How long does it take to ship a container from Melbourne to Shenzhen by sea?

The shortest shipping time by sea between Melbourne and Shenzhen is 16 days 22h. Ships depart from Melbourne (AUMEL) and arrive at Hong Kong (HKHKG) with scheduled departures Every 1-2 days.

How regularly do container ships travel between Melbourne and Shenzhen?

There are scheduled container ships that depart every 1-2 days from Melbourne (AUMEL) and arrive into Hong Kong (HKHKG) around 16 days 22h later. These services are operated by COSCO, MSC, Maersk, Maersk, Maersk, CMA CGM, Maersk, Maersk, Maersk, CMA CGM, MSC, Maersk, OOCL, Maersk, OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk, OOCL, OOCL, MSC, MSC, COSCO, CMA CGM, Maersk, MSC, Evergreen, MSC, COSCO, COSCO, PIL, OOCL, MSC, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, COSCO, ZIM, ZIM, COSCO, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, ZIM, OOCL, COSCO, MSC, COSCO, COSCO, HMM, OOCL, COSCO, Maersk, COSCO, COSCO and COSCO.

How long does it take to send cargo from Melbourne to Shenzhen by air freight?

The quickest flight from Melbourne to Shenzhen takes around 9h 38m. Flights depart from Melbourne International Airport (MEL) and arrive at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN).

How often do planes fly between Melbourne and Shenzhen?

Scheduled flights between Melbourne International Airport (MEL) and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) depart daily. These flights are serviced by China Southern Airlines, Xiamen Air, VietJet Air, China Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, Scoot, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, Garuda Indonesia, China Eastern Airlines, Juneyao Airlines and Sichuan Airlines and the typical transit time is around 9h 38m.

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Melbourne and Shenzhen?

Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between Melbourne and Shenzhen. Cargo flights depart from Melbourne International Airport (MEL) and arrive at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) with departures 2-4 times a day and a average flight time of around 9h 38m. Singapore Airlines operates on this route.

What is the distance between Melbourne to Shenzhen by ship?

The distance between Melbourne and Shenzhen by cargo ship is 5,134 Nautical Miles (9,508 Kilometres / 5,908 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Melbourne (AUMEL) and Yantian (CNYTN).

What is the distance between Melbourne to Shenzhen by air?

The distance between Melbourne and Shenzhen by air is around 7,459 Kilometres (4,635 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Melbourne International Airport (MEL) and Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX).

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Melbourne to Shenzhen by sea?

814kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Melbourne to Shenzhen. 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 Melbourne to Shenzhen?

538kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Melbourne to Shenzhen. 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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Melbourne to Shenzhen by Air freight

The quickest way to get from Melbourne to Shenzhen by plane will take about 9h 38m and departs from Melbourne International Airport (MEL) and arrives into Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN). There are flights departing daily on this route. China Southern Airlines is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with flights departing daily.

Quickest air route

Melbourne International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

Departs from

MEL

Departs from

CAN

9h 38m: Daily

7,557 km
4,696 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

460kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
China Southern Airlines	Daily	Airbus A330-300+1 others
Xiamen Air	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-9+3 others
VietJet Air	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-200+1 others
China Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A350-900+3 others
Vietnam Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+1 others
Vietnam Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A350-900+1 others
Scoot	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-9
Singapore AirlinesFreighter	2-4 times a day	Airbus A350-900+5 others
Thai Airways	1-2 times a day	Airbus A350-900+3 others
Garuda Indonesia	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-300+1 others
China Eastern Airlines	1-2 times a day	Boeing 787-9+5 others
Juneyao Airlines	2-4 times a week	Boeing 787-9+2 others
Sichuan Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-200+5 others

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Closest airports

Melbourne International Airport to Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport

Departs from

MEL

Departs from

SZX

9h 46m: 2-4 times a week

7,459 km
4,635 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

538kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Shenzhen Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A330-200
China Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A350-900+3 others
Hainan Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A330-300+2 others
Singapore Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+4 others
China Eastern Airlines	1-2 times a day	Boeing 787-9+2 others
Capital Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A330-200+3 others
Sichuan Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-200+2 others
China Eastern Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A330-200+3 others

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Cargo flights

Melbourne International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport

Departs from

MEL

Departs from

HKG

9h 39m: Every few hours

7,418 km
4,609 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

521kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Cathay PacificFreighter	2-4 times a day	Boeing 747-8F Freighter+2 others
Singapore AirlinesFreighter	Every few hours	Airbus A350-900+3 others
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Melbourne to Shenzhen by Container ship

The quickest way to get from Melbourne to Shenzhen by ship will take about 16 days 22h and departs from Melbourne (AUMEL) and arrives into Hong Kong (HKHKG). There are vessels departing every 1-2 days on this route. COSCO is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with vessels departing every 1-2 weeks.

Quickest ocean route

Melbourne to Hong Kong

Port of loading

AUMEL

Port of loading

HKHKG

16 days 22h: Every 1-2 days

9,954 km
6,185 mi.

