How long does it take to ship a container from San Diego to Shanghai by sea?

The shortest shipping time by sea between San Diego and Shanghai is 14 days 18h. Ships depart from Long Beach (USLGB) and arrive at Shanghai (CNSHG) with scheduled departures Every 1-2 days.

How regularly do container ships travel between San Diego and Shanghai?

There are scheduled container ships that depart every 1-2 days from Long Beach (USLGB) and arrive into Shanghai (CNSHG) around 14 days 18h later. These services are operated by King Ocean, PIL, COSCO, Matson, SM Line, SM Line, HMM, OOCL, MSC, COSCO, Evergreen, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, HMM, COSCO, Evergreen, COSCO, King Ocean, HMM, HMM, SM Line, HMM, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, HMM, HMM, HMM, HMM, Evergreen, SM Line, HMM, SM Line, SM Line, Evergreen, Evergreen, SM Line, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, HMM, HMM, Evergreen, Evergreen, HMM, HMM, MSC, COSCO, HMM and SM Line.

How long does it take to send cargo from San Diego to Shanghai by air freight?

The quickest flight from San Diego to Shanghai takes around 21hrs. Flights depart from San Diego International Airport (SAN) and arrive at Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG).

How often do planes fly between San Diego and Shanghai?

Scheduled flights between San Diego International Airport (SAN) and Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) depart every 1-2 days. These flights are serviced by Japan Airlines, United Airlines, Air Canada, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Air Canada, Lufthansa, KLM and British Airways and the typical transit time is around 21hrs.

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between San Diego and Shanghai?

No, it doesn't look like there are dedicated Cargo planes flying between San Diego and Shanghai. 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 San Diego to Shanghai by ship?

The distance between San Diego and Shanghai by cargo ship is 6,200 Nautical Miles (11,483 Kilometres / 7,135 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Long Beach (USLGB) and Shanghai (CNSHG).

What is the distance between San Diego to Shanghai by air?

The distance between San Diego and Shanghai by air is around 10,732 Kilometres (6,669 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between San Diego International Airport (SAN) and Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG).

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from San Diego to Shanghai by sea?

1.11t CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from San Diego to Shanghai. 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 San Diego to Shanghai?

564kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from San Diego to Shanghai. 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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Explore the best way to ship your cargo from San Diego, United States to Shanghai, China by Air, Sea and Road. Compare transit times, market rates, emissions, sailing schedules and much more.

San Diego to Shanghai by Air freight

The quickest way to get from San Diego to Shanghai by plane will take about 21hrs and departs from San Diego International Airport (SAN) and arrives into Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG). There are flights departing every 1-2 days on this route. Japan Airlines is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with flights departing every 1-2 days.

Quickest air route

San Diego International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Departs from

SAN

Departs from

PVG

21hrs: Every 1-2 days

10,732 km
6,669 mi.

1 transfer
No stops

Estimated emissions

564kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Japan Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-9+1 others
United Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 737MAX 8+3 others
Air Canada	Every 1-2 days	Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 900 and Challenger 890+1 others
Delta Air Lines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 737-800+2 others
American Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321+2 others
Delta Air Lines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321+2 others
Air Canada	2-4 times a week	Airbus A321+2 others
Lufthansa	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900
KLM	2-4 times a week	Boeing 787-9+2 others
British Airways	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 777+2 others

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Air routes from San Diego to Shanghai

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San Diego to Shanghai by Container ship

The quickest way to get from San Diego to Shanghai by ship will take about 14 days 18h and departs from Long Beach (USLGB) and arrives into Shanghai (CNSHG). There are vessels departing every 1-2 days on this route. King Ocean is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with vessels departing every 2-4 weeks.

Quickest ocean route

Long Beach to Shanghai

Port of loading

USLGB

Port of loading

CNSHG

14 days 18h: Every 1-2 days

11,483 km
7,135 mi.

