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

The shortest shipping time by sea between Ho Chi Minh City and San Francisco is 26 days 19h. Ships depart from Vung Tau (VNVUT) and arrive at Oakland (USOAK) with scheduled departures Every 1-2 days.

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

There are scheduled container ships that depart every 1-2 days from Vung Tau (VNVUT) and arrive into Oakland (USOAK) around 26 days 19h later. These services are operated by ONE, HMM, HMM, MSC, Evergreen, ONE, Evergreen, CMA CGM, HMM, ONE, ONE, CMA CGM, Evergreen, HMM, HMM, HMM, Evergreen, ONE, ONE, HMM, ONE, HMM, HMM, HMM, HMM, ONE, HMM, CMA CGM, ONE, HMM and MSC.

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

The quickest flight from Ho Chi Minh City to San Francisco takes around 13h 47m. Flights depart from Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) and arrive at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).

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

Scheduled flights between Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) depart 2-4 times a week. These flights are serviced by Vietnam Airlines, China Airlines, Starlux Airlines, EVA Air, Japan Airlines, Japan Airlines, Cathay Pacific, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Singapore Airlines, China Southern Airlines and United Airlines and the typical transit time is around 13h 47m.

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

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

The distance between Ho Chi Minh City and San Francisco by cargo ship is 7,828 Nautical Miles (14,498 Kilometres / 9,009 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Ho Chi Minh City (VNSGN) and Oakland (USOAK).

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

The distance between Ho Chi Minh City and San Francisco by air is around 12,613 Kilometres (7,837 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO).

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

3.17t CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Ho Chi Minh City to San Francisco. 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 San Francisco?

513kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Ho Chi Minh City to San Francisco. 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 San Francisco By Air freight, Container ship or Road

Explore the best way to ship your cargo from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to San Francisco, United States by Air, Sea and Road. Compare transit times, market rates, emissions, sailing schedules and much more.

Ho Chi Minh City to San Francisco by Air freight

The quickest way to get from Ho Chi Minh City to San Francisco by plane will take about 13h 47m and departs from Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) and arrives into San Francisco International Airport (SFO). There are flights departing 2-4 times a week on this route. Vietnam 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 San Francisco International Airport

Departs from

SGN

Departs from

SFO

13h 47m: 2-4 times a week

12,613 km
7,837 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

513kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Vietnam Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A350-900
China Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 777-300ER+2 others
Starlux Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321neo+1 others
EVA Air	2-4 times a day	Airbus A330-300+2 others
Japan Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-8+2 others
Japan Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-8+1 others
Cathay Pacific	1-2 times a day	Airbus A321neo+4 others
All Nippon Airways	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-8+1 others
Asiana Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-300+2 others
Philippine Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321+2 others
Singapore Airlines	1-2 times a day	Airbus A350-900+1 others
China Southern Airlines	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737MAX 8+4 others
United Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-9+5 others

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Ho Chi Minh City to San Francisco by Container ship

The quickest way to get from Ho Chi Minh City to San Francisco by ship will take about 26 days 19h and departs from Vung Tau (VNVUT) and arrives into Oakland (USOAK). There are vessels departing every 1-2 days on this route. ONE is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with vessels departing n/a.

Quickest ocean route

Vung Tau to Oakland

Port of loading

VNVUT

Port of loading

USOAK

26 days 19h: Every 1-2 days

14,457 km
8,983 mi.

Direct
2 stops

Estimated emissions

788kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
PS3	Direct	N/A	ONE, HMM, Yang Ming
KME / AG1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, ONE, Yang Ming
PS7 / AP1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, Wan Hai, ONE, Yang Ming
Sentosa	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
GEX / AAS3 / HTW / CP4 / PCS2	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen, CMA CGM, COSCO, ONE, OOCL
PS3	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Yang Ming, HMM
GEX / AAS3 / HTW / CP4 / PCS2	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen, CMA CGM, COSCO, ONE, OOCL
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
MP2 / Lynx / MS2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, ONE, Yang Ming, MSC
CP4 → PS7	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
EC4 → PS8	Transshipment	N/A	ONE, Yang Ming, HMM
PEX3 / GME2 / GCC1 → HBB / AAC2 / CPS / PCN3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
AUG → CPS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
EC2 → PS4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, Yang Ming, ONE
MP2 / MS2 → PS4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, ONE, Yang Ming
KME / AG1 → MP2 / MS2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	HMM, ONE, Yang Ming
TWS / AWE3 / AUE / ECC1 → GEX / AAS3 / HTW / PCS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
JSM → FE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
CTP → AG1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
FL2 / SX2 → PS6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, ONE
CTP → MS2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
KME / AG1 → PS6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, ONE, Yang Ming
FL2 / SX2 → MP2 / MS2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	HMM, ONE
EC2 → PS4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, Yang Ming, ONE
KME / AG1 → PS6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, ONE, Yang Ming
CTP / ONE - CTP \| RCL - RLM2 → PS6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Wan Hai
MP2 / MS2 → PS4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, ONE, Yang Ming
WAX → HBB	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
EC4 → PS4	Transshipment	N/A	ONE, Yang Ming, HMM
EC2 → PS4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, Yang Ming, ONE
Lynx → Orient	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC

