK / SCUK	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
NWC UK To/From Greece & Turkiye Service	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Europe-Canada	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	CLI
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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
FE3 / Condor	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	HMM, ONE, Yang Ming, MSC
Silk → NWC to/from Tilbury - Montoir - Brest Pendulum	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
SWX → AL3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
GEX2 / AT2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd, COSCO
GSX1 → LL4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
CLX → Neo Samba	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	Maersk
ME2 → Neo Samba	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	Maersk
LEX / ONE - LEX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, ONE
AL3 / TA2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
TAE3 / AL1 / TA3	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd
AL4 / TA4	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
CLX	Direct	1-2 times a week	Maersk
CALFB / ELSA / TA1 / AL5 / ATW	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, ONE, COSCO, HMM, OOCL, Yang Ming
INX / IOX / ISE	Direct	1-2 times a week	ONE, HMM, Yang Ming

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Frankfurt to Birmingham By Air freight, Container ship or Road

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Rotterdam to Liverpool

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