Direct
1 stop

Estimated emissions

1.11t CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
APX	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	King Ocean
MAX / MATSON - MAX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL, Matson
HIXP / AAC4 / PCC1	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM, Evergreen, OOCL
NAF / CLX / TBD	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	Matson, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
CPX	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	SM Line, HMM
CPX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SM Line, HMM
MP2 / Lynx / MS2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, Yang Ming, ONE, MSC
HIXP / AAC4 / PCC1	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	OOCL, CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen
Orient	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
SEA3 / PSX → ZAX2 / SAF2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
SEA3 → NSB	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
SEA3 / PSX → AEM6 / BEX2 / AAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, Evergreen
SEA3 / PSX → JKN	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
SEA3 / PSX → A3N	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
SEA3 → CKI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
CPX → FL2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
SEA / PVCS → WSA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen
SEA3 → PCI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
SEA3 / PSX → CIX3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
APX → FME2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	King Ocean
CPX → CKL - KTX \| KMTC - KTX \| POCEAN - KTX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	HMM
CPX → MP2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	HMM
CPX → VTX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SM Line
CPX → NW2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
SEA3 → AK8	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
SEA3 / PSX → FCS / FME	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, Evergreen
SEA3 → GSL - ZAX \| MSC - Panda \| ZIM - ZAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
SEA / PVCS → CTI1 / CIS2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
CPX → KVX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
CPX → FIL	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
CPX → KIS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
CPX → PS3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	HMM
PVCS → CTE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CPX → SHX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SM Line
CPX → FIM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
CPX → SHX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SM Line
CPX → PS6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SM Line, HMM
PVCS → TCX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
SEA3 → NEAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CPX → VTX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SM Line
SEA → CTE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
PCC1 → CTE	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
PVCS → HDT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CPX → MD3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
CPX → MD5	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
PVCS → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
PVCS → MCT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CPX → CS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
CPX → FE6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
Orient → Carioca	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
SEA → CTW2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
CPX → NW3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
CPX → SBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SM Line

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Most frequent

Los Angeles to Shanghai

Port of loading

USLAX

Port of loading

CNSHG

15 days 12h: 1-2 times a day

10,673 km
6,632 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

692kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
ZX2	Direct	2-4 times a week	ZIM
HDS / HEDE - HDS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	HEDE, Gold Star
PS6	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	HMM, ONE, SM Line, Wan Hai, Yang Ming
AIX / PEARLAS1 / AS1 + AAS2 / PRX / CPX3 + PCS1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, ALX, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
HBB / AAC2 / CPS / PCN3	Direct	2-4 times a week	Evergreen, CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
PS3	Direct	2-4 times a week	HMM, Yang Ming, ONE
PS6	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, ONE, SM Line, Wan Hai, Yang Ming
SE1 / AE12	Direct	N/A	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
WC2 / TP8	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
PS4	Direct	1-2 times a week	Yang Ming, HMM, ONE
EXX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
MTE / SEA2 / PE1 / SEAP / OCEAN - MTE \|\| CMA - MTE \| COSCO - SEA2 \| EMC - PE1 \| OOCL - SEAP	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM, APL, Evergreen, OOCL
AS1 + AAS2 → CKI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
PRX → PCI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
PRX → NSB	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
PS1 → MP2 / MS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, HMM, Yang Ming
EXW → MD5	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
PS6 → MP2 / MS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, ONE, Yang Ming
PS7 → MP2 / MS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, ONE, Yang Ming
EXW → MD4	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
PS4 → MP2 / MS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming, HMM, ONE
WC1 / TP6 → WC3 / TP1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
TA1 / AL5 → MP2 / MS2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE, HMM, Yang Ming
EXW → AX1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
PS3 → MP2 / MS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, ONE, Yang Ming
EXW → MD1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
CALEX → Lynx	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
EXW → AX3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
EXW → COSCO - AK47	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
EXW → FE5	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
EXW → EC4	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
EXW → FE6	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
EXW → MD3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
EXW → PN3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
AS1 + AAS2 → AK23	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
AS1 + AAS2 → AK6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
HEDE - HDS3 → EAS3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
WC1 → AN1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
CALEX → Andes	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
CCE / MAREX → AME1/TPM / AX3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, ONE
CCE / MAREX → AN2 / AX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, ONE
CALEX → AZTEC	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC

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Ocean routes from San Diego to Shanghai

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Air Freight

21hrs, Every 1-2 days

564kg CO₂e

Container Ship

14 days 18h, Every 1-2 days

1.11t CO₂e

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There are scheduled container ships that depart every 1-2 days from Long Beach (USLGB) and arrive into Shanghai (CNSHG) around 14 days 18h later. These services are operated by King Ocean, PIL, COSCO, Matson, SM Line, SM Line, HMM, OOCL, MSC, COSCO, Evergreen, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, HMM, COSCO, Evergreen, COSCO, King Ocean, HMM, HMM, SM Line, HMM, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, HMM, HMM, HMM, HMM, Evergreen, SM Line, HMM, SM Line, SM Line, Evergreen, Evergreen, SM Line, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, HMM, HMM, Evergreen, Evergreen, HMM, HMM, MSC, COSCO, HMM and SM Line.

San Diego to Shanghai By Air freight, Container ship or Road

San Diego to Shanghai by Air freight

Quickest air route

San Diego International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

San Diego to Shanghai by Container ship

Quickest ocean route

Long Beach to Shanghai

Most frequent

Los Angeles to Shanghai

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