How long does it take to ship a container from Hong Kong to Sydney by sea?

The shortest shipping time by sea between Hong Kong and Sydney is 11 days 18h. Ships depart from Shekou (CNSHK) and arrive at Sydney (AUSYD) with scheduled departures 2-4 times a week.

How regularly do container ships travel between Hong Kong and Sydney?

There are scheduled container ships that depart 2-4 times a week from Shekou (CNSHK) and arrive into Sydney (AUSYD) around 11 days 18h later. These services are operated by COSCO, TS Lines, TS Lines, COSCO, COSCO, Maersk, Maersk, Yang Ming, COSCO, COSCO, PIL, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, OOCL, COSCO, PIL, Yang Ming, ANL, OOCL, ONE and COSCO.

How long does it take to send cargo from Hong Kong to Sydney by air freight?

The quickest flight from Hong Kong to Sydney takes around 8h 49m. Flights depart from Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) and arrive at Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD).

How often do planes fly between Hong Kong and Sydney?

Scheduled flights between Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) and Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD) depart 2-4 times a week. These flights are serviced by UPS Airlines and China Southern Airlines and the typical transit time is around 8h 49m.

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Hong Kong and Sydney?

Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between Hong Kong and Sydney. Cargo flights depart from Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) and arrive at Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD) with departures Every 1-2 weeks and a average flight time of around 8h 49m. UPS Airlines operates on this route.

What is the distance between Hong Kong to Sydney by ship?

The distance between Hong Kong and Sydney by cargo ship is 4,520 Nautical Miles (8,370 Kilometres / 5,201 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Hong Kong (HKHKG) and Sydney (AUSYD).

What is the distance between Hong Kong to Sydney by air?

The distance between Hong Kong and Sydney by air is around 7,399 Kilometres (4,598 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD).

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Hong Kong to Sydney by sea?

812kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Hong Kong to Sydney. 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 Hong Kong to Sydney?

404kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Hong Kong to Sydney. 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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8h 49m, 2-4 times a week

510kg CO₂e

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11 days 18h, 2-4 times a week

806kg CO₂e

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Hong Kong to Sydney by Air freight

The quickest way to get from Hong Kong to Sydney by plane will take about 8h 49m and departs from Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) and arrives into Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD). There are flights departing 2-4 times a week on this route. UPS Airlines is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with flights departing every 1-2 weeks.

Quickest air route

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport to Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport

Departs from

SZX

Departs from

SYD

8h 49m: 2-4 times a week

7,439 km
4,622 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

510kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
UPS AirlinesFreighter	Every 1-2 weeks	Boeing 767-300 Freighter
China Southern Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A330-300
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Closest airports

Hong Kong International Airport to Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport

Departs from

HKG

Departs from

SYD

9hrs: Every few hours

7,399 km
4,598 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

404kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Cathay Pacific	2-4 times a day	Boeing 777-300ER+1 others
QantasFreighter	Daily	Airbus A330-300+2 others
Hong Kong Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A330-300
Qantas	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-300+6 others
Philippine Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-300+3 others
VietJet Air	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321+1 others
Vietnam Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321+1 others
Scoot	2-4 times a week	Airbus A321neo+2 others
Singapore Airlines	2-4 times a day	Boeing 747-400 Freighter+4 others
Thai Airways	1-2 times a day	Airbus A350-900+4 others
Malaysia AirlinesFreighter	2-4 times a week	Airbus A330-200 Freighter+1 others
Juneyao Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A320+1 others
Sichuan Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320+1 others
China Eastern Airlines	1-2 times a day	Airbus A321+3 others
Japan Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-9+1 others
All Nippon Airways	1-2 times a day	Boeing 787-8+1 others
Batik Air Malaysia	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 737MAX 8+1 others

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Hong Kong to Sydney by Container ship

The quickest way to get from Hong Kong to Sydney by ship will take about 11 days 18h and departs from Shekou (CNSHK) and arrives into Sydney (AUSYD). There are vessels departing 2-4 times a week on this route. COSCO is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with vessels departing every 1-2 weeks.

