India to China By Air freight, Container ship or Road
See the best way to ship your freight from India to China by Air, Sea and Road. Compare transit times, frequency, emissions, sailing schedules and much more.
Map / Route overview
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Air Freight
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Duration / Frequency
3h 35m, Every 1-2 days
Emissions
99kg CO₂e
Container Ship
Mundra to Shanghai
Duration / Frequency
5 days 10h, Daily
Emissions
676kg CO₂e
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India to China by Air freight
The quickest way to get from India to China by plane will take about 3h 35m and departs from Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) and arrives into Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN). There are flights departing every 1-2 days on this route. IndiGo is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with flights departing every 1-2 days.
Quickest air route
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
The quickest way to get from India to China by ship will take about 5 days 10h and departs from Mundra (INMUN) and arrives into Shanghai (CNSHG). There are vessels departing daily on this route. FESCO is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with vessels departing n/a.
More about shipping cargo and freight from India to China by Air, Ocean and Road
The shortest shipping time by sea between India and China is 5 days 10h. Ships depart from Mundra (INMUN) and arrive at Shanghai (CNSHG) with scheduled departures Daily.
There are scheduled container ships that depart daily from Mundra (INMUN) and arrive into Shanghai (CNSHG) around 5 days 10h later. These services are operated by FESCO, COSCO, Interasia, Maersk, Emirates Shipping, PIL, Maersk, Maersk, ZIM, MSC, King Ocean, PIL, OOCL, Evergreen, King Ocean, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, Evergreen, TS Lines, Maersk, Evergreen, Maersk, Sinokor, Interasia, OOCL, PIL, King Ocean, COSCO and King Ocean.
The quickest flight from India to China takes around 3h 35m. Flights depart from Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) and arrive at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN).
Scheduled flights between Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) depart every 1-2 days. These flights are serviced by IndiGo, US-Bangla Airlines, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Myanmar Airways International and Thai Lion Air and the typical transit time is around 3h 35m.
Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between India and China. Cargo flights depart from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) and arrive at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) with departures Every 1-2 days and a average flight time of around 4h 10m. SF Airlines and Sichuan Airlines operates on this route.
The distance between India and China by cargo ship is 4,984 Nautical Miles (9,231 Kilometres / 5,736 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Mundra (INMUN) and Shanghai (CNSHG).
The distance between India and China by air is around 2,544 Kilometres (1,581 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN).
676kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from India to China. 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.
99kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from India to China. 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.
