Question 1

How long does it take to ship a container from Guangzhou to Chennai by sea?

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Guangzhou and Chennai is 8 days 14h. Ships depart from Shekou (CNSHK) and arrive at Chennai (INMAA) with scheduled departures 1-2 times a day.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Guangzhou and Chennai?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart 1-2 times a day from Shekou (CNSHK) and arrive into Chennai (INMAA) around 8 days 14h later. These services are operated by SITC, TS Lines, Wan Hai, COSCO, COSCO, BTL, Namsung, Evergreen, Interasia, RCL, PIL, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, Interasia, PIL, Interasia, PIL, Evergreen, PIL, CMA CGM, Wan Hai, Namsung, Evergreen, Namsung, COSCO, Wan Hai, Wan Hai, Interasia, RCL and COSCO.

Question 3

How long does it take to send cargo from Guangzhou to Chennai by air freight?

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Guangzhou to Chennai takes around 5h 45m. Flights depart from Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) and arrive at Chennai International Airport (MAA).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Guangzhou and Chennai?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) and Chennai International Airport (MAA) depart 2-4 times a week. These flights are serviced by SF Airlines and the typical transit time is around 5h 45m.

Question 5

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Guangzhou and Chennai?

Accepted Answer

Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between Guangzhou and Chennai. Cargo flights depart from Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) and arrive at Chennai International Airport (MAA) with departures 2-4 times a week and a average flight time of around 5h 45m. SF Airlines operates  on this route.

Question 6

What is the distance between Guangzhou to Chennai by ship?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Guangzhou and Chennai by cargo ship is 3,238 Nautical Miles (5,996 Kilometres / 3,726 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Guangzhou / Huangpu (CNGZG) and Chennai (INMAA).

Question 7

What is the distance between Guangzhou to Chennai by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Guangzhou and Chennai by air is around 3,938 Kilometres (2,447 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) and Chennai International Airport (MAA).

Question 8

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Guangzhou to Chennai by sea?

Accepted Answer

445kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Guangzhou to Chennai. 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 Guangzhou to Chennai?

Accepted Answer

362kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Guangzhou to Chennai. 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
SF AirlinesFreighter	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737 Freighter
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Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Thai Airways	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-300
Thai Lion Air	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737-800
US-Bangla Airlines	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737-800
Biman Bangladesh Airlines	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737-800
SriLankan Airlines	Every 1-2 weeks	Airbus A330-300+2 others
Sichuan Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-200+6 others
IndiGo	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo+1 others
SF AirlinesFreighter	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 737 Freighter
Malaysia Airlines	Daily	Airbus A350-900+4 others
AirAsia	1-2 times a day	Airbus A320+1 others
Scoot	2-4 times a week	Boeing 787-9+1 others
Singapore AirlinesFreighter	2-4 times a day	Boeing 747-400 Freighter+3 others
IndiGo	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo+1 others

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
FIE	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SITC
CIE / FIE1 / FIX / IFX2 / SINO - CIE \| SITC - FIE1 \| SLS - FIX \| TSL - IFX2	Direct	2-4 times a week	TS Lines, Sinotrans, Sinokor, SITC, SLS
CI7	Direct	2-4 times a week	Wan Hai, Interasia
IEX / FCS / FME / RFM3 / IFX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM, FT, King Ocean, China United, Evergreen, OOCL, RCL, TS Lines
FCE / ICI3 / CCX / FCS2 / CI3 / COSCO - FCE \| INTERA - ICI3 \| ONE - CCX \| OOCL - FCS2 \| SSLL - CCX \| WHL - CI3	Direct	2-4 times a week	COSCO, Wan Hai, OOCL, ECL, Interasia, ONE, Samudera
CCS / CI5 / FME2	Direct	1-2 times a week	BTL, Wan Hai, Interasia, King Ocean
CI9 / FCS3 / SIS3 / INTERA - CI9 \| OOCL - FCS3 \| SKR - SIS3	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Namsung, OOCL, Interasia, Sinokor
FME / RFM3 → CIX6 / RFM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, RCL
PMX → CSI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia
RKI10 → RFM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	RCL
SAF / UBX → CIX6 / CVI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL, Evergreen
CIX → CIX6 / CSI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, Interasia
ESA3 / ES2 → CIX6 / CVI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, PIL
CIX5 → CIX6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
BEX2 → CIX6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
ICI3 → CSI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia
RS2 → CVI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
CI5 → CSI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia
CIX4 / CIS / CSE / RWA2 → CIX6 / CSI / CVI / RFM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL, Evergreen, Interasia, RCL
PRX → CIX6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
COSCO - KTX1 \| OOCL - KTX1 → CVI	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	PIL
MEX → TVI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
JST → TTX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai, Interasia
CI9 / INTERA - CI9 \| OOCL - FCS3 \| SKR - SIS3 → TTX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Namsung, Interasia
CTX → CIX7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
NKT → TTX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Namsung
NCT / RNT / CT1 → RMV / CIX7 / TTX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Wan Hai, Evergreen, RCL
CTK → TTX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
JCV → TTX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai, Interasia
SVT → TTX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia
CHL / RNV → RMV	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	RCL, COSCO
CSX1 / CSX → RMV / TTX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Interasia, X-Press Feeders

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
NSC2 → FME	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean
NSC2 → FME2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean
NSC2 → FME2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean
NSC2 → FME	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean

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Guangzhou to Chennai By Air freight, Container ship or Road

Guangzhou to Chennai by Air freight

Quickest air route

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport to Chennai International Airport

Closest airports

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Chennai International Airport

Guangzhou to Chennai by Container ship

Quickest ocean route

Shekou to Chennai

Closest seaports

Guangzhou / Huangpu to Chennai

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