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 14h. Ships depart from Vung Tau (VNVUT) and arrive at Long Beach (USLGB) 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 Long Beach (USLGB) around 20 days 14h later. These services are operated by ZIM, COSCO, MSC, HMM, COSCO, COSCO, ZIM, COSCO, ONE, OOCL, Yang Ming, Evergreen, Evergreen, MSC, Evergreen, ONE, HMM, HMM, ONE, HMM, HMM, ONE, HMM, HMM, COSCO, MSC, Evergreen, MSC, CMA CGM and OOCL.

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 17h 13m. 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 every 1-2 days. These flights are serviced by United Airlines, Starlux Airlines, EVA Air, China Airlines, Japan Airlines, China Southern Airlines, All Nippon Airways, 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 17h 13m.

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 7,476 Nautical Miles (13,846 Kilometres / 8,603 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?

955kg 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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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 17h 13m and departs from Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) and arrives into Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). There are flights departing every 1-2 days on this route. United Airlines is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with flights departing every 1-2 days.

Quickest air route

Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport

Departs from

SGN

Departs from

LAX

17h 13m: Every 1-2 days

13,145 km
8,168 mi.

Direct
1 stop

Estimated emissions

546kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
United Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-9
Starlux Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321neo+1 others
EVA Air	2-4 times a day	Airbus A330-300+2 others
China Airlines	1-2 times a day	Boeing 777-300ER+3 others
Japan Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-8+1 others
China Southern Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 737MAX 8+6 others
All Nippon Airways	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-8+2 others
China Southern Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321neo+1 others
Philippine Airlines	Daily	Airbus A321+2 others
China Eastern Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 737-800+5 others
Korean Air	2-4 times a day	Airbus A330-300+3 others
Asiana Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321neo+1 others
Air China	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 737-800+2 others
Cathay Pacific	1-2 times a day	Airbus A321neo+6 others
Singapore Airlines	2-4 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 14h and departs from Vung Tau (VNVUT) and arrives into Long Beach (USLGB). There are vessels departing every 1-2 days on this route. ZIM 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 Long Beach

Port of loading

VNVUT

Port of loading

USLGB

20 days 14h: Every 1-2 days

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	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM
SEA / PVCS / CP2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, Evergreen, ONE
Sentosa	Direct	1-2 times a week	MSC
KME / AG1	Direct	1-2 times a week	HMM, Yang Ming, ONE
YANGTSE / AAC / SEA / CP3 / VCS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM, Evergreen, ONE, OOCL
SEA2 & AWE5 / PE1 / SEAP → SEA3 / PSX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
ZSL → ZEX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM
SEA2 & AWE5 / PE1 / SEAP → SEA / PVCS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
AUG / EC4 → PVCS / CP2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Evergreen
SEA / PVCS → SEA3 / PSX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO, Evergreen
AG1 → CEN	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
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
Lynx → Orient	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
AWE3 / AUE / ECC1 → SEA3 / PSX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL
AUG / EC4 → SEA / CP3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Evergreen
MP2 → CPX	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	HMM
FL2 / SX2 → KME / AG1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	HMM, ONE
CTP → AG1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
FL2 → CPX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	HMM
EC4 → CPX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
EC2 → CP3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
EC2 → CPX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
KME → CPX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
YANGTSE / AAC / SEA / VCS → HIXP / AAC4 / PCC1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM, Evergreen, OOCL
Chinook → Orient	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
AUG → PCC1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
Lone Star Express → Orient	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
WAX → BOHAI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
SAX / AWE4 / ECX1 → HIXP / AAC4 / PCC1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO, CMA CGM, Evergreen

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Closest seaports

Ho Chi Minh City to Los Angeles

Port of loading

VNSGN

Port of loading

USLAX

23 days 13h: Every 1-2 weeks

13,846 km
8,603 mi.

