Question 1

How long does it take to ship a container from Germany to Belgium by sea?

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Germany and Belgium is 1 day 3h. Ships depart from Hamburg (DEHAM) and arrive at Port of Antwerp-Bruges (BEANR) with scheduled departures 2-4 times a day.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Germany and Belgium?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart 2-4 times a day from Hamburg (DEHAM) and arrive into Port of Antwerp-Bruges (BEANR) around 1 day 3h later. These services are operated by Grimaldi, ACL, WEC, COSCO, COSCO, MSC, Grimaldi, COSCO, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM, MSC, CMA CGM, MSC, MACS Maritime, COSCO, COSCO, CMA CGM, Grimaldi, MSC, COSCO, MSC, MSC, ANL, MSC and Maersk.

Question 3

How long does it take to send cargo from Germany to Belgium by air freight?

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Germany to Belgium takes around 1hr. Flights depart from Frankfurt Airport (FRA) and arrive at Brussels Airport (BRU).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Germany and Belgium?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Frankfurt Airport (FRA) and Brussels Airport (BRU) depart every few hours. These flights are serviced by Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines and the typical transit time is around 1hr.

Question 5

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Germany and Belgium?

Accepted Answer

Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between Germany and Belgium. Cargo flights depart from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) and arrive at Brussels Airport (BRU) with departures 2-4 times a day and a average flight time of around 1h 25m. LOT operates  on this route.

Question 6

How long does it take to ship cargo from Germany to Belgium by road?

Accepted Answer

It will typically take around 4h 54m to send cargo via road from Germany and Belgium. This duration does not factor in traffic, weather or other delays that may occur on route.

Question 7

What is the distance between Germany to Belgium by ship?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Germany and Belgium by cargo ship is 370 Nautical Miles (684 Kilometres / 425 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Hamburg (DEHAM) and Port of Antwerp-Bruges (BEANR).

Question 8

What is the distance by road between Germany to Belgium?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Germany and Belgium by road is 541 Kilometres (336 Miles) and will typically take around 4h 54m to drive (exluding including traffic and local conditions).

Question 9

What is the distance between Germany to Belgium by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Germany and Belgium by air is around 305 Kilometres (189 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Frankfurt Airport (FRA) and Brussels Airport (BRU).

Question 10

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Germany to Belgium by sea?

Accepted Answer

66kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Germany to Belgium. 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 11

How much CO2 is produced when sending cargo by air from Germany to Belgium?

Accepted Answer

73kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Germany to Belgium. 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	Airbus A320+1 others
Brussels Airlines	Every few hours	Airbus A319+1 others
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Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
LOTFreighter	2-4 times a day	Embraer 170+4 others
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Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Lufthansa	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo+1 others
Brussels Airlines	Every few hours	Airbus A319+2 others
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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
CES	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	Grimaldi
A	Direct	2-4 times a week	ACL
NWC to Spain / Portugal Service II / NWC PT	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	WEC, MSC
NET2 / DIAL - NET2 \| OOCL - NET2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, DIAL
FAL2 / AEU3 / NE3 / LL2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, CMA CGM, Evergreen
NEWMO / AES	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC, CMA CGM, ANL, APL
SES2-X	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	Grimaldi
WCC / EWX / SWX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL
CES / TA5	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
EUROMAR	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
INX / IOX / ISE / HMM - INX \| ONE - IOX \| YML - ISE	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC, ONE, HMM, Yang Ming
FAL3 / AEU6 / LL5	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
Israel Express / ZNI	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC, ZIM
MACS	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	MACS Maritime
ESE2 / LUX / EEX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, ONE
EPIC / EPIC3 / IP1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM, OOCL
CALFB / ELSA / TA1 / AL5 / ATW	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, ONE, COSCO, HMM, OOCL, Yang Ming
Euro Aegean 2	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	Grimaldi
IPAK / NWC-KAP/DJI	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC, SCI, WEC
NES / NET / EMX / Aegean Sea / NWC2 / BORL - NES \| DIAL - NET \| HL - EMX \| ML - Aegean Sea \| OOCL - NET \| TRKN - NWC2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, Borchard, DIAL, OOCL, Turkon
NWC to/from Turkiye - Main Service	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
ECX / NWC to SAEC - String I / HL - ECX \| MSC - NWC to SAEC - String I	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC, COSCO, Hapag-Lloyd
NCLEVANT / CMA - NCLEVANT	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ANL, CNC Line, CMA CGM
FE5 / Lion	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC, HMM, ONE, Yang Ming
SAFRAN1 / Neo Samba	Direct	2-4 times a week	Maersk, CMA CGM

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Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Vehicles
Truck Operator	N/A	Truck 40T
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Germany to Belgium by Air freight

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Frankfurt Airport to Brussels Airport

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Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Brussels Airport

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Munich Airport to Brussels Airport

Germany to Belgium by Container ship

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Hamburg to Port of Antwerp-Bruges

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