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

The shortest shipping time by sea between Ho Chi Minh City and Los Angeles is 20 days 10h. Ships depart from Vung Tau (VNVUT) and arrive at Los Angeles (USLAX) with scheduled departures Every 1-2 days.

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

There are scheduled container ships that depart every 1-2 days from Vung Tau (VNVUT) and arrive into Los Angeles (USLAX) around 20 days 10h later. These services are operated by CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk, ONE, ONE, Evergreen, ONE, ONE, ZIM, ONE, ONE, CMA CGM, Gold Star, ONE, ONE, Maersk, ONE, COSCO, ONE, CMA CGM, Maersk, Maersk, APL, ONE, ONE, ONE, Maersk and ONE.

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

The quickest flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Los Angeles takes around 17hrs. Flights depart from Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) and arrive at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

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

Scheduled flights between Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) depart 2-4 times a week. These flights are serviced by United Airlines, Starlux Airlines, China Airlines, EVA Air, Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, China Southern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Philippine Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Air China, Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines and the typical transit time is around 17hrs.

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

No, it doesn't look like there are dedicated Cargo planes flying between Ho Chi Minh City and Los Angeles. There are regular passenger aircraft however and they might be able to accommodate your cargo depending on its dimensions and weight.

What is the distance between Ho Chi Minh City to Los Angeles by ship?

The distance between Ho Chi Minh City and Los Angeles by cargo ship is 7,460 Nautical Miles (13,815 Kilometres / 8,584 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Ho Chi Minh City (VNSGN) and Los Angeles (USLAX).

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

The distance between Ho Chi Minh City and Los Angeles by air is around 13,145 Kilometres (8,168 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

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

996kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Ho Chi Minh City to Los Angeles. 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.

How much CO2 is produced when sending cargo by air from Ho Chi Minh City to Los Angeles?

546kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Ho Chi Minh City to Los Angeles. 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.

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

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Air Freight

17hrs, 2-4 times a week

546kg CO₂e

Container Ship

20 days 10h, Every 1-2 days

857kg CO₂e

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Ho Chi Minh City to Los Angeles by Air freight

The quickest way to get from Ho Chi Minh City to Los Angeles by plane will take about 17hrs and departs from Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) and arrives into Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). There are flights departing 2-4 times a week on this route. United Airlines is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with flights departing 2-4 times a week.

Quickest air route

Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport

Departs from

SGN

Departs from

LAX

17hrs: 2-4 times a week

13,145 km
8,168 mi.

Direct
1 stop

Estimated emissions

546kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
United Airlines	2-4 times a week	Boeing 787-9
Starlux Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A350-900
China Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A321neo+3 others
EVA Air	2-4 times a day	Boeing 777-300ER+2 others
Japan Airlines	2-4 times a week	Boeing 787-8+1 others
All Nippon Airways	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-8+2 others
China Southern Airlines	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737MAX 8+5 others
China Southern Airlines	1-2 times a day	Airbus A321neo+1 others
Philippine Airlines	Daily	Airbus A321+2 others
China Eastern Airlines	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737-500 (winglets)+4 others
Korean Air	Daily	Airbus A321neo+4 others
Asiana Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321neo+2 others
Air China	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 737-800+2 others
Cathay Pacific	Daily	Boeing 777-300+6 others
Singapore Airlines	1-2 times a day	Airbus A350-900+3 others

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Ho Chi Minh City to Los Angeles by Container ship

The quickest way to get from Ho Chi Minh City to Los Angeles by ship will take about 20 days 10h and departs from Vung Tau (VNVUT) and arrives into Los Angeles (USLAX). There are vessels departing every 1-2 days on this route. CMA CGM is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with vessels departing every 1-2 weeks.

Quickest ocean route

Vung Tau to Los Angeles

Port of loading

VNVUT

Port of loading

USLAX

20 days 10h: Every 1-2 days

13,720 km
8,525 mi.

Direct
1 stop

Estimated emissions

857kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
CJX / SEA2 & AWE5 / PE1 / SEAP / OCEAN - USEC3 & PSW3 \|\| CMA - CJX \| COSCO - SEA2 & AWE5 \| EMC - PE1 \| OOCL - SEAP	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, APL, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
WC1 / TP6	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
WC1 / TP6	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
PS7 / AP1	Direct	2-4 times a week	ONE, Wan Hai, HMM, Yang Ming
PS3	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Yang Ming, HMM
GEX / AAS3 / HTW / CP4 / PCS2	Direct	2-4 times a week	Evergreen, CMA CGM, COSCO, ONE, OOCL
CP4 → PS7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
JSM → FE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
ZSL → ZX2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ZIM
EC2 → PS4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, HMM, Yang Ming
JTV1 → FE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
YANGTSE → EXX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
SXT → HEDE - HDS3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Gold Star
EC2 → PS4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, HMM, Yang Ming
CTP / ONE - CTP \| RCL - RLM2 → PS6	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	ONE, Wan Hai
ONE - CTP \| RCL - RLM2 → TBD	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
KME / AG1 → PS6	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE, HMM, Yang Ming
YANGTSE / AAC / SEA / CP3 / VCS → PEARL / AAS2 / PRX / CP1 / PCS1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM, Evergreen, ONE, OOCL
CP4 → PS4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
WAX → HBB	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
ONE - CTP \| RCL - RLM2 → TP7	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
ONE - CTP \| RCL - RLM2 → TP8	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
WAX / FEW3 / CMA - WAX \| ML - FEW3 → EX1 / TBD / APL - EX1 \| ML - TBD	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	APL, CMA CGM, Maersk
FE4 → FE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Yang Ming, HMM
EC2 → PS6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, HMM, Yang Ming
EC3 → FE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, HMM, Yang Ming
FEW3 → TP8	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
9V0 → CP1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE

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Closest seaports

Ho Chi Minh City to Los Angeles

Port of loading

VNSGN

Port of loading

USLAX

23 days 14h: Every 1-2 weeks

13,815 km
8,584 mi.

