How long does it take to ship a container from London to Antwerp by sea?

The shortest shipping time by sea between London and Antwerp is 13h 20m. Ships depart from Tilbury (GBTIL) and arrive at Rotterdam (NLRTM) with scheduled departures Daily.

How regularly do container ships travel between London and Antwerp?

There are scheduled container ships that depart daily from Tilbury (GBTIL) and arrive into Rotterdam (NLRTM) around 13h 20m later. These services are operated by SKIP, SKIP, CMA CGM, ECL, Unifeeder, CMA CGM and Maersk.

How long does it take to send cargo from London to Antwerp by air freight?

The quickest flight from London to Antwerp takes around 55min. Flights depart from London City Airport (LCY) and arrive at Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM).

How often do planes fly between London and Antwerp?

Scheduled flights between London City Airport (LCY) and Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) depart 2-4 times a day. These flights are serviced by British Airways and the typical transit time is around 55min.

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between London and Antwerp?

No, it doesn't look like there are dedicated Cargo planes flying between London and Antwerp. There are regular passenger aircraft however and they might be able to accommodate your cargo depending on its dimensions and weight.

What is the distance between London to Antwerp by ship?

The distance between London and Antwerp by cargo ship is 159 Nautical Miles (295 Kilometres / 183 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Tilbury (GBTIL) and Port of Antwerp-Bruges (BEANR).

What is the distance between London to Antwerp by air?

The distance between London and Antwerp by air is around 351 Kilometres (218 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and Brussels Airport (BRU).

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from London to Antwerp by sea?

22kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from London to Antwerp. 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 London to Antwerp?

57kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from London to Antwerp. 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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London to Antwerp By Air freight, Container ship or Road

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Air Freight

55min, 2-4 times a day

82kg CO₂e

Container Ship

13h 20m, Daily

45kg CO₂e

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London to Antwerp by Air freight

The quickest way to get from London to Antwerp by plane will take about 55min and departs from London City Airport (LCY) and arrives into Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM). There are flights departing 2-4 times a day on this route. British Airways is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with flights departing 2-4 times a day.

Quickest air route

London City Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport

Departs from

LCY

Departs from

RTM

55min: 2-4 times a day

306 km
190 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

82kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
British Airways	2-4 times a day	Embraer 190
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Closest airports

London Heathrow Airport to Brussels Airport

Departs from

LHR

Departs from

BRU

1h 9m: Every few hours

351 km
218 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

57kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Brussels Airlines	2-4 times a day	Airbus A320neo+1 others
British Airways	2-4 times a day	Airbus A319+3 others
Lufthansa	Daily	Airbus A320neo+3 others
LOT	1-2 times a day	Boeing 737MAX 8+3 others

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London to Antwerp by Container ship

The quickest way to get from London to Antwerp by ship will take about 13h 20m and departs from Tilbury (GBTIL) and arrives into Rotterdam (NLRTM). There are vessels departing daily on this route. SKIP is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with vessels departing 2-4 times a week.

Quickest ocean route

Tilbury to Rotterdam

Port of loading

GBTIL

Port of loading

NLRTM

13h 20m: Daily

283 km
176 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

45kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
UK	Direct	2-4 times a week	SKIP
Morocco–Europe	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SKIP
NWUK / SCUK	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
PGE / INEX	Direct	1-2 times a week	ECL, CMA CGM
UK3 / SKIP - UK3	Direct	1-2 times a week	Unifeeder, SKIP
BALT2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
EME / SLB	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd

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Closest seaports

Tilbury to Port of Antwerp-Bruges

Port of loading

GBTIL

Port of loading

BEANR

16h 13m: 2-4 times a week

295 km
183 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

22kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
CES	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Grimaldi
Antwerp-Someports	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	TFN
EURAF1 / CMA - EURAF1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, ZIM
EME / SLB	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
BALT2 → NCLEVANT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
BALT2 → PCRFXL	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
PGE → NEWMO	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
HLX → SCX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
EURAF1 → PCRFXL	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
PGE → FAL2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
EURAF1 → SCX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
PGE → SAFRAN1	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	CMA CGM
HLX → FAL2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
HLX → WCC	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
HLX → PCRFXL	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
PGE → WCC	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
HLX → SAFRAN1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
EME → SWX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
HLX → NCLEVANT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
SLB → Neo Samba	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
PGE → GEM - Europe Shuttle 6/Benelux France Shuttle \|\| HL - BFS \| ML - E06	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
EME → ECX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
EURAF1 → ISX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
HLX → ISX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
EME / SLB → BFS / E06	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
NWUK / SCUK → SL1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
SLB → CAE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
EME / SLB → AL3 / TA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
NWUK / SCUK → FEMEX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
PGE → FEMEX1	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	CMA CGM
SLB → CAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
PGE → LIBERTY	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
HLX → FEMEX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
EME / SLB → AL2 / TA1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
BALT2 → LIBERTY	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
EME / SLB → AL4 / TA4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd

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Most frequent

Southampton to Port of Antwerp-Bruges

Port of loading

GBSOU

Port of loading

BEANR

1 day 4h: 2-4 times a day

442 km
275 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

39kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
GEX2 / AT2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd, COSCO
LIBERTY / TAE / AT1 / ATE1 / AL2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, ONE, Yang Ming
NWC to/from Tilbury - Montoir - Brest Pendulum / MSC - NWC to/from Tilbury - Montoir - Brest Pendulum	Direct	2-4 times a week	Unifeeder, MSC
AL4 / TA4	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
CLX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
MED USA MEX SVC	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	Grimaldi
LEX / ONE - LEX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Hapag-Lloyd
FP2 / Griffin	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Yang Ming, HMM, MSC
VICTORY / EAG / TAE3 / AT3 / ATG	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, ONE
CALFB / ELSA / TA1 / AL5 / ATW	Direct	2-4 times a week	ONE, CMA CGM, COSCO, HMM, OOCL, Yang Ming
EPIC / EPIC3 / IP1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM, OOCL
INX / IOX / ISE	Direct	2-4 times a week	ONE, HMM, Yang Ming
SAFRAN1 / Neo Samba	Direct	1-2 times a week	Maersk, CMA CGM
FAL1 → EURAF1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
CALFB / ELSA / AL5 / ATW → Unity Bridge / TAX / AT2 / ATE2 / AL3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL, Yang Ming
CAX → Neo Samba	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
CAX → Aegean Sea	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
TA1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ICL
CALFB → SAFRAN1	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	CMA CGM
ELSA / ATW → NET / BORL - NES \| DIAL - NET \| HL - EMX \| ML - Aegean Sea \| OOCL - NET \| TRKN - NWC2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
AL3 / TA2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
CAX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
Euro-Med	Direct	1-2 times a week	Grimaldi

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London to Antwerp By Air freight, Container ship or Road

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London to Antwerp by Air freight

Quickest air route

London City Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport

Closest airports

London Heathrow Airport to Brussels Airport

London to Antwerp by Container ship

Quickest ocean route

Tilbury to Rotterdam

Closest seaports

Tilbury to Port of Antwerp-Bruges

Most frequent

Southampton to Port of Antwerp-Bruges

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