Direct
2 stops

Estimated emissions

965kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
A3S / A3SANL / SAS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, ANL, CMA CGM, PIL
Wallaby / MSC - Wallaby	Direct	2-4 times a week	MSC, Hapag-Lloyd
Dragon / AUN	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, ONE
QILIN → IN2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
WAF7 → ASAS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
ML - QILIN → CIX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
QILIN / ML - QILIN → SEAS3 / ASAS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, CMA CGM
QILIN / ML - QILIN → Northern Star / ML - Northern Star	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, MSC
QILIN → SH2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
ML - QILIN → FAL7	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
ML - QILIN → Koala	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
WAF7 → SH2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
A3C → AEM1 / WM1	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	OOCL, COSCO
QILIN → HP2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
A3C → KTX4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
CAT → MSC - Wallaby	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
WAF7 → IA88	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
A3C → OPNW / PNW1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
AAA1 / AA1 → A3S / SAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, PIL, COSCO
AES → Carioca	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Panda → Wallaby	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
GSL - ZAX \| MSC - Panda \| ZIM - ZAX → A3S	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
ML - QILIN → MEX2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
Dragon → PHI5	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
ML - QILIN → Panda	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
NEAX → SEA3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
ML - QILIN → Ipanema	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
AAA2 / AA2 → ESA / TLA1 / ES1 / SA3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, PIL, OOCL, Yang Ming
A3C → JPI	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	COSCO
STA → SAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
AAA2 / AA2 → CPX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, Yang Ming
AES → Ipanema	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
NEWMO → SEAS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
A3N / A3NANL → A3S / A3SANL	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, OOCL, ANL, COSCO
A3C / SAC → WSA2 / WS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, PIL
Northern Star / ML - Northern Star → SA2 / COSCO - ZAX2 \| HL - SA2 \| ONE - SAS \| OOCL - SAF2 \| ZIM - SA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM, Maersk
ML - Northern Star → CI3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM
AAA2 / AA2 → ESA2 / TLA2 / ES2 / SA5	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, PIL, OOCL, Yang Ming
NEWMO → SEAS1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
NEWMO → CIX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
ML - Northern Star → ZAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM
ASA → CPX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
AAA2 → CIX3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
AES → Pertiwi	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
ASAL → AIS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
ASAL / ASA / AA3 → KTX1 / COSCO - KTX1 \| OOCL - KTX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, PIL
A1X → VTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
A3C → THX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
ASAL → CIT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
QILIN → IA88	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
ASAL / ASA → CIX3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
ASAL → JPI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
AAA2 → CIT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO

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Closest seaports

Melbourne to Yantian

Port of loading

AUMEL

Port of loading

CNYTN

18 days 6h: Every 1-2 days

9,508 km
5,908 mi.

Direct
2 stops

Estimated emissions

814kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
Wallaby / MSC - Wallaby	Direct	2-4 times a week	MSC, Hapag-Lloyd
Dragon / AUN	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, ONE
WAF7 → AE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
ML - QILIN → Dragon	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
WAF7 → AE11	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	Maersk
WAF7 → AE3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
ML - QILIN → FAL8	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
QILIN → AE11	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
QILIN → AE19	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
QILIN → AE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
ML - QILIN → FAL3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
QILIN → JSTAR	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
ML - QILIN → Swan	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
ML - QILIN → FAL1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
ML - QILIN → Lion	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
QILIN → AE3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
A3C → AWE3 / ECC1	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	OOCL, COSCO
A3C → EPNW / PNW3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
ML - QILIN → GMXP	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
ML - QILIN → Griffin	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
ML - QILIN → FAL5	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
NAX → MSC - Chinook \| ZIM - ZNP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
ML - QILIN → FAL7	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
CAT → MSC - Wallaby	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
A3C → AEM1 / WM1	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	OOCL, COSCO
ML - QILIN → SEAS1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
ML - QILIN → FAL6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
A3C → OPNW / PNW1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
A3C → AAS3 / PCS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
ML - QILIN → JADE	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
Panda → Wallaby	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
ASA → CIS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
ML - QILIN → Panda	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
NEWMO → FAL5	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
ML - QILIN → MEX2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
NEAX → SEA3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
ML - Northern Star → ZFS	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	ZIM
AAA2 → AEU1 / LL1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
ML - Northern Star → ZAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM
NAX / AUE → NZJ / COSCO - JKN \| ML - JSTAR \| ONE - NZJ \| OOCL - JKN	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Hapag-Lloyd
QILIN → NEOASAS	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
ML - Northern Star → SA2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ZIM
AA2 → PS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
AES → Lone Star Express	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
ASAL / ASA → AWE7 / ECC3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
ASAL / ASA → AEU1 / LL1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
AA2 → EC2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
Northern Star / ML - Northern Star → NEOASAS / ASE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM, Maersk

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Ocean routes from Melbourne to Shenzhen

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Air Freight

9h 38m, Daily

460kg CO₂e

Container Ship

16 days 22h, Every 1-2 days

965kg CO₂e

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There are scheduled container ships that depart every 1-2 days from Melbourne (AUMEL) and arrive into Hong Kong (HKHKG) around 16 days 22h later. These services are operated by COSCO, MSC, Maersk, Maersk, Maersk, CMA CGM, Maersk, Maersk, Maersk, CMA CGM, MSC, Maersk, OOCL, Maersk, OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk, OOCL, OOCL, MSC, MSC, COSCO, CMA CGM, Maersk, MSC, Evergreen, MSC, COSCO, COSCO, PIL, OOCL, MSC, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, COSCO, ZIM, ZIM, COSCO, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, ZIM, OOCL, COSCO, MSC, COSCO, COSCO, HMM, OOCL, COSCO, Maersk, COSCO, COSCO and COSCO.
Scheduled flights between Melbourne International Airport (MEL) and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) depart daily. These flights are serviced by China Southern Airlines, Xiamen Air, VietJet Air, China Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, Scoot, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, Garuda Indonesia, China Eastern Airlines, Juneyao Airlines and Sichuan Airlines and the typical transit time is around 9h 38m.

Melbourne to Shenzhen By Air freight, Container ship or Road

Melbourne to Shenzhen by Air freight

Quickest air route

Melbourne International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

Closest airports

Melbourne International Airport to Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport

Cargo flights

Melbourne International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport

Melbourne to Shenzhen by Container ship

Quickest ocean route

Melbourne to Hong Kong

Closest seaports

Melbourne to Yantian

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