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 2-4 times a week.

How regularly do container ships travel between Melbourne and Shenzhen?

There are scheduled container ships that depart 2-4 times a week from Melbourne (AUMEL) and arrive into Hong Kong (HKHKG) around 16 days 22h later. These services are operated by COSCO, SILMAR, MSC, OOCL, OOCL, CMA CGM, OOCL, PIL, ANL, OOCL, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, Maersk, TS Lines, PIL, COSCO, COSCO, TS Lines, Yang Ming, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, COSCO, Yang Ming, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, OOCL, COSCO, Maersk, MSC, COSCO, OOCL, OOCL, COSCO, COSCO, OOCL, COSCO, COSCO, HMM, TS Lines, TS Lines, MSC, COSCO, CMA CGM, COSCO and Maersk.

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 40m. Flights depart from Melbourne International Airport (MEL) and arrive at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).

How often do planes fly between Melbourne and Shenzhen?

Scheduled flights between Melbourne International Airport (MEL) and Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) depart every few hours. These flights are serviced by Hong Kong Airlines, Qantas, Cathay Pacific, Royal Brunei Airlines, Philippine Airlines, VietJet Air, China Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Thai Airways, Scoot, Juneyao Airlines and China Eastern Airlines and the typical transit time is around 9h 40m.

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 Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) with departures Every few hours and a average flight time of around 9h 40m. Cathay Pacific and 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?

839kg 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?

532kg 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, Container ship or Road

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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 40m and departs from Melbourne International Airport (MEL) and arrives into Hong Kong International Airport (HKG). There are flights departing every few hours on this route. Hong Kong Airlines is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with flights departing 2-4 times a week.

Quickest air route

Melbourne International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport

Departs from

MEL

Departs from

HKG

9h 40m: Every few hours

7,418 km
4,609 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

575kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Hong Kong Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A330-300
Qantas	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-300+1 others
Cathay PacificFreighter	2-4 times a day	Boeing 747-8F Freighter+2 others
Royal Brunei Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-8+1 others
Philippine Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A330-300+3 others
VietJet Air	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-200+1 others
China Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A350-900+5 others
Vietnam Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+1 others
Vietnam Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A350-900+1 others
Singapore AirlinesFreighter	Every few hours	Airbus A350-900+3 others
Garuda Indonesia	2-4 times a week	Airbus A330-300+1 others
Thai Airways	1-2 times a day	Airbus A350-900+3 others
Scoot	2-4 times a week	Boeing 787-9+2 others
Juneyao Airlines	2-4 times a week	Boeing 787-9+3 others
China Eastern Airlines	1-2 times a day	Boeing 787-9+6 others

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Closest airports

Melbourne International Airport to Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport

Departs from

MEL

Departs from

SZX

9h 45m: 2-4 times a week

7,459 km
4,635 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

532kg 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 A330-200+2 others
Singapore Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+4 others
China Eastern Airlines	1-2 times a day	Boeing 787-9+7 others
Capital Airlines	Every 1-2 weeks	Airbus A330-200+2 others
Sichuan Airlines	1-2 times a week	Airbus A330-200+2 others
China Eastern Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A330-200+2 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 2-4 times a week 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: 2-4 times a week

