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 19 days 23h. 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 19 days 23h later. These services are operated by CMA CGM, Maersk, HMM, Yang Ming, Evergreen, ONE, Maersk, Gold Star, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, ONE, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, ONE, Maersk, HMM, COSCO, ONE, CMA CGM, Maersk, Maersk, APL, ONE, HMM, ONE, Maersk and Evergreen.

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 every 1-2 days. 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 7,476 Nautical Miles (13,845 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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17hrs, Every 1-2 days

546kg CO₂e

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19 days 23h, Every 1-2 days

852kg 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 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

17hrs: 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 A350-900+1 others
China Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 777-300ER+2 others
EVA Air	2-4 times a day	Boeing 777-300ER+2 others
Japan Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-8+1 others
All Nippon Airways	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-8+2 others
China Southern Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 737MAX 8+6 others
China Southern Airlines	1-2 times a day	Airbus A320neo+2 others
Philippine Airlines	Daily	Airbus A321+2 others
China Eastern Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 737-500 (winglets)+2 others
Korean Air	1-2 times a day	Boeing 787-9+5 others
Asiana Airlines	Daily	Airbus A321neo+2 others
Air China	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 737-800+2 others
Cathay Pacific	2-4 times a day	Boeing 777-300+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 19 days 23h 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

19 days 23h: Every 1-2 days

13,720 km
8,526 mi.

Direct
1 stop

Estimated emissions

852kg 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	1-2 times a week	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
PS7 / AP1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, Wan Hai, ONE, Yang Ming
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
TP6 → HEDE - HDS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
SXT → HEDE - HDS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Gold Star
PEX3 → EXX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
PEX3 / GME2 / GCC1 → HBB / AAC2 / CPS / PCN3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
JSM → FE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
YANGTSE → EXX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
PEX2 → EXX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
PEX2 / CAX1 / TLC1 → HBB / AAC2 / PCN3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
JTV1 → FE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
ONE - CTP \| RCL - RLM2 → TBD	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
EC2 → PS4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, ONE, Yang Ming
YANGTSE / AAC / SEA / CP3 / VCS → PEARL / AAS2 / PRX / CP1 / PCS1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM, Evergreen, ONE, OOCL
CP4 → PS4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
WAX → HBB	Transshipment	Every 1-2 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
EC3 → FE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, HMM, Yang Ming
FE4 → FE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, ONE, Yang Ming
9V0 → CP1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
FEW3 → TP8	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
GEX / AAS3 / HTW / CP4 / PCS2 → PEARL / AAS2 / PRX / CP1 / PCS1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen, CMA CGM, COSCO, ONE, OOCL

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Closest seaports

Ho Chi Minh City to Los Angeles

Port of loading

VNSGN

Port of loading

USLAX

22 days 22h: Every 1-2 weeks

13,845 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
CNC - CV2 \| COSCO - CV2 \| EMC - CV2 \| OOCL - CHL5 → HEDE - HDS	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
CNC - CV8 → EXX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
I68 → TP7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
CTV → ZX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM
SH3 → TP6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
JSV → AP1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
IA16 → HEDE - HDS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
CCT1 → PCN3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
CNC - CV2 \| COSCO - CV2 \| EMC - CV2 \| OOCL - CHL5 → TBD	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
SINOL - CJV \| SITC - CVS2 \| SJJS - JCV → EXX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
THX → CP1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
KCS2 → PS7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
THX → HTW / PCS2	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	Evergreen, OOCL
JCH → HTW	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CV2 / CHL5 → AAC2 / CPS / PCN3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL
PAS → PS7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
IA16 → TP6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
TVP → PE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
RMV / CIX7 → SEA2 & AWE5 / PE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO
JTV2 → FE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
THX → PS4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
JTV2 → FE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
CNC - CV8 → APL - EX1 \| ML - TBD	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
CV2 / CHL5 → AAC2 / CPS / PCN3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL
SINOL - CJV \| SITC - CVS2 \| SJJS - JCV → HBB	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
SINOL - CJV \| SITC - CVS2 \| SJJS - JCV → APL - EX1 \| ML - TBD	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
CNC - CV2 \| COSCO - CV2 \| EMC - CV2 \| OOCL - CHL5 → TBD	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
TSE → FE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
CNC - CV2 \| COSCO - CV2 \| EMC - CV2 \| OOCL - CHL5 → TP8	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
KHS1 → CPS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
TSE → PS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
VMI → HTW	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
VTS → SEA2 & AWE5 / SEAP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
VSM → PE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
IHX → SEA2 & AWE5	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO

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Most frequent

Vung Tau to Long Beach

Port of loading

VNVUT

Port of loading

USLGB

20 days 21h: Every 1-2 days

14,453 km
8,981 mi.

Direct
2 stops

Estimated emissions

937kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
ZEX / ZIM - ZEX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Unknown, ZIM
Sentosa	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
SEA / PVCS / CP2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO, Evergreen, ONE
YANGTSE / AAC / SEA / CP3 / VCS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM, Evergreen, ONE, OOCL
KME / AG1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, Yang Ming, ONE
ZSL → ZEX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM
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
EC2 → CP2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
CAX1 / TLC1 → SEA3 / PSX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
TWS / AWE3 / AUE / ECC1 → YANGTSE / AAC / SEA / VCS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
AAS3 / HTW / CP4 / PCS2 → SEA / PVCS / CP2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, ONE, OOCL
AG1 → CEN	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
PEX3 / GME2 / GCC1 → YANGTSE / AAC / SEA / VCS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
FL2 / SX2 → KME / AG1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, ONE
AWE3 / ECC1 → SEA3 / PSX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
FL2 / SX2 / HMM - FL2 \| ONE - SX2 → PS6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, ONE, SM Line
PEX2 / CAX1 / TLC1 → YANGTSE / AAC / VCS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
PS7 → CP3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
CTP → AG1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
Shikra → Orient	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
KME → CPX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
CTP → PS6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
KME / AG1 → PS6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, Yang Ming, ONE
PEX3 / GME2 / GCC1 → HIXP / AAC4 / PCC1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
WAX → BOHAI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
Chinook → Orient	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Griffin → Orient	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
AAS3 / PCS2 → SEA3 / PSX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
PEX2 / CAX1 / TLC1 → HIXP / AAC4 / PCC1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL

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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 every 1-2 days. 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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