Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Hamburg and Riga is 1 day 15h. Ships depart from Kiel Canal (DECKL) and arrive at Riga (LVRIX) with scheduled departures 2-4 times a week.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Hamburg and Riga?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart 2-4 times a week from Kiel Canal (DECKL) and arrive into Riga (LVRIX) around 1 day 15h later. These services are operated by CMA CGM, Maersk, Unifeeder, Unifeeder and CMA CGM.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Hamburg to Riga takes around 10h 38m. Flights depart from Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) and arrive at Riga International Airport (RIX).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Hamburg and Riga?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) and Riga International Airport (RIX) depart 1-2 times a day. These flights are serviced by Lufthansa, Aegean Airlines, Turkish Airlines, LOT, Corendon Airlines and Finnair and the typical transit time is around 10h 38m.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between Hamburg and Riga. Cargo flights depart from Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) and arrive at Riga International Airport (RIX) with departures 2-4 times a day and a average flight time of around 10h 38m. Finnair operates  on this route.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

It will typically take around 15h 19m to send cargo via road from Hamburg and Riga. 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 Riga by ship?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Hamburg and Riga by cargo ship is 769 Nautical Miles (1,425 Kilometres / 885 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Hamburg (DEHAM) and Riga (LVRIX).

Question 8

What is the distance by road between Hamburg to Riga?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Hamburg and Riga by road is 1,510 Kilometres (938 Miles) and will typically take around 15h 19m to drive (exluding including traffic and local conditions).

Question 9

What is the distance between Hamburg to Riga by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Hamburg and Riga by air is around 1,685 Kilometres (1,047 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) and Riga International Airport (RIX).

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

146kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Hamburg to Riga. 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 Riga?

Accepted Answer

181kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Hamburg to Riga. 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	1-2 times a day	Airbus A321+5 others
Aegean Airlines	1-2 times a week	Airbus A320neo+2 others
Turkish Airlines	1-2 times a day	Airbus A321neo+4 others
LOT	2-4 times a day	Embraer 170+4 others
Corendon Airlines	1-2 times a week	Boeing 737-800+1 others
FinnairFreighter	2-4 times a day	Embraer 190+4 others

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
NE02 / UNIF - NE02	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM, Unifeeder
H / UNIF - H	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Unifeeder
HAMRAU / NC03	Direct	2-4 times a week	Unifeeder, CMA CGM
NE02	Direct	N/A	Unifeeder
AGAPOME	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
BAX	Direct	2-4 times a week	Hapag-Lloyd
NE02 / UNIF - NE02	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM, Unifeeder
HAMRAU / NC03	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Unifeeder, CMA CGM
H / UNIF - H	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Unifeeder
AGAPOME	Direct	N/A	CMA CGM
NE02	Direct	N/A	Unifeeder
AEU7 → DIAL - PFX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
FAL7 → ONE - IBX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
H → NE02	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	Unifeeder
NU02 → NE02	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Unifeeder
BREST2 → AGAPOME	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
NC03 → NE02	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Unifeeder
HAMRAU → AGAPOME	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
FLX → AGAPOME	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
FLX → UNIF - NE02	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
GBX → PFX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	DIAL
NC03 → NE02	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Unifeeder
HAMRAU → AGAPOME	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
AGAPOME → HAMRAU	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	CMA CGM
NE02 → H	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Unifeeder
NE02 / UNIF - NE02 → HAMRAU / NC03	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM, Unifeeder
AGAPOME → ONE - IBX	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	CMA CGM
IOX → IBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
EPIC → ONE - IBX	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	CMA CGM
FE5 → IBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
FAL2 → ONE - IBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
EUROMAR → ONE - IBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
NEWMO → ONE - IBX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
NCLEVANT → ONE - IBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
FAL3 → ONE - IBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
LUX → IBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
WCC → ONE - IBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
FAL6 → ONE - IBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
FAL8 → ONE - IBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
UNIF - NE02 → ONE - IBX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
OCR → ONE - IBX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
SAFRAN1 → ONE - IBX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
SAFRAN1 → ONE - IBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
FE5 → IBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
SAFRAN1 → AGAPOME	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
SAFRAN1 → UNIF - NE02	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
FAL7 → ONE - IBX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
NG18 → NC03	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Unifeeder
NG18 → H	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Unifeeder
HAMRAU / NC03	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM, Unifeeder

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Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Vehicles
Truck Operator	N/A	Truck 40T
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Hamburg to Riga By Air freight, Container ship or Road

Hamburg to Riga by Air freight

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Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport to Riga International Airport

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Kiel Canal to Riga

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