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	Every 1-2 weeks	SILMAR, MSC
Koala	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
A3C → AEM1 / WM1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
A3C → OPNW / PNW1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
RTWPAN / PAD → ANZEX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
A3C → KTX4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
SAE → FAX	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	PIL
A3C → CNC - CS1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ANL
AAA1 / AA1 → A3S / SAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, PIL, COSCO
A3C / SAC → WSA2 / WS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, PIL
A3C → JPI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
ASAL / ASA / AA3 → KTX1 / COSCO - KTX1 \| OOCL - KTX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, PIL
Dragon → PHI5	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
CA2 → NTX	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	TS Lines
STA → SAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
AAA2 → SEI2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
AAA2 / AA2 → ESA / TLA1 / ES1 / SA3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, PIL, Yang Ming
CA2 → CPX/MBX	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	TS Lines
CA2 → CHX	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	Yang Ming
A3N / A3NANL → A3S / A3SANL	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	CMA CGM, OOCL, ANL, COSCO
NEWMO → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
GSL - ZAX \| MSC - Panda \| ZIM - ZAX → A3S	Transshipment	Every 1-2 days	COSCO
CA2 → NCT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
NEWMO → SAFRAN1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
NEWMO → SEAS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
NEWMO → SEAS1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
A3C → THX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
AAA2 / AA2 → ESA2 / TLA2 / ES2 / SA5	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, PIL, Yang Ming
Dragon → IN1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
AES → Ipanema	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
AAA2 → CIX3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
AAA2 / AA2 → CPX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, Yang Ming
ASA → CPX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
ASAL → AIS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
ASAL / ASA → CIX3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
ASA → CPX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	OOCL
ASAL → CIT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
AAA2 → CAX1 / TLC1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
A1X → VTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
CA2 → NCX	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	TS Lines
CA2 → KCM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
AES → Pertiwi	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
AAA2 / AA2 → KTX1 / COSCO - KTX1 \| OOCL - KTX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, PIL
NEWMO → PEX2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
ASAL → JPI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
PCX / PS1ANL / PANZ → ANZEX / ANL - ANZEX \| CMA - ANZEX \| COSCO - CNS \| NPDL - NCS \| OOCL - CNS \| PIL - NCS	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk, ANL, CMA CGM

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Closest seaports

Melbourne to Yantian

Port of loading

AUMEL

Port of loading

CNYTN

20 days 8h: Every 1-2 weeks

9,508 km
5,908 mi.

Direct
2 stops

Estimated emissions

839kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
Wallaby / MSC - Wallaby	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SILMAR, MSC
Northern Star → AE3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
Northern Star → AE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
Northern Star → JSTAR	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
A3C → AWE3 / ECC1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
Northern Star → AE11	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
A3C → AEM1 / WM1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
A3C → EPNW / PNW3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
A3C → AAS3 / PCS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
A3C → OPNW / PNW1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
ASA → CIS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
Northern Star → Dragon	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
CA2 → FE3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
NEWMO → FAL5	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
A1X / AUE → EC1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, HMM
AAA2 → AEU1 / LL1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
Panda → Wallaby	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
NEAX → SEA3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
Northern Star → NEOASAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
ASAL / ASA → AWE7 / ECC3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
AA2 → PS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
AA2 → EC2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
AUE → NZJ	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
ASAL / ASA → AEU1 / LL1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
AES → Lone Star Express	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
AAA2 → AWE7 / ECC3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
A3C → SEA / PVCS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO

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Ocean routes from Melbourne to Shenzhen

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Air Freight

9h 40m, Every few hours

575kg CO₂e

Container Ship

16 days 22h, 2-4 times a week

965kg CO₂e

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There are scheduled container ships that depart 2-4 times a week from Melbourne (AUMEL) and arrive into Hong Kong (HKHKG) around 16 days 22h later. These services are operated by COSCO, SILMAR, MSC, OOCL, OOCL, CMA CGM, OOCL, PIL, ANL, OOCL, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, Maersk, TS Lines, PIL, COSCO, COSCO, TS Lines, Yang Ming, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, COSCO, Yang Ming, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, OOCL, COSCO, Maersk, MSC, COSCO, OOCL, OOCL, COSCO, COSCO, OOCL, COSCO, COSCO, HMM, TS Lines, TS Lines, MSC, COSCO, CMA CGM, COSCO and Maersk.
Scheduled flights between Melbourne International Airport (MEL) and Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) depart every few hours. These flights are serviced by Hong Kong Airlines, Qantas, Cathay Pacific, Royal Brunei Airlines, Philippine Airlines, VietJet Air, China Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Thai Airways, Scoot, Juneyao Airlines and China Eastern Airlines and the typical transit time is around 9h 40m.

Melbourne to Shenzhen By Air freight, Container ship or Road

Melbourne to Shenzhen by Air freight

Quickest air route

Melbourne International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport

Closest airports

Melbourne International Airport to Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport

Melbourne to Shenzhen by Container ship

Quickest ocean route

Melbourne to Hong Kong

Closest seaports

Melbourne to Yantian

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