Question 1

How long does it take to ship a container from Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo by sea?

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Ho Chi Minh City and Colombo is 8 days 6h. Ships depart from Vung Tau (VNVUT) and arrive at Colombo (LKCMB) with scheduled departures 2-4 times a week.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Ho Chi Minh City and Colombo?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart 2-4 times a week from Vung Tau (VNVUT) and arrive into Colombo (LKCMB) around 8 days 6h later. These services are operated by ONE, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM, ONE, CMA CGM, COSCO, COSCO, Wan Hai, COSCO, COSCO, HMM, COSCO, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd, HMM, CMA CGM, MSC, MSC, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, MSC, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, Evergreen, CMA CGM, Evergreen, COSCO, COSCO, Evergreen, Interasia, Interasia, Wan Hai, Wan Hai, Interasia, Interasia, CMA CGM, Evergreen, Evergreen, ONE, ONE, Evergreen, CMA CGM, CMA CGM and CMA CGM.

Question 3

How long does it take to send cargo from Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo by air freight?

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo takes around 5h 8m. Flights depart from Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) and arrive at Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Ho Chi Minh City and Colombo?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) and Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) depart every 1-2 days. These flights are serviced by VietJet Air, Vietnam Airlines, Thai Airways, Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia and Singapore Airlines and the typical transit time is around 5h 8m.

Question 5

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Ho Chi Minh City and Colombo?

Accepted Answer

No, it doesn't look like there are dedicated Cargo planes flying between Ho Chi Minh City and Colombo. 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 Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo by ship?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Ho Chi Minh City and Colombo by cargo ship is 2,257 Nautical Miles (4,180 Kilometres / 2,597 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Cat Lai (VNCLI) and Colombo (LKCMB).

Question 7

What is the distance between Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Ho Chi Minh City and Colombo by air is around 2,970 Kilometres (1,845 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) and Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB).

Question 8

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo by sea?

Accepted Answer

435kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo. 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 Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo?

Accepted Answer

213kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo. 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
VietJet Air	2-4 times a week	Airbus A320
Vietnam Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A321
Thai Airways	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320
Malaysia Airlines	1-2 times a day	Boeing 737MAX 8+1 others
AirAsia	Daily	Airbus A320+1 others
Singapore Airlines	1-2 times a day	Boeing 787+2 others

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
EC3	Direct	1-2 times a week	ONE, HMM, Yang Ming
AA7	Direct	1-2 times a week	Hapag-Lloyd, Wan Hai
TVI	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
JTI / HLS2	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE, X-Press Feeders
TVI → C3MAPL	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
BEX / AEM3 → C3MAPL / AGI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen, CMA CGM
AEM2 / WM2 → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
AA7 → PMX	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	Wan Hai
AEM3 / EM1 → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
FAL7 / AEU7 / NE7 → C3MAPL / AGI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM, Evergreen
EC3 → AGI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
AEU7 / LL3 → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
MEX / AEM2 / MEX1 → C3MAPL / AGI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen
CNC - SGS → C3MAPL	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
MEX1 → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
BEX → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
NE7 → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
AA7 → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Wan Hai
FE1 → AGI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
BEX → NEWMO	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
Britannia → AES	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
AFL → AES	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
FAL7 → NEWMO	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
TVI → NEWMO	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
America → AES	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
MEX / OCEAN - MED2 \|\| CMA - MEX \| COSCO - AEM2 \| EMC - MEX1 \| OOCL - WM2 → NEWMO	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, APL
CNC - SGS → NEWMO	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
AUG → CES	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CBX / AWE7 / ECC3 → FAL8 / AEU9 / CES / LL7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
VTI → AGI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
GME2 / GCC1 → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
CAX1 / TLC1 → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
PEX3 → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
NS1 → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia, Wan Hai
NS1 → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia, Wan Hai
AP1 → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
AP1 → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
NS5 → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia, Wan Hai
NS5 → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia, Wan Hai
WAX1 → KILIMA	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
BEX → CIX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
NE7 → CIX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
FE1 → NCI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
EC3 → NCI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
MEX1 → CIX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
MTE / SEA2 / PE1 / SEAP → FAL8 / AEU9 / CES / LL7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
WAX1 → FAL8	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
MTE → KILIMA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
IA3 → TP16	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
IA9 → TP16	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
IA9 → TP16	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	Maersk
SV1 → TP16	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
SV1 → TP16	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
SV1 → EMC - CIX \| HL - CIX \| INTERA - CIX \| WHL - CIX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
IA3 → TP16	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
ML - IA9 → CIX3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
IA9 → EMC - CIX \| HL - CIX \| INTERA - CIX \| WHL - CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
SH3 → TP16	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
SH3 → TP16	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
IA7 → TP16	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk

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Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo By Air freight, Container ship or Road

Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo by Air freight

Quickest air route

Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport

Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo by Container ship

Quickest ocean route

Vung Tau to Colombo

Closest seaports

Cat Lai to Colombo

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