How long does it take to ship a container from Istanbul to Guangzhou by sea?

The shortest shipping time by sea between Istanbul and Guangzhou is 27 days 1h. Ships depart from Ambarli (TRAMR) and arrive at Nansha (CNNSA) with scheduled departures 1-2 times a week.

How regularly do container ships travel between Istanbul and Guangzhou?

There are scheduled container ships that depart 1-2 times a week from Ambarli (TRAMR) and arrive into Nansha (CNNSA) around 27 days 1h later. These services are operated by Wan Hai, COSCO, CMA CGM, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, OOCL, Evergreen, Evergreen, CMA CGM, Wan Hai, China United, OOCL, COSCO, Wan Hai, COSCO, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, COSCO, Evergreen, China United, CMA CGM, COSCO, COSCO, CMA CGM, China United, Wan Hai and Evergreen.

How long does it take to send cargo from Istanbul to Guangzhou by air freight?

The quickest flight from Istanbul to Guangzhou takes around 9h 52m. Flights depart from İstanbul Airport (IST) and arrive at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN).

How often do planes fly between Istanbul and Guangzhou?

Scheduled flights between İstanbul Airport (IST) and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) depart 2-4 times a day. These flights are serviced by China Southern Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Air Astana, Turkish Airlines, Thai Airways, EgyptAir, Emirates, Qatar Airways, IndiGo, Asiana Airlines, Korean Air and Aeroflot and the typical transit time is around 9h 52m.

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Istanbul and Guangzhou?

Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between Istanbul and Guangzhou. Cargo flights depart from İstanbul Airport (IST) and arrive at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) with departures Every few hours and a average flight time of around 9h 52m. Turkish Airlines, Turkish Airlines and Qatar Airways operates on this route.

What is the distance between Istanbul to Guangzhou by ship?

The distance between Istanbul and Guangzhou by cargo ship is 9,319 Nautical Miles (17,259 Kilometres / 10,724 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Istanbul (TRIST) and Nansha (CNNSA).

What is the distance between Istanbul to Guangzhou by air?

The distance between Istanbul and Guangzhou by air is around 7,892 Kilometres (4,904 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between İstanbul Airport (IST) and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN).

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Istanbul to Guangzhou by sea?

1.24t CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Istanbul to Guangzhou. 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 Istanbul to Guangzhou?

342kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Istanbul to Guangzhou. 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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Istanbul to Guangzhou By Air freight, Container ship or Road

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Istanbul to Guangzhou by Air freight

The quickest way to get from Istanbul to Guangzhou by plane will take about 9h 52m and departs from İstanbul Airport (IST) and arrives into Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN). There are flights departing 2-4 times a day on this route. China Southern Airlines is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with flights departing every 1-2 days.

Quickest air route

İstanbul Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

Departs from

IST

Departs from

CAN

9h 52m: 2-4 times a day

7,892 km
4,904 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

342kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
China Southern Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-9
Turkish AirlinesFreighter	2-4 times a day	Boeing 787-9+2 others
Sichuan Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-200+5 others
Air Astana	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320+3 others
Turkish AirlinesFreighter	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-300+7 others
Thai Airways	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+3 others
EgyptAir	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-200 Freighter+4 others
Emirates	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+2 others
Qatar AirwaysFreighter	2-4 times a day	Boeing 787-8+4 others
IndiGo	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321neo+1 others
Asiana Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 777-200LR+2 others
Korean Air	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-9+1 others
Aeroflot	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321+3 others

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Cargo flights

İstanbul Airport to Hong Kong International Airport

Departs from

IST

Departs from

HKG

13h 6m: Every few hours

8,019 km
4,983 mi.

Direct
1 stop

Estimated emissions

443kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Turkish AirlinesFreighter	Every few hours	Boeing 787-9+5 others
Hong Kong Air CargoFreighter	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-200 Freighter
Turkish AirlinesFreighter	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-300+8 others
Hong Kong Air CargoFreighter	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-200 Freighter
Turkish AirlinesFreighter	Every 1-2 weeks	Airbus A330-200 Freighter+5 others
Qatar AirwaysFreighter	2-4 times a day	Boeing 787-8+4 others
Turkish AirlinesFreighter	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-300+6 others
LufthansaFreighter	1-2 times a day	Airbus A320neo+4 others

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Air routes from Istanbul to Guangzhou

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Istanbul to Guangzhou by Container ship

The quickest way to get from Istanbul to Guangzhou by ship will take about 27 days 1h and departs from Ambarli (TRAMR) and arrives into Nansha (CNNSA). There are vessels departing 1-2 times a week on this route. Wan Hai is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with vessels departing every 1-2 weeks.

Quickest ocean route

Ambarli to Nansha

Port of loading

TRAMR

Port of loading

CNNSA

27 days 1h: 1-2 times a week

14,343 km
8,913 mi.

