How long does it take to ship a container from Kuwait to South Korea by sea?

The shortest shipping time by sea between Kuwait and South Korea is 29 days 14h. Ships depart from Shuaiba (KWSAA) and arrive at Busan (KRPUS) with scheduled departures Every 2-4 weeks.

How regularly do container ships travel between Kuwait and South Korea?

There are scheduled container ships that depart every 2-4 weeks from Shuaiba (KWSAA) and arrive into Busan (KRPUS) around 29 days 14h later. These services are operated by MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC and MSC.

How long does it take to send cargo from Kuwait to South Korea by air freight?

The quickest flight from Kuwait to South Korea takes around 16h 6m. Flights depart from Kuwait International Airport (KWI) and arrive at Incheon International Airport (ICN).

How often do planes fly between Kuwait and South Korea?

Scheduled flights between Kuwait International Airport (KWI) and Incheon International Airport (ICN) depart 1-2 times a day. These flights are serviced by Emirates and Qatar Airways and the typical transit time is around 16h 6m.

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Kuwait and South Korea?

Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between Kuwait and South Korea. Cargo flights depart from Kuwait International Airport (KWI) and arrive at Incheon International Airport (ICN) with departures 2-4 times a week and a average flight time of around 16h 6m. Qatar Airways operates on this route.

What is the distance between Kuwait to South Korea by ship?

The distance between Kuwait and South Korea by cargo ship is 6,554 Nautical Miles (12,138 Kilometres / 7,542 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Shuaiba (KWSAA) and Busan (KRPUS).

What is the distance between Kuwait to South Korea by air?

The distance between Kuwait and South Korea by air is around 7,591 Kilometres (4,717 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Kuwait International Airport (KWI) and Incheon International Airport (ICN).

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Kuwait to South Korea by sea?

725kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Kuwait to South Korea. 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 Kuwait to South Korea?

573kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Kuwait to South Korea. 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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Kuwait to South Korea by Air freight

The quickest way to get from Kuwait to South Korea by plane will take about 16h 6m and departs from Kuwait International Airport (KWI) and arrives into Incheon International Airport (ICN). There are flights departing 1-2 times a day on this route. Emirates is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with flights departing 1-2 times a day.

Quickest air route

Kuwait International Airport to Incheon International Airport

Departs from

KWI

Departs from

ICN

16h 6m: 1-2 times a day

7,591 km
4,717 mi.

1 transfer
No stops

Estimated emissions

573kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Emirates	1-2 times a day	Airbus A350-900+2 others
Qatar AirwaysFreighter	2-4 times a week	Boeing 777-300ER+5 others
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Kuwait to South Korea by Container ship

The quickest way to get from Kuwait to South Korea by ship will take about 29 days 14h and departs from Shuaiba (KWSAA) and arrives into Busan (KRPUS). There are vessels departing every 2-4 weeks on this route. MSC is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with vessels departing every 2-4 weeks.

Quickest ocean route

Shuaiba to Busan

Port of loading

KWSAA

Port of loading

KRPUS

29 days 14h: Every 2-4 weeks

12,138 km
7,542 mi.

