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

The shortest shipping time by sea between Shanghai and Cairo is 23 days 16h. Ships depart from Ningbo (CNNGB) and arrive at Sokhna (EGSOK) with scheduled departures Daily.

How regularly do container ships travel between Shanghai and Cairo?

There are scheduled container ships that depart daily from Ningbo (CNNGB) and arrive into Sokhna (EGSOK) around 23 days 16h later. These services are operated by COSCO, SFN, SLS, Wan Hai, CMA CGM, PIL, AAK, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, OOCL, OOCL, COSCO, COSCO, OOCL, COSCO, COSCO, Wan Hai, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, PIL, COSCO, PIL and PIL.

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

The quickest flight from Shanghai to Cairo takes around 11h 30m. Flights depart from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) and arrive at Cairo International Airport (CAI).

How often do planes fly between Shanghai and Cairo?

Scheduled flights between Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) and Cairo International Airport (CAI) depart daily. These flights are serviced by EgyptAir, China Eastern Airlines, Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, Emirates, Gulf Air, Turkish Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Aeroflot, Austrian Airlines and Lufthansa and the typical transit time is around 11h 30m.

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

Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between Shanghai and Cairo. Cargo flights depart from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) and arrive at Cairo International Airport (CAI) with departures 2-4 times a day and a average flight time of around 11h 30m. Turkish Airlines operates on this route.

What is the distance between Shanghai to Cairo by ship?

The distance between Shanghai and Cairo by cargo ship is 7,483 Nautical Miles (13,858 Kilometres / 8,611 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Shanghai (CNSHG) and Sokhna (EGSOK).

What is the distance between Shanghai to Cairo by air?

The distance between Shanghai and Cairo by air is around 8,620 Kilometres (5,356 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) and Cairo International Airport (CAI).

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

1.14t CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Shanghai to Cairo. 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 Shanghai to Cairo?

630kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Shanghai to Cairo. 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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Shanghai to Cairo by Air freight

The quickest way to get from Shanghai to Cairo by plane will take about 11h 30m and departs from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) and arrives into Cairo International Airport (CAI). There are flights departing daily on this route. EgyptAir is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with flights departing 2-4 times a week.

Quickest air route

Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cairo International Airport

Departs from

PVG

Departs from

CAI

11h 30m: Daily

8,380 km
5,207 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

352kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
EgyptAir	2-4 times a week	Boeing 787-9
China Eastern Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-200
Qatar Airways	2-4 times a day	Boeing 777-300ER+3 others
Etihad Airways	2-4 times a week	Boeing 777-200F Freighter+2 others
Emirates	1-2 times a day	Airbus A380-800+1 others
Gulf Air	2-4 times a week	Boeing 787-9+2 others
Turkish AirlinesFreighter	2-4 times a day	Boeing 777-300ER+7 others
Ethiopian Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+3 others
Aeroflot	2-4 times a week	Boeing 777-300ER+1 others
Austrian Airlines	2-4 times a week	Boeing 777-200 / 200ER+2 others
Lufthansa	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+1 others

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Closest airports

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Cairo International Airport

Departs from

SHA

Departs from

CAI

20h 11m: 2-4 times a week

8,620 km
5,356 mi.

1 transfer
No stops

Estimated emissions

630kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Air China	2-4 times a week	Airbus A330-200+6 others
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Air routes from Shanghai to Cairo

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Shanghai to Cairo by Container ship

The quickest way to get from Shanghai to Cairo by ship will take about 23 days 16h and departs from Ningbo (CNNGB) and arrives into Sokhna (EGSOK). There are vessels departing daily 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

Ningbo to Sokhna

Port of loading

CNNGB

Port of loading

EGSOK

23 days 16h: Daily

13,744 km
8,540 mi.