1 transfer
No stops

Estimated emissions

955kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
CVT1 → HDS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HEDE
SH3 → TP6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
JSV → AP1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
RMV / CIX7 / TE2 → AAS3 / HTW / CP4	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	Evergreen, COSCO, ONE
I68 → TP7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
CNC - CV8 \| ML - IA11 → EXX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
KVS → AP1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
CCT1 → PCN3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
IA11 → TP8	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
THX / ONE - THX \| SITC - VTX5 → PEARL / CP1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, ONE
SINOL - CJV \| SITC - CVS2 \| SJJS - JCV → EXX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
CKL - KST \| DJS - KST1 \| HA - KST \| KMTC - KST \| PNCN - KST \| POCEAN - KST \| SKR - KST \| SML - KST → MP2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
KCS2 → PS7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
KVX → MP2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
EMC - PCI \| HA - PCI \| SKR - PCI → TBD	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
THX → HTW / PCS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, Evergreen
JCH → HTW	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
SAOLA → Lynx	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
CV2 / CHL5 → AAC2 / CPS / PCN3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL
KVT → PS6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SM Line
Bayan Ko → Lynx	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
PAS → PS7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
VTX → PS6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SM Line
THX → PS4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
KST / CKL - KST \| DJS - KST1 \| HA - KST \| KMTC - KST \| PNCN - KST \| POCEAN - KST \| SKR - KST \| SML - KST → PS6	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	HMM, SM Line
KVX → PS6	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	HMM
IA11 / CNC - CV8 \| ML - IA11 → TBD / APL - EX1 \| ML - TBD	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, Maersk
JTV2 → FE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
CTV → ZX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM
CCT1 → PCN3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
JTV2 → FE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
RMV / CIX7 / TE2 → AAS3 / HTW / CP4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, ONE
SINOL - CJV \| SITC - CVS2 \| SJJS - JCV → HBB	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
EMC - PCI \| HA - PCI \| SKR - PCI → TP8	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
CHL3 → PCS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
CV2 / CHL5 → AAC2 / CPS / PCN3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL
EMC - PCI \| HA - PCI \| SKR - PCI → TP7	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
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
COSCO - VTS \| OOCL - VTS \| XPF - SHX2 → FE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
TSE → FE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming

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Most frequent

Vung Tau to Los Angeles

Port of loading

VNVUT

Port of loading

USLAX

22 days 10h: Every 1-2 days

14,326 km
8,902 mi.

Direct
1 stop

Estimated emissions

928kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
VSE / SSX	Direct	N/A	Yang Ming, ONE
CJX / SEA2 & AWE5 / PE1 / SEAP / OCEAN - USEC3 & PSW3 \|\| CMA - CJX \| COSCO - SEA2 & AWE5 \| EMC - PE1 \| OOCL - SEAP	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	APL, CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
PS7 / AP1	Direct	1-2 times a week	HMM, Wan Hai, ONE, Yang Ming
WC1 / TP6	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
MP2 / Lynx / MS2	Direct	N/A	HMM, ONE, Yang Ming, MSC
PS3	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming, ONE, HMM
GEX / AAS3 / HTW / CP4 / PCS2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, CMA CGM, COSCO, ONE, OOCL
CP4 → PS7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
SXT → HEDE - HDS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Gold Star
CP2 → MS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
AUG → CPS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
JSM → FE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
SEA / PVCS / CP2 → AAS2 / PRX / CP1 / PCS1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, Evergreen, ONE
MP2 / MS2 → PS4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, ONE, Yang Ming
EC2 → PS4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, Yang Ming, ONE
CTP → MS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
YANGTSE → EXX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
FL2 / SX2 → PS6	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	HMM, ONE
CTP / ONE - CTP \| RCL - RLM2 → PS6	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE, Wan Hai
EC2 → PS4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, Yang Ming, ONE
FL2 / SX2 → MP2 / MS2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	HMM, ONE
KME / AG1 → PS6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, Yang Ming, ONE
FP2 → CP1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
YANGTSE / AAC / SEA / CP3 / VCS → PEARL / AAS2 / PRX / CP1 / PCS1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM, Evergreen, ONE, OOCL
CP2 → PS4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
CP4 → PS4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
JTV1 → FE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE

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Ocean routes from Ho Chi Minh City to Los Angeles

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17h 13m, Every 1-2 days

546kg CO₂e

Container Ship

20 days 14h, Every 1-2 days

937kg CO₂e

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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 every 1-2 days. These flights are serviced by United Airlines, Starlux Airlines, EVA Air, China Airlines, Japan Airlines, China Southern Airlines, All Nippon Airways, 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 17h 13m.

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

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 Long Beach

Closest seaports

Ho Chi Minh City to Los Angeles

Most frequent

Vung Tau to Los Angeles

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