How long does it take to ship a container from Johannesburg to Chengdu by sea?

The shortest shipping time by sea between Johannesburg and Chengdu is 22 days 21h. Ships depart from Durban (ZADUR) and arrive at Hong Kong (HKHKG) with scheduled departures 2-4 times a week.

How regularly do container ships travel between Johannesburg and Chengdu?

There are scheduled container ships that depart 2-4 times a week from Durban (ZADUR) and arrive into Hong Kong (HKHKG) around 22 days 21h later. These services are operated by Maersk, MSC, ONE, COSCO, ONE, OOCL, Evergreen, Evergreen, ZIM, OOCL, Evergreen, Evergreen, ONE, Maersk, Evergreen, CMA CGM, Maersk, COSCO, CMA CGM, Maersk, CMA CGM, Maersk, OOCL, CMA CGM, Maersk, Maersk, COSCO, Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk, CMA CGM and OOCL.

How long does it take to send cargo from Johannesburg to Chengdu by air freight?

The quickest flight from Johannesburg to Chengdu takes around 20h 46m. Flights depart from OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) and arrive at Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU).

How often do planes fly between Johannesburg and Chengdu?

Scheduled flights between OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) and Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) depart 2-4 times a week. These flights are serviced by Ethiopian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Qatar Airways, Cathay Pacific and Air China and the typical transit time is around 20h 46m.

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Johannesburg and Chengdu?

Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between Johannesburg and Chengdu. Cargo flights depart from OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) and arrive at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) with departures Every 1-2 weeks and a average flight time of around 21h 21m. Ethiopian Airlines operates on this route.

What is the distance between Johannesburg to Chengdu by ship?

The distance between Johannesburg and Chengdu by cargo ship is 8,979 Nautical Miles (16,630 Kilometres / 10,333 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Durban (ZADUR) and Nansha (CNNSA).

What is the distance between Johannesburg to Chengdu by air?

The distance between Johannesburg and Chengdu by air is around 11,211 Kilometres (6,966 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) and Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU).

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Johannesburg to Chengdu by sea?

1.61t CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Johannesburg to Chengdu. 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 Johannesburg to Chengdu?

249kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Johannesburg to Chengdu. 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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Explore the best way to ship your cargo from Johannesburg, South Africa to Chengdu, China by Air, Sea and Road. Compare transit times, market rates, emissions, sailing schedules and much more.

Johannesburg to Chengdu by Air freight

The quickest way to get from Johannesburg to Chengdu by plane will take about 20h 46m and departs from OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) and arrives into Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU). There are flights departing 2-4 times a week on this route. Ethiopian Airlines is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with flights departing 2-4 times a week.

Quickest air route

OR Tambo International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport

Departs from

JNB

Departs from

TFU

20h 46m: 2-4 times a week

11,256 km
6,994 mi.

1 transfer
No stops

Estimated emissions

770kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Ethiopian Airlines	2-4 times a week	Boeing 777-200F Freighter+5 others
Singapore Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+1 others
Qatar Airways	1-2 times a week	Boeing 787-9+1 others
Cathay Pacific	2-4 times a week	Airbus A350-900+2 others
Air China	2-4 times a week	Airbus A350-900+1 others

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Closest airports

OR Tambo International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

Departs from

JNB

Departs from

CTU

21h 21m: Every 1-2 weeks

11,211 km
6,966 mi.

1 transfer
No stops

Estimated emissions

249kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Ethiopian AirlinesFreighter	Every 1-2 weeks	Boeing 777-200F Freighter+5 others
Cathay Pacific	2-4 times a week	Airbus A350-900+2 others
Lufthansa	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 747-8+1 others
Air China	2-4 times a week	Airbus A350-900+4 others

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Air routes from Johannesburg to Chengdu

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Johannesburg to Chengdu by Container ship

The quickest way to get from Johannesburg to Chengdu by ship will take about 22 days 21h and departs from Durban (ZADUR) and arrives into Hong Kong (HKHKG). There are vessels departing 2-4 times a week on this route. Maersk is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with vessels departing every 1-2 weeks.

Quickest ocean route

Durban to Hong Kong

Port of loading

ZADUR

Port of loading

HKHKG

22 days 21h: 2-4 times a week

11,925 km
7,410 mi.

