Question 1

How long does it take to ship a container from Hamburg to Porto by sea?

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Hamburg and Porto is 5 days 13h. Ships depart from Hamburg (DEHAM) and arrive at Leixoes (PTLEI) with scheduled departures 1-2 times a week.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Hamburg and Porto?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart 1-2 times a week from Hamburg (DEHAM) and arrive into Leixoes (PTLEI) around 5 days 13h later. These services are operated by Grimaldi, MACS Maritime, Arkas, ONE, MSC, Borchard, MSC, MSC, MSC, ONE, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, WEC, X-Press Feeders, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, Grimaldi, ONE, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, CMA CGM and CMA CGM.

Question 3

How long does it take to send cargo from Hamburg to Porto by air freight?

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Hamburg to Porto takes around 3hrs. Flights depart from Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) and arrive at Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Hamburg and Porto?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) and Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) depart every 1-2 days. These flights are serviced by Eurowings, Eurowings, KLM, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, Air France, Iberia, Lufthansa, Swiss and Lufthansa and the typical transit time is around 3hrs.

Question 5

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Hamburg and Porto?

Accepted Answer

Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between Hamburg and Porto. Cargo flights depart from Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) and arrive at Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) with departures 2-4 times a day and a average flight time of around 3hrs. Lufthansa operates  on this route.

Question 6

How long does it take to ship cargo from Hamburg to Porto by road?

Accepted Answer

It will typically take around 22h 25m to send cargo via road from Hamburg and Porto. This duration does not factor in traffic, weather or other delays that may occur on route.

Question 7

What is the distance between Hamburg to Porto by ship?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Hamburg and Porto by cargo ship is 1,200 Nautical Miles (2,223 Kilometres / 1,381 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Hamburg (DEHAM) and Leixoes (PTLEI).

Question 8

What is the distance by road between Hamburg to Porto?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Hamburg and Porto by road is 2,446 Kilometres (1,520 Miles) and will typically take around 22h 25m to drive (exluding including traffic and local conditions).

Question 9

What is the distance between Hamburg to Porto by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Hamburg and Porto by air is around 1,957 Kilometres (1,216 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) and Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO).

Question 10

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Hamburg to Porto by sea?

Accepted Answer

91kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Hamburg to Porto. 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 Hamburg to Porto?

Accepted Answer

138kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Hamburg to Porto. 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
Eurowings	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320+2 others
Eurowings	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A319+3 others
KLM	2-4 times a day	Embraer 190+3 others
Brussels Airlines	1-2 times a day	Airbus A319+2 others
Eurowings	2-4 times a week	Airbus A319+2 others
Air France	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320+4 others
Iberia	1-2 times a day	Airbus A320+2 others
Lufthansa	1-2 times a day	Airbus A321+4 others
Swiss	1-2 times a day	Airbus A320neo+5 others
LufthansaFreighter	2-4 times a day	Airbus A319+7 others

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
SES1	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	Grimaldi
MACS	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	MACS Maritime
NWC - Canary Islands / WEC - NWC - Canary Islands	Direct	1-2 times a week	Arkas, WEC
FE5 → IBC	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
NWC to/from Turkiye - Main Service → NWC to Spain / Portugal Service II	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
NES → WCUK	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Borchard
IPAK / NWC-KAP/DJI → NWC to Spain / Portugal Service II / NWC PT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC, WEC
NWC to SAEC - String I → NWC to Spain / Portugal Service II	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Lion → NWC to Spain / Portugal Service II	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
FE6 → IBC	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
NE4 → ESF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
FAL8 → PGE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
FAL6 → PGE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
NWC - Canary Islands → NWC PT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	WEC
CMA - EUROMAR → NIX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	X-Press Feeders
NEWMO → PGW	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
EUROMAR → PGE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
CES → SES2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Grimaldi
FE3 → IBC	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
EPIC → PGW	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
FAL7 → PGE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
FAL3 → AGAPOME	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
NCLEVANT → PGW	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
SAFRAN1 → AGAPOME	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM

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Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Vehicles
Truck Operator	N/A	Truck 40T
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