Direct
2 stops

Estimated emissions

1.29t CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
REX / CRX / CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, SITC, OVP, China United, X-Press Feeders
RCS / RCR / RCX / GFS - RCS \| RCL - RCR \| TSL - RCX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SFN, X-Press Feeders, TS Lines, GFS, RCL
AM1 / FMS / FEM1 / 5CX / UGL / CEX / CUL - AM1 \| GFS - FMS \| MARSA - FEM1 \| SLS - 5CX \| UNIG - UGL \| XPF - CEX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SLS, CMA CGM, GFS, China United, MARSA, UNIG, X-Press Feeders
FM1	Direct	Every 1-2 days	Wan Hai
REX2	Direct	1-2 times a week	CMA CGM
RES2 / RS2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL, COSCO
RES / RC2 / CRX / CUL - RES \| ONE - RC2 \| ZS - CRX	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	AAK, ZS, China United, ONE
GSL - ZAX \| MSC - Panda \| ZIM - ZAX → RES3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
CI2 → RES3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
ZAX3 / SAF3 → RES3 / RS2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
CI1 / CIX1 → RES3 / RS2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
WAX1 / WAF1 → RES3 / RS2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
AAC / VCS → RES3 / RS2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
WAX4 / WAF4 → RES3 / RS2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
EAX3 → RES3 / RS2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
EAX1 → RES3 / RS2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
RES2 → RES3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
CI6 → FM1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
AEU3 → RES2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX → RES2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
JSM → RES2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
PA1 → RES2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
ZAX2 → RES2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
AS1 + AAS2 → RES2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
ESA2 / ES2 → RES2 / RS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, PIL
ZAX1 → RES2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
CNS / NCS → RES2 / RS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL, COSCO
AIS → RES2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
CSE → RS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
STA → RS2	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	PIL

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Closest seaports

Shanghai to Sokhna

Port of loading

CNSHG

Port of loading

EGSOK

27 days 4h: Every 1-2 days

13,858 km
8,611 mi.

Direct
3 stops

Estimated emissions

1.14t CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
RCS / RCR / RCX / GFS - RCS \| RCL - RCR \| TSL - RCX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SFN, X-Press Feeders, TS Lines, GFS, RCL
FM1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
RES3 / RS2	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
AM1 / FMS / FEM1 / 5CX / UGL / CEX / CUL - AM1 \| GFS - FMS \| MARSA - FEM1 \| SLS - 5CX \| UNIG - UGL \| XPF - CEX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SLS, CMA CGM, GFS, China United, MARSA, UNIG, X-Press Feeders
EMX1 / KAWA - EMX1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	FESCO, KAWA
REX2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
RES2 / RS2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL, COSCO
SITC - CJV2 → RCX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
CJV2 → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SITC
KCM2 → RCX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
RFM3 / IFX → RCR / RCX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	RCL, TS Lines
RBC2 / COSCO - RBC2 \| OOCL - CCT2 \| RCL - RBC2 → RCR / RCX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines, RCL
AEM6 → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
FCS / FME → REX / CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, China United
ACX → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
GFS - RCS \| RCL - RCR \| TSL - RCX → CRX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	X-Press Feeders
RES → REX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	China United
NAX → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
CA2 → RCX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	TS Lines
OOCL - CIS1 → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
WAX4 → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
VTX6 → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SITC
AAC2 → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
CI2 / ICI → REX / CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, China United
AEU3 → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
SAE → 5CX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SLS
AEM1 → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
AEU5 → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
AEU1 → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
AEM2 → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
CP8 → REX / CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, China United
FCE → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
PMX → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
ESA2 → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
RBC2 → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
CIT → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
CIS → REX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	China United
AS1 + AAS2 → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
ZAX3 → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
ESA → AWE1 → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
WAX1 → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
AEM3 → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
CI1 → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
EAX3 / MFX → CRX / CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	X-Press Feeders, COSCO
CPS → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SITC
CWS / CWX → REX / CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	X-Press Feeders, China United
AM1 / CEX → REX / CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	China United, X-Press Feeders
CMI → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SITC
CNS → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
ZAX2 → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
WSA → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
SIS1 → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
DFX → CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	X-Press Feeders
ZAX1 → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
VTX2 → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	SITC
RES4 → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
FIE1 → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SITC
CTI1 → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
A3C → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
A3N → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
GME → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
RES2 → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
FIE → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SITC
EAX1 → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
CKI → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
CI5 → FM1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
FAL3 → REX2	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	CMA CGM
CTX → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
AE19 → SJS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
IEX → REX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
JCV → FM1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
FAL1 → REX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
BEX2 → REX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
ANL - ACX \| COSCO - ACX \| OOCL - ACX → REX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
KCS → RS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
BEX2 → REX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
IEX → REX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
WSA5 → CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
FCS → RES2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
AEM6 → RES2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
AEU6 → RES2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
AEU2 → RES2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
SAE → RS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
KCM2 → RES2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
ACX → RES2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
RBC2 → RES2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
CCE → RS2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	PIL

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Ocean routes from Shanghai to Cairo

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Air Freight

11h 30m, Daily

352kg CO₂e

Container Ship

23 days 16h, Daily

1.29t CO₂e

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Shanghai to Cairo By Air freight, Container ship or Road

Shanghai to Cairo by Air freight

Quickest air route

Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cairo International Airport

Closest airports

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Cairo International Airport

Shanghai to Cairo by Container ship

Quickest ocean route

Ningbo to Sokhna

Closest seaports

Shanghai to Sokhna

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