Direct
2 stops

Estimated emissions

945kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
SHAKA2 / ZAX1 / SAFARI	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, CMA CGM, COSCO
Ingwe	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
ZAX2 / ASA / SA2 / SAS / SAF2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Evergreen, COSCO, PIL, Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL, ZIM
ZAX3 / SA1 / SAF3 → CIX3 / CI3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, ZIM, OOCL, Gold Star
SA1 / SAC → AS2 / SX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Hapag-Lloyd
SAF3 → CPX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
ZAX3 / FAX / SAF3 → ESA / TLA1 / ES1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL, PIL
ZAX3 / FAX / SAF3 → ESA2 / ESA3 / TLA2 / ES2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL, PIL
SA1 → ASE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM, Hapag-Lloyd
ZAX3 / SAF3 / FAX → KTX1 / COSCO - KTX1 \| OOCL - KTX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO, PIL
FAX / SA1 → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd
ZAX3 / FAX → CIT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO
AIM → CIP	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
SAFARI → IA9	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
ZAX3 / FAX / SA1 / SAC / SAF3 → ZAX2 / ASA / SA2 / SAS / SAF2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, ONE, ZIM, OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd, PIL
SHAKA2 / ZAX1 → JPI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO
SAFARI → SH2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
ZAX1 → CV1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
MIDAS2 → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
SAFARI → Northern Star	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
SHAKA2 / ZAX1 → FAL7 / AEU7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO
SHAKA2 / SAFARI → SEAS3 / ASAS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, CMA CGM
ZAX3 / SAC / SAF3 → FCE / CCX / FCS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO, ONE
SHAKA2 / ZAX1 → CIX / CIX3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO
SAFARI → Dragon	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
SAFARI → NEOASAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
ZAX1 → FCE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
ZAX1 / SAFARI → JKN / JSTAR	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, COSCO
SHAKA2 / ZAX1 → MEX2 / AEM1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO
MIAX → CIX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
PROTEA → BTL - CWS \| CUL - CWS \| EMC - CIX5 \| ONE - CIP \| TSL - CWX \| XPF - CWX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
SWAX2 → CIX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
SAC / SAF3 → JSM / ONE - JSM \| TSL - JSM \| WHL - JSM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, ONE

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Closest seaports

Durban to Nansha

Port of loading

ZADUR

Port of loading

CNNSA

35 days 4h: Every 1-2 weeks

16,630 km
10,333 mi.

Direct
5 stops

Estimated emissions

1.61t CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
ZAX2 / ASA / SA2 / SAS / SAF2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Evergreen, COSCO, PIL, Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL, ZIM
ZAX3 → KCM2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
SA1 / SAC / FAX → KYX / EAS3 / EA3 / EAS / GSL - KYX \| HL - EAS3 \| ONE - EA3 \| PIL - EAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, ZIM, Gold Star, Hapag-Lloyd, PIL
Ingwe → Pertiwi	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
SAFARI → SH2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
ZAX3 / SAF3 → MEX6B / MEYB	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
Ingwe → Shapla	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
ZAX3 / SAF3 → MEX6 / MEY	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
ZAX3 / SAF3 → PA1 / CSS1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
FAX → VTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
SAFARI → IA7	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
FAX → NSD	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
ZAX3 / FAX / SAC / SAF3 → AS1 + AAS2 / PRX / CP1 / CPX3 + PCS1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, Evergreen, COSCO, ONE
ZAX3 / FAX / SA1 / SAC / SAF3 → ZAX2 / ASA / SA2 / SAS / SAF2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, ONE, ZIM, OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd, PIL
SAFARI → IA9	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
SA1 / SAC / FAX → TZX / EAS4 / EA4 / EA3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, ZIM, Gold Star, Hapag-Lloyd, PIL
ZAX3 → YIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
ZAX3 / SA1 / SAC / SAF3 → WAX1 / FAX / WA1 / WAF1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, ONE, ZIM, OOCL, Gold Star
ZAX3 → CME	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
SAC → EA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
SAF3 → CSS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
SAFARI → SH2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
Ingwe → Britannia	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
ZAX3 / SAF3 → EAX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
FAX → CIX6 / CVI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, PIL
ZAX3 / SAF3 → CI1 / CIX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
SHAKA2 / ZAX1 → CME / CNC - CMS2 \| COSCO - CME	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO
SA1 → CPF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
ZAX3 / FAX → RES2 / RS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, PIL
Ingwe → Iroko	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
SAFARI → SH2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
ZAX3 / FAX / SAF3 → EAX3 / AEF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL
ZAX3 / SA1 / SAF3 → WAX4 / AWA / WAF4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd
FAX → SWS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL

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Ocean routes from Johannesburg to Chengdu

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Air Freight

20h 46m, 2-4 times a week

770kg CO₂e

Container Ship

22 days 21h, 2-4 times a week

945kg CO₂e

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There are scheduled container ships that depart 2-4 times a week from Durban (ZADUR) and arrive into Hong Kong (HKHKG) around 22 days 21h later. These services are operated by Maersk, MSC, ONE, COSCO, ONE, OOCL, Evergreen, Evergreen, ZIM, OOCL, Evergreen, Evergreen, ONE, Maersk, Evergreen, CMA CGM, Maersk, COSCO, CMA CGM, Maersk, CMA CGM, Maersk, OOCL, CMA CGM, Maersk, Maersk, COSCO, Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk, CMA CGM and OOCL.

Johannesburg to Chengdu By Air freight, Container ship or Road

Johannesburg to Chengdu by Air freight

Quickest air route

OR Tambo International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport

Closest airports

OR Tambo International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

Johannesburg to Chengdu by Container ship

Quickest ocean route

Durban to Hong Kong

Closest seaports

Durban to Nansha

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