How long does it take to ship a container from Netherlands to China by sea?

The shortest shipping time by sea between Netherlands and China is 37 days 21h. Ships depart from Rotterdam (NLRTM) and arrive at Shanghai (CNSHG) with scheduled departures 1-2 times a week.

How regularly do container ships travel between Netherlands and China?

There are scheduled container ships that depart 1-2 times a week from Rotterdam (NLRTM) and arrive into Shanghai (CNSHG) around 37 days 21h later. These services are operated by Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk, COSCO, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, COSCO, CMA CGM, Evergreen, Evergreen, MSC, CMA CGM, MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk, CMA CGM, MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM, OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd, COSCO, Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen, Maersk, COSCO, Evergreen, Yang Ming, MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk, ONE, OOCL, ONE, Yang Ming, Yang Ming, ONE, Maersk, Yang Ming and MSC.

How long does it take to send cargo from Netherlands to China by air freight?

The quickest flight from Netherlands to China takes around 9h 30m. Flights depart from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) and arrive at Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK).

How often do planes fly between Netherlands and China?

Scheduled flights between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) and Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) depart every 1-2 days. These flights are serviced by Air China, KLM, Turkish Airlines, Air France, Lufthansa, Suparna Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, EgyptAir, Air China, Lufthansa and Cargolux and the typical transit time is around 9h 30m.

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Netherlands and China?

Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between Netherlands and China. Cargo flights depart from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) and arrive at Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) with departures 2-4 times a day and a average flight time of around 9h 30m. Air China, Lufthansa, Suparna Airlines, Air China and Cargolux operates on this route.

What is the distance between Netherlands to China by ship?

The distance between Netherlands and China by cargo ship is 10,589 Nautical Miles (19,611 Kilometres / 12,186 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Rotterdam (NLRTM) and Shanghai (CNSHG).

What is the distance between Netherlands to China by air?

The distance between Netherlands and China by air is around 7,836 Kilometres (4,869 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) and Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK).

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Netherlands to China by sea?

1.39t CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Netherlands to China. 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 Netherlands to China?

385kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Netherlands to China. 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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Netherlands to China by Air freight

The quickest way to get from Netherlands to China by plane will take about 9h 30m and departs from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) and arrives into Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK). There are flights departing every 1-2 days on this route. Air China is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with flights departing every 1-2 weeks.

Quickest air route

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Beijing Capital International Airport

Departs from

AMS

Departs from

PEK

9h 30m: Every 1-2 days

7,836 km
4,869 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

385kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Air ChinaFreighter	Every 1-2 weeks	Boeing 777 Freighter
KLM	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-9
Turkish Airlines	1-2 times a day	Airbus A321neo+8 others
Air France	Daily	Airbus A320+4 others
LufthansaFreighter	2-4 times a week	Airbus A320neo+7 others
Suparna AirlinesFreighter	2-4 times a week	Boeing 747 Freighter+1 others
China Eastern Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 777-300ER+3 others
EgyptAir	2-4 times a week	Boeing 787-9+2 others
Air ChinaFreighter	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 777 Freighter+3 others
Lufthansa	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A319+4 others
CargoluxFreighter	2-4 times a week	Boeing 747-400 Freighter+1 others

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Cargo flights

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Departs from

AMS

Departs from

PVG

10h 31m: Every few hours

8,920 km
5,543 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

433kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
China Southern AirlinesFreighter	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 777 Freighter
China Cargo AirlinesFreighter	Daily	Boeing 777 Freighter
Suparna AirlinesFreighter	2-4 times a week	Boeing 747 Freighter
Air ChinaFreighter	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 777 Freighter
Atlas AirFreighter	1-2 times a week	Boeing 747-8F Freighter+1 others
LufthansaFreighter	2-4 times a day	Airbus A320neo+9 others
Turkish AirlinesFreighter	2-4 times a day	Airbus A321neo+8 others
Qatar AirwaysFreighter	2-4 times a day	Boeing 777-300ER+2 others
CargoluxFreighter	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 747-400 Freighter+1 others

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Netherlands to China by Container ship

The quickest way to get from Netherlands to China by ship will take about 37 days 21h and departs from Rotterdam (NLRTM) and arrives into Shanghai (CNSHG). There are vessels departing 1-2 times a week on this route. Hapag-Lloyd is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with vessels departing every 2-4 weeks.

Quickest ocean route

Rotterdam to Shanghai

Port of loading

NLRTM

Port of loading

CNSHG

37 days 21h: 1-2 times a week

19,611 km
12,186 mi.