1 transfer
No stops

Estimated emissions

996kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
CNC - CV8 \| ML - IA11 → EXX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
CVT1 → HDS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HEDE
I68 → TP7	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	Maersk
SH3 → TP6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
JSV → AP1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
CCT1 → PCN3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
KVS → AP1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
EMC - PCI \| HA - PCI \| SKR - PCI → TP8	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
SINOL - CJV \| SITC - CVS2 \| SJJS - JCV → EXX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
THX / ONE - THX \| SITC - VTX5 → PEARL / CP1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM, ONE
IA16 → HEDE - HDS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
KVX → PS6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
THX → HTW / PCS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, Evergreen
VTX → PS6	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	SM Line
JCH → HTW	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
KVT → PS6	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	SM Line
KCS2 → PS7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
CNC - CV2 \| COSCO - CV2 \| EMC - CV2 \| OOCL - CHL5 → TBD	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
PAS → PS7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
CV2 / CHL5 → AAC2 / CPS / PCN3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
CTV → ZX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM
IA11 / CNC - CV8 \| ML - IA11 → TBD / APL - EX1 \| ML - TBD	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, Maersk
CCT1 → PCN3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	OOCL
KST / CKL - KST \| DJS - KST1 \| HA - KST \| KMTC - KST \| PNCN - KST \| POCEAN - KST \| SKR - KST \| SML - KST → PS6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, SM Line
JTV2 → FE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
THX → PS4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
MD2 / RMV / CIX7 → SEA2 & AWE5 / PE1 / OCEAN - USEC3 & PSW3 \|\| CMA - CJX \| COSCO - SEA2 & AWE5 \| EMC - PE1 \| OOCL - SEAP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, APL, COSCO
CHL3 → SEAP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
JTV2 → FE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
EMC - PCI \| HA - PCI \| SKR - PCI → TP8	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
SINOL - CJV \| SITC - CVS2 \| SJJS - JCV → HBB	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
RMV / CIX7 / TE2 → AAS3 / HTW / CP4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, ONE
QTS → AAS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
SINOL - CJV \| SITC - CVS2 \| SJJS - JCV → APL - EX1 \| ML - TBD	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
EMC - PCI \| HA - PCI \| SKR - PCI → TP7	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
CV2 / CHL5 → AAC2 / CPS / PCN3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
TSE → FE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
CNC - CV2 \| COSCO - CV2 \| EMC - CV2 \| OOCL - CHL5 → TBD	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
TSE → PS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming

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Most frequent

Vung Tau to Long Beach

Port of loading

VNVUT

Port of loading

USLGB

20 days 17h: Daily

14,452 km
8,980 mi.

Direct
2 stops

Estimated emissions

937kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
ZEX	Direct	2-4 times a week	ZIM
Sentosa	Direct	2-4 times a week	MSC
SEA / PVCS / CP2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, Evergreen, ONE
YANGTSE / AAC / SEA / CP3 / VCS	Direct	1-2 times a week	COSCO, CMA CGM, Evergreen, ONE, OOCL
KME / AG1	Direct	1-2 times a week	ONE, HMM, Yang Ming
SEA2 & AWE5 / SEAP → SEA3 / PSX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
SEA2 & AWE5 / PE1 / SEAP → SEA / PVCS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
ZSL → ZEX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ZIM
EC2 → CP2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
AAS3 / HTW / CP4 / PCS2 → SEA / PVCS / CP2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, ONE, OOCL
TWS / AWE3 / AUE / ECC1 → YANGTSE / AAC / SEA / VCS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
AG1 → CEN	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
FL2 / SX2 → KME / AG1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, HMM
AWE3 / ECC1 → SEA3 / PSX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
FL2 / SX2 / HMM - FL2 \| ONE - SX2 → PS6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, SM Line, HMM
EC2 → CPX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
EC2 → CP3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
CTP → AG1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
KME → CPX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
CTP / ONE - CTP \| RCL - RLM2 → PS6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Wan Hai
WAX → BOHAI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
Griffin → Orient	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
KME / AG1 → PS6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, HMM, Yang Ming
Emerald → Orient	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	MSC
MSC - Lone Star Express \| ZIM - ZSL → TBD	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	Maersk
Lone Star Express → Orient	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
AAS3 / PCS2 → SEA3 / PSX	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	COSCO, OOCL
EC2 → PS6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, HMM, Yang Ming

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Ocean routes from Ho Chi Minh City to Los Angeles

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More about shipping cargo and freight from Ho Chi Minh City to Los Angeles by Air, Ocean and Road

Scheduled flights between Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) depart 2-4 times a week. These flights are serviced by United Airlines, Starlux Airlines, China Airlines, EVA Air, Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, China Southern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Philippine Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Air China, Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines and the typical transit time is around 17hrs.

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

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Ho Chi Minh City to Los Angeles by Air freight

Quickest air route

Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport

Ho Chi Minh City to Los Angeles by Container ship

Quickest ocean route

Vung Tau to Los Angeles

Closest seaports

Ho Chi Minh City to Los Angeles

Most frequent

Vung Tau to Long Beach

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