Quickest ocean route

Shekou to Sydney

Port of loading

CNSHK

Port of loading

AUSYD

11 days 18h: 2-4 times a week

8,313 km
5,165 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

806kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
A3S / A3SANL / SAS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, ANL, CMA CGM, PIL
CA3	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
SAE / CA2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines, Yang Ming, PIL, SLS
GME2 / GCC1 → A3C	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
WSA6 / TLP6 → A3C	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
CIP / BTL - CWS \| CUL - CWS \| EMC - CIX5 \| ONE - CIP \| TSL - CWX \| XPF - CWX → Southern Star / NZ1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, ONE
AG3 / ESL - CMX \| GFS - COSMOS \| HMM - CMX \| KMTC - AIM2 \| ONE - AG3 \| TSL - GLX2 → Southern Star / NZ1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, ONE
JTS → AAA2 / AA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming, COSCO
JTS → A3C	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
ESA2 / TLA2 / ES2 / SA5 → AAA1 / AA1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, PIL, Yang Ming
KTX1 / COSCO - KTX1 \| OOCL - KTX1 → A3C / SAC	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL, OOCL, COSCO
ZAX2 / SAF2 / ASA → ASAL / ASA / AA3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, PIL, OOCL
MEX5 / ME4 → AAA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
ZAX2 / SAF2 / ASA → AAA1 / AA1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, PIL, OOCL
CHL2 → A3C	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
ESA2 / TLA2 / ES2 / SA5 → AAA2 / AA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, PIL, Yang Ming
STA → SAC	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
CPX → AAA2 / AA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming, OOCL
ANZEX / CNS / NCS → A3C / SAC	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ANL, PIL, COSCO, OOCL
FCS3 → AAA1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
SA2 / SAS → SEA / AU2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Hapag-Lloyd
NCT / CHL4 → AAA1 / AA1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, Yang Ming

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Closest seaports

Hong Kong to Sydney

Port of loading

HKHKG

Port of loading

AUSYD

13 days 1h: 2-4 times a week

8,370 km
5,201 mi.

Direct
1 stop

Estimated emissions

812kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
Dragon / AUN	Direct	1-2 times a week	Maersk, ONE
A3S / A3SANL / SAS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, ANL, CMA CGM, PIL
Wallaby	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
ZAX / Panda / GSL - ZAX \| MSC - Panda \| ZIM - ZAX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC, ZIM, COSCO, Hapag-Lloyd, Gold Star
JKN → ASAL / ASA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
JSTAR / NZJ / COSCO - JKN \| ML - JSTAR \| ONE - NZJ \| OOCL - JKN → SEA / Eastern Australia Connect / AU2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, ONE, Hapag-Lloyd
CPNW / PNW4 → A3C	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
JTK2 → CA3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
WSA2 / WS2 → A3C / SAC	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL, COSCO
SX1 → NZ1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
JTK2 → CA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
CPX → A3C	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
ESA / TLA1 / ES1 → A3C / SAC	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL, COSCO, OOCL
ML - Northern Star → Panda / ZAX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, ZIM
JKN / COSCO - JKN \| ML - JSTAR \| ONE - NZJ \| OOCL - JKN → GSL - ZAX \| MSC - Panda \| ZIM - ZAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, COSCO
AN2 / NW2 / AX2 → NAX / A1X / AUE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Hapag-Lloyd, HMM
ESA / TLA1 / ES1 → ASAL / ASA / AA3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL, COSCO, OOCL
CTJ / KTX2 → A3C	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
WSA2 → NEAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
ESA / TLA1 / ES1 / SA3 → AAA1 / AA1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL, COSCO, OOCL, Yang Ming
ANZEX / CNS / NCS → A3C / SAC	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ANL, PIL, COSCO, OOCL
KTX5 → AAA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
JTK3 / JKX → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines, Yang Ming
KTH → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming, TS Lines
ESA / TLA1 / ES1 / SA3 → AAA2 / AA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL, COSCO, OOCL, Yang Ming
TSE → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
AS2 / SX1 → SAL / AU1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Hapag-Lloyd
KTX5 → ASA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
NAX → PNG	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Swire
JCV → A3C	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
CPNW / PNW4 → A3N	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
AS2 / SX1 → SEA / AU2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Hapag-Lloyd
CIX5 / CIP → NEAX / AUE	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen, ONE
NCT → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, Yang Ming
PEX2 / CAX1 / TLC1 → A3NANL / A3N	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM, OOCL
JTC → AA1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
AS2 / SX1 → NAX / AUE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Hapag-Lloyd
ES1 / SA3 → SAE / CA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL, Yang Ming
CPX → CA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
NCS → SAE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
JCS → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
WSA2 / WS2 / SA6 → CAT / STA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, PIL, Yang Ming
SEAS1 / ESA / TLA1 → A3NANL / A3N	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM, OOCL
CHL3 / CVX → A3N / ANL - A3N \| CMA - A3NANL \| COSCO - A3N \| OOCL - A3N	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, ZIM

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Hong Kong to Sydney by Air freight

Quickest air route

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport to Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport

Closest airports

Hong Kong International Airport to Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport

Hong Kong to Sydney by Container ship

Quickest ocean route

Shekou to Sydney

Closest seaports

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