Direct
1 stop

Estimated emissions

1.39t CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
NE3 / AE3	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
NE3 / AE3	Direct	N/A	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
FAL2 / AEU3 / NE3 / LL2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, CMA CGM, Evergreen
IRISHS5 / NIS → FAL2 / AEU3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO
DUNRO / NIS → FAL2 / AEU3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO
SCXB1 / NISC → FAL2 / AEU3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO
SL1 → FAL2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
PCRFXL → FAL2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
VICTORY / EAG / TAE3 / ATG → FAL2 / AEU3 / NE3 / LL2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, OOCL, COSCO, Evergreen
FAL8 → SAFRAN1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
EPIC / EPIC3 / IP1 → FAL2 / AEU3 / LL2	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	COSCO, CMA CGM, OOCL
SL1 → FAL2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
FAL8 / AEU9 / CES / LL7 → SEAS1 / ESA / TLA1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
CEM → CIX5	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
FE5 / Lion → FE4 / Silk	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC, HMM, ONE, Yang Ming
FAL6 / AEU5 / LL6 → AS6 / CI1 / CIX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
NEUSEC 2 → Silk	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
NE1 / AE2 → SE2 / AE11	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
AE5 → SAFARI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
NCLEVANT → FAL2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
NWC MOR WAF → Silk	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
NE3 / AE3 → ASE / NEOASAS	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
NE3 / AE3 → NE1 / AE2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
FAL6 → SAFRAN1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
LL7 → CPX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
NE1 / AE2 → NE2 / AE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
WCC / EWX → FAL2 / AEU3 / LL2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM, OOCL
NE1 / AE2 → NE3 / AE3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
AEU9 / CES → CIT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO
NE3 → AS2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
FAL6 / AEU5 / CEM / LL6 → FAL2 / AEU3 / NE3 / LL2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
AE2 → COSCO - WAX1 \| GSL - FAX \| ONE - WA1 \| OOCL - WAF1 \| ZIM - FAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
AEU9 / LL7 → FCE / FCS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
FAL6 / AEU5 / CEM / LL6 → SEAS1 / ESA / TLA1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
FP2 → SA3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Yang Ming
Griffin → Britannia	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
NE1 → SA1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
NE1 → EAS4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
AE2 → ASAS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
Griffin / FP2 → Ipanema / SX1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE, MSC
LL6 → CPX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
FP2 → CCX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
FP2 → CPX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Yang Ming
FP2 → SA3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Yang Ming
Griffin / FP2 → Ipanema / SX1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE, MSC
AE2 → MASHARIKI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
FP2 → CPX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Yang Ming
Griffin → Britannia	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC

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Most frequent

Rotterdam to Ningbo

Port of loading

NLRTM

Port of loading

CNNGB

41 days 17h: 1-2 times a week

20,026 km
12,443 mi.

Direct
2 stops

Estimated emissions

1.08t CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
NE1 / AE2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
FAL3 / AEU6 / LL5	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
NE3 / AE3 → NE1 / AE2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
IRISHS5 / NIS → FAL3 / AEU6	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO
SCXB1 / NISC → FAL3 / AEU6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO
NE4 / AE5 → US1 / TP11	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
PCRFXL → FAL3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
Griffin → Britannia	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
SL1 → FAL3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
VICTORY / EAG / TAE3 / ATG → FAL3 / AEU6 / LL5	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, OOCL, COSCO, Evergreen
NE3 / AE3 → US1 / TP11	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
Griffin → Iroko	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
NE4 / AE5 → SE1 / AE12	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
Griffin → Britannia	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
FP2 / Griffin → MD1 / Panther	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE, HMM, MSC, Yang Ming
NE1 / AE2 → US1 / TP11	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
Griffin → Iroko	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
SL1 → FAL3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM

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Ocean routes from Netherlands to China

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Air Freight

9h 30m, Every 1-2 days

385kg CO₂e

Container Ship

37 days 21h, 1-2 times a week

1.39t CO₂e

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There are scheduled container ships that depart 1-2 times a week from Rotterdam (NLRTM) and arrive into Shanghai (CNSHG) around 37 days 21h later. These services are operated by Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk, COSCO, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, COSCO, CMA CGM, Evergreen, Evergreen, MSC, CMA CGM, MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk, CMA CGM, MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM, OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd, COSCO, Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen, Maersk, COSCO, Evergreen, Yang Ming, MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk, ONE, OOCL, ONE, Yang Ming, Yang Ming, ONE, Maersk, Yang Ming and MSC.

Netherlands to China By Air freight, Container ship or Road

Netherlands to China by Air freight

Quickest air route

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Beijing Capital International Airport

Cargo flights

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Netherlands to China by Container ship

Quickest ocean route

Rotterdam to Shanghai

Most frequent

Rotterdam to Ningbo

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