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Closest seaports

Ho Chi Minh City to Oakland

Port of loading

VNSGN

Port of loading

USOAK

32 days 4h: Every 1-2 weeks

14,498 km
9,009 mi.

1 transfer
2 stops

Estimated emissions

3.17t CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
JSV → AP1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
JCH → HTW	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CCT1 → PCN3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
THX → HTW / PCS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, OOCL
KVS → AP1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
CKL - KST \| DJS - KST1 \| HA - KST \| KMTC - KST \| PNCN - KST \| POCEAN - KST \| SKR - KST \| SML - KST → MP2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	HMM
KCS2 → PS7	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	ONE
SAOLA → Sentosa	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
VTX → PS6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SM Line
CKI → AAC2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
THX → PS4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
Bayan Ko → Sentosa	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
KVT → PS6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SM Line
CV2 / CHL5 → AAC2 / CPS / PCN3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL
PAS → PS7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
SAOLA → Lynx	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
CKL - KTX \| KMTC - KTX \| POCEAN - KTX → MP2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	HMM
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
KVX → MP2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	HMM
Bayan Ko → Lynx	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
CKL - KTX \| KMTC - KTX \| POCEAN - KTX → PS6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
CKL - KTX \| KMTC - KTX \| POCEAN - KTX → KME	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
PCI → CPS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CNC - CV8 \| ML - IA11 → HBB	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
KVX → PS6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
KVX → KME	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
CV2 / CHL5 → AAC2 / CPS / PCN3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL
RMV / CIX7 / TE2 → AAS3 / HTW / CP4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, ONE
JTV2 → FE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
KHS1 → HTW	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CHL3 → PCS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
TVP → HTW	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
SINOL - CJV \| SITC - CVS2 \| SJJS - JCV → HBB	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
TSE → PS3	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	Yang Ming
COSCO - VTS \| OOCL - VTS \| XPF - SHX2 → FE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
THX → PS4	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	Yang Ming
QTS → AAS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
QTS → SEA2 & AWE5	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
SAMBAR → Sentosa	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
TVP → PE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
COSCO - VTS \| OOCL - VTS \| XPF - SHX2 → PS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
KHS1 → PE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CHL3 → SEAP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
SAMBAR → Lynx	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
KHS1 → CPS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
TSE → FE1	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
TSE → PS3	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	Yang Ming
COSCO - VTS \| OOCL - VTS \| XPF - SHX2 → PS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
TE2 → MS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
CKL - KST \| DJS - KST1 \| HA - KST \| KMTC - KST \| PNCN - KST \| POCEAN - KST \| SKR - KST \| SML - KST → MP2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
KVX → MP2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
VTS → MP2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
CTS → MS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
CKL - KTX \| KMTC - KTX \| POCEAN - KTX → MP2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	HMM

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Air Freight

13h 47m, 2-4 times a week

513kg CO₂e

Container Ship

26 days 19h, Every 1-2 days

788kg CO₂e

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Scheduled flights between Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) depart 2-4 times a week. These flights are serviced by Vietnam Airlines, China Airlines, Starlux Airlines, EVA Air, Japan Airlines, Japan Airlines, Cathay Pacific, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Singapore Airlines, China Southern Airlines and United Airlines and the typical transit time is around 13h 47m.

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

Ho Chi Minh City to San Francisco by Air freight

Quickest air route

Tan Son Nhat International Airport to San Francisco International Airport

Ho Chi Minh City to San Francisco by Container ship

Quickest ocean route

Vung Tau to Oakland

Closest seaports

Ho Chi Minh City to Oakland

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