2 transfers
No stops

Estimated emissions

725kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → PANDA EXPRESS LINE-2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, PEXL
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → Amberjack / ZCP / MSC - Amberjack \| ZIM - ZCP	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, ZIM, SSPAN
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → NBS	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, POCEAN
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → AK23 / BUSAN-KWANGYANG-NINGBO-SHANGHAI / BS4	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, EAS, COSCO, POCEAN
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → Lone Star Express / ZSL / MSC - Lone Star Express \| ZIM - ZSL	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, ZIM, Gold Star
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → CBX / AWE7 / ECC3 / OCEAN - USEC8 \|\| CMA - CBX \| COSCO - AWE7 \| EMC - CBX \| OOCL - ECC3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, CMA CGM, APL, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → HIXP / AAC4 / PCC1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, COSCO, OOCL, CMA CGM, Evergreen
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → MANB / AWE2 / NUE2 / ECX2 / OCEAN - USEC1 \|\| CMA - MANB \| COSCO - AWE2 \| EMC - NUE2 \| OOCL - ECX2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, COSCO, SSPAN, OOCL, CMA CGM, Evergreen
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → FE4 / Silk	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, ONE, HMM, Yang Ming
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → AUG / EC4 / PMR - EC4 \|\| EMC - AUG \| HMM - EC4 \| ONE - EC4 \| YML - EC4	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, Evergreen, ONE, HMM, Yang Ming
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → PCI / EMC - PCI \| HA - PCI \| SKR - PCI	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, Maersk, Sinokor, Evergreen, Heung-A
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → PEX3 / GME2 / GCC1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → AK8	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, COSCO
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → KMS / KMSK / HA - KMS \| KMTC - KMSK	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, KCN, King Ocean, Heung-A
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → CKI	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, King Ocean, COSCO
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → Russia-South China	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, TRANSIT
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → EC2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, Yang Ming, ONE, HMM
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → AK6 / AK61	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, COSCO, Dongjin
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → NCS / CKL - NCS	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, POCEAN, CK Line
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → AN1 / NW1 / Inca / AX1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, Hapag-Lloyd, HMM, ONE
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → Orient	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → WC3 / TP1 / GEM - WC3 \|\| HL - WC3 \| ML - TP1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk, OOCL
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → PN3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, Yang Ming, ONE, HMM
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → CJ1 / BNS / CJ2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, King Ocean, PanCon, CK Line, DWOO, Namsung
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → FEM	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, Heung-A, Sinokor, King Ocean
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → BSN	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, Namsung
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → WC4 / TP5	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → NTP	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, Namsung, King Ocean
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → SBX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, SM Line
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → CPX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, SM Line, HMM
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → PCI2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, Heung-A, Sinokor, Dongjin
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → EC3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, ONE, HMM, Yang Ming
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → BUSAN-KWANGYANG-SHANGHAI-NINGBO / BS9 / EAS - BUSAN-KWANGYANG-SHANGHAI-NINGBO \| POCEAN - BS9	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, COSCO, EAS, POCEAN
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → VESPUCCI / AWE1 / NUE / ECC2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, Evergreen, CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → EC1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, Yang Ming, ONE, HMM
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → WSA6 / WS6 / AS2 / SA8	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, Yang Ming, Wan Hai, PIL, Evergreen
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → AME1/TPM / NW3 / AZTEC / AX3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, HMM
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → MD5 / Jade	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, HMM, ONE, Yang Ming
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → Empire / ZNS / MSC - Empire \| ZIM - ZNS	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, Maersk, ZIM
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → Santana	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → Chinook / ZNP / MSC - Chinook \| ZIM - ZNP	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk, SLS, ZIM
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → M2X / WSA6 / TLP6	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, COSCO, CMA CGM, OOCL
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → PEX2 / CAX1 / TLC1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, COSCO, CMA CGM, OOCL
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → MEX / AMX / RFL / SMX / AME / ESL - MEX \| KMTC - AMX \| RCL - RFL \| SINO - MEX \| SKR - SMX \| SLS - AME \| TSL - MEX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, China United, TS Lines, King Ocean, Emirates Shipping, RCL, Sinokor, Sinotrans, SLS
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → AC3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, Maersk
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → BS1 / A04	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → SAMBAR	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → KHS1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, Heung-A, King Ocean, Sinokor, Evergreen
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → CIK / KI8 / KCI / SEA7	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, CK Line, PIL, CNC Line, SLS
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → SRS	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, Sinokor, Heung-A
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → KVX / CVT	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, HMM, ONE
GULF SHUTTLE 3 → MEANAMRORO → EXX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Bahri, CMA CGM

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Air Freight

16h 6m, 1-2 times a day

573kg CO₂e

Container Ship

29 days 14h, Every 2-4 weeks

725kg CO₂e

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