Direct
3 stops

Estimated emissions

1.39t CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
FM1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
BEX / AEM3 / EM1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM, Evergreen, OOCL
AM1 / FMS / FEM1 / UGL / CEX / CUL - AM1 \| GFS - FMS \| MARSA - FEM1 \| UNIG - UGL \| XPF - CEX	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM, China United, SLS, GFS, MARSA, UNIG, X-Press Feeders
BEX / AEM3 / EM1	Direct	N/A	COSCO, CMA CGM, Evergreen, OOCL
AEM3 / EM1 → PA1 / CSS1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
AEM3 → KCM2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
BEX / AEM3 → CME / CNC - CMS2 \| COSCO - CME	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM
EM1 → FCS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
BEX → NSD	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
BEX → VTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
BEX → CNC - CS2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
FM1 → CS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
AM1 → RES	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	China United
EM1 → FCS3	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	OOCL
BEX / AEM3 → CME / CNC - CMS2 \| COSCO - CME	Transshipment	Every 1-2 days	COSCO, CMA CGM
FM1 → CI7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
AEM3 / EM1 → PA1 / CSS1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
BEX → CIX8	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
BEX → VTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
BEX → CIX6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
AEM3 / EM1 → WAX1 / WAF1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
BEX → NSD	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	Evergreen
AM1 / CEX → REX / CRX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	China United, X-Press Feeders
BEX → CNC - CS2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
AEM3 → KCM2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
BEX / AEM3 → CME / CNC - CMS2 \| COSCO - CME	Transshipment	Every 1-2 days	COSCO, CMA CGM
CUL - AM1 \| GFS - FMS \| MARSA - FEM1 \| UNIG - UGL \| XPF - CEX → CNC - CMS2 \| COSCO - CME	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
AM1 / FMS / CEX → CSX / CWX2 / ASEAN - CSX \| CUL - CSX \| EMC - CIX8 \| ESL - CSX \| XPF - CWX2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	China United, GFS, X-Press Feeders
FM1 → CI2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
BEX → CIX6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen

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Closest seaports

Istanbul to Nansha

Port of loading

TRIST

Port of loading

CNNSA

44 days 6h: Every 1-2 weeks

17,259 km
10,724 mi.

1 transfer
6 stops

Estimated emissions

1.24t CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
MARMAEXP → BEX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
MARMAEXP → BEX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
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Most frequent

Ambarli to Hong Kong

Port of loading

TRAMR

Port of loading

HKHKG

31 days 12h: 1-2 times a week

14,522 km
9,023 mi.

Direct
4 stops

Estimated emissions

638kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
MD3 / Tiger	Direct	1-2 times a week	MSC, HMM, ONE, Yang Ming
AEM3 / EM1 → KTX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
BEX → CIX5	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
AEM3 → AIS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
EM1 → CPX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
BEX / AEM3 / EM1 → CIX / CIX3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM, OOCL
BEX / AEM3 / EM1 → TWS / AWE3 / AUE / ECC1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM, Evergreen, OOCL
BEX → NCS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
MD1 / Panther → MD3 / Tiger	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming, HMM, MSC, ONE
BEX → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
FM1 → JTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
FM1 → TVS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
AM1 / CEX → CWS / CWX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	China United, X-Press Feeders
FM1 → NS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
BEX → CIX5	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
BEX / AEM3 / EM1 → FAL7 / AEU7 / NE7 / LL3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM, Evergreen, OOCL
AEM3 → AIS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
AEM3 / EM1 → KTX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
FM1 → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
BEX / AEM3 / EM1 → CIX / CIX3	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	COSCO, CMA CGM, OOCL
EM1 → CPX	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	OOCL
BEX → CNC - CS1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
BEX / AEM3 / EM1 → TWS / AWE3 / AUE / ECC1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen, CMA CGM, OOCL
BEX → NCS	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	Evergreen
AEM3 / EM1 → FCE / FCS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
CUL - AM1 \| GFS - FMS \| MARSA - FEM1 \| UNIG - UGL \| XPF - CEX → CIX	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	CMA CGM
BEX → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
BEX → SEAS3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
CUL - AM1 \| GFS - FMS \| MARSA - FEM1 \| UNIG - UGL \| XPF - CEX → TWS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
BEX / AEM3 / EM1 → FAL7 / AEU7 / NE7 / LL3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen, CMA CGM, OOCL
FM1 → CI3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
BEX → CTX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
BEX → CNC - CS1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM

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Ocean routes from Istanbul to Guangzhou

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Air Freight

9h 52m, 2-4 times a day

342kg CO₂e

Container Ship

27 days 1h, 1-2 times a week

1.39t CO₂e

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There are scheduled container ships that depart 1-2 times a week from Ambarli (TRAMR) and arrive into Nansha (CNNSA) around 27 days 1h later. These services are operated by Wan Hai, COSCO, CMA CGM, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, OOCL, Evergreen, Evergreen, CMA CGM, Wan Hai, China United, OOCL, COSCO, Wan Hai, COSCO, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, COSCO, Evergreen, China United, CMA CGM, COSCO, COSCO, CMA CGM, China United, Wan Hai and Evergreen.

Istanbul to Guangzhou By Air freight, Container ship or Road

Istanbul to Guangzhou by Air freight

Quickest air route

İstanbul Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

Cargo flights

İstanbul Airport to Hong Kong International Airport

Istanbul to Guangzhou by Container ship

Quickest ocean route

Ambarli to Nansha

Closest seaports

Istanbul to Nansha

Most frequent

Ambarli to Hong Kong

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