Question 1

How long does it take to ship a container from Japan to China by sea?

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Japan and China is 1 day 13h. Ships depart from Nagoya (JPNGO) and arrive at Shanghai (CNSHG) with scheduled departures Daily.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Japan and China?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart daily from Nagoya (JPNGO) and arrive into Shanghai (CNSHG) around 1 day 13h later. These services are operated by SITC, Sinotrans, COSCO, Maersk, SJJS, CCL, SITC, SITC, CNC Line, Maersk, Maersk, COSCO, ONE, Interasia, Sinotrans, CK Line, Sinokor, Sinokor, CK Line, MSC, Namsung, Heung-A, Sinokor, SJJS, MSC, OOCL, Heung-A, Sinotrans, COSCO, Heung-A, Evergreen, Dongjin, CK Line, Dong Young, Namsung, COSCO, COSCO, Sinokor and Dongjin.

Question 3

How long does it take to send cargo from Japan to China by air freight?

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Japan to China takes around 2hrs. Flights depart from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) and arrive at Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Japan and China?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Fukuoka Airport (FUK) and Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) depart 2-4 times a day. These flights are serviced by Spring Airlines, China Eastern Airlines and Jeju Air and the typical transit time is around 2hrs.

Question 5

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Japan and China?

Accepted Answer

Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between Japan and China. Cargo flights depart from Kansai International Airport (KIX) and arrive at Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) with departures Every few hours and a average flight time of around 2h 20m. China Cargo Airlines, Air China, China Postal Airlines and All Nippon Airways operates  on this route.

Question 6

What is the distance between Japan to China by ship?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Japan and China by cargo ship is 924 Nautical Miles (1,711 Kilometres / 1,063 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Nagoya (JPNGO) and Shanghai (CNSHG).

Question 7

What is the distance between Japan to China by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Japan and China by air is around 857 Kilometres (532 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Fukuoka Airport (FUK) and Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG).

Question 8

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Japan to China by sea?

Accepted Answer

166kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Japan 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.

Question 9

How much CO2 is produced when sending cargo by air from Japan to China?

Accepted Answer

84kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Japan 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.

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Spring Airlines	1-2 times a day	Airbus A320
China Eastern Airlines	1-2 times a day	Airbus A320+1 others
Jeju Air	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737-800
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Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
China Cargo AirlinesFreighter	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 777 Freighter
Air ChinaFreighter	1-2 times a day	Boeing 777 Freighter+2 others
China Postal AirlinesFreighter	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 737 Freighter
All Nippon AirwaysFreighter	2-4 times a day	Road Feeder Service+3 others

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
VTX6	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SITC
SNG5 / SINOL - SNG5	Direct	1-2 times a week	Sinotrans, SINOL
SNG7	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
JP1 / A06	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
SJT2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SJJS
SSX / SJJS - SSX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CCL, SJJS
CJV2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SITC
VTX3	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SITC, King Ocean
NJ1 / VTX2 / SINOL - NJ1 \| SITC - VTX2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CNC Line, SITC, SINOL
HP2	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
IA88	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, SJJS
CTJ → SKS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
JID → COSCO - SKS2 \| SINO - SKS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
NS1 → JCV	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia, Wan Hai
SINOL - NJA → SKT2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Sinotrans
KJK1 & KJK2 → KTX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CK Line
KJS1 → NSB	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Sinokor
KJS1 → FEM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Sinokor, Heung-A
KJK1 & KJK2 → HIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CK Line
Origami → Carioca	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
NCK → NTP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Namsung
KHX3 / NCK → ANX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Heung-A, Namsung
KJS1 → PCI2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Sinokor, Heung-A
IA88 → SJH3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SJJS
Origami → Andes	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
KTX1 → JKN	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
KHX3 → FEM	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	Heung-A
NJA / SINOL - NJA → SKT4 / SINOL - SKT4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Sinotrans, SINOL
CTJ / KTX2 → JKN	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
KHX3 → SRS	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	Heung-A
NSC → CTE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
NCK1/KJK3 / KHX3 → PCI2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Dongjin, Heung-A
KJK1 & KJK2 → CJ1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CK Line
NCK → RCX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Dong Young
NCK → BSN	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Namsung
KTX1 → SKS6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
CTJ → SKS6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
KJS1 → BTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Sinokor, Heung-A
NCK1/KJK3 / NCK → KCJ1 / DJS - KCJ1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Dongjin, Namsung

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
SJX5/SJX9 / SJX2/SJX5	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines, CCL
SJK2/SJH2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SJJS
SKS / STARO - SKS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	POCEAN, STARO
CHH1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SJJS
SJX1/SJX3 / SKS3	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	STARO, CCL
SKS2 / COSCO - SKS2 \| SINO - SKS2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, COSCO, Sinotrans
SJH1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SJJS
SKS6	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
FP2 / Griffin	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, HMM, MSC, Yang Ming
JCH	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
VTX1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SITC
JP1 / A06	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
JKN / JSTAR / NZJ / COSCO - JKN \| ML - JSTAR \| ONE - NZJ \| OOCL - JKN	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, COSCO, HEDE, Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL
CJV2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SITC
HP2	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
IA88	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, SJJS
CPX4	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SITC
SJH3 / SJJS - SJH3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HASCO, SJJS
IA88 → IA5	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
XKTN → SKS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	STARO
PBT3 → CJV3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SITC
SCJ1 → SKS3	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	STARO
IA88 → IA3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
HS2/HS3 → CKL - NCS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	POCEAN
HS2/HS3 → CKL - NCS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	POCEAN
JKN → CKI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
JSM → SNG7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
KJS2/KJS7 → FEM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Sinokor
KJS2/KJS7 → ANX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Sinokor
KJS2/KJS7 → FEM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Sinokor
KJH / KJS2/KJS7 → PCI2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Dongjin, Sinokor
KTX1 → SKS6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
NZJ → MD3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
NZJ / COSCO - JKN \| ML - JSTAR \| ONE - NZJ \| OOCL - JKN → AME1/TPM / AX3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Hapag-Lloyd

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Japan to China By Air freight, Container ship or Road

Japan to China by Air freight

Quickest air route

Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Cargo flights

Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Japan to China by Container ship

Quickest ocean route

Nagoya to Shanghai

Most frequent

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