Question 1

How long does it take to ship a container from Shanghai to Ho Chi Minh City by sea?

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Shanghai and Ho Chi Minh City is 1 day 20h. Ships depart from Shanghai (CNSHG) and arrive at Ho Chi Minh City (VNSGN) with scheduled departures 2-4 times a day.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Shanghai and Ho Chi Minh City?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart 2-4 times a day from Shanghai (CNSHG) and arrive into Ho Chi Minh City (VNSGN) around 1 day 20h later. These services are operated by Sinotrans, Sinokor, POCEAN, Sinokor, HMM, Interasia, CMA CGM, Evergreen, Evergreen, Bahri, HMM, Maersk, FESCO, OOCL, SJJS, SITC, CMA CGM, CCL, SITC, Wan Hai, SITC, MSC, Yang Ming, COSCO, Interasia, Evergreen, TS Lines, King Ocean, COSCO, Evergreen, TS Lines, TS Lines, Evergreen, TS Lines, Evergreen, Evergreen, King Ocean, Evergreen, Evergreen, Interasia, Evergreen, PanCon, HMM and Evergreen.

Question 3

How long does it take to send cargo from Shanghai to Ho Chi Minh City by air freight?

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Shanghai to Ho Chi Minh City takes around 4h 18m. Flights depart from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) and arrive at Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Shanghai and Ho Chi Minh City?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) and Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) depart every few hours. These flights are serviced by VietJet Air, Juneyao Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, EVA Air, Vietnam Airlines, China Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air, Vietnam Airlines and Thai Airways and the typical transit time is around 4h 18m.

Question 5

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Shanghai and Ho Chi Minh City?

Accepted Answer

No, it doesn't look like there are dedicated Cargo planes flying between Shanghai and Ho Chi Minh City. There are regular passenger aircraft however and they might be able to accommodate your cargo depending on its dimensions and weight.

Question 6

How long does it take to ship cargo from Shanghai to Ho Chi Minh City by road?

Accepted Answer

It will typically take around 1 day 20h to send cargo via road from Shanghai and Ho Chi Minh City. This duration does not factor in traffic, weather or other delays that may occur on route.

Question 7

What is the distance between Shanghai to Ho Chi Minh City by ship?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Shanghai and Ho Chi Minh City by cargo ship is 1,821 Nautical Miles (3,372 Kilometres / 2,096 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Taicang (CNTAG) and Ho Chi Minh City (VNSGN).

Question 8

What is the distance by road between Shanghai to Ho Chi Minh City?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Shanghai and Ho Chi Minh City by road is 3,794 Kilometres (2,358 Miles) and will typically take around 1 day 20h to drive (exluding including traffic and local conditions).

Question 9

What is the distance between Shanghai to Ho Chi Minh City by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Shanghai and Ho Chi Minh City by air is around 2,756 Kilometres (1,712 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) and Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN).

Question 10

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Shanghai to Ho Chi Minh City by sea?

Accepted Answer

327kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Shanghai to Ho Chi Minh City. 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.

Question 11

How much CO2 is produced when sending cargo by air from Shanghai to Ho Chi Minh City?

Accepted Answer

198kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Shanghai to Ho Chi Minh City. 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.

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
VietJet Air	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321
Juneyao Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320
Vietnam Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+1 others
China Eastern Airlines	Daily	Boeing 737-800+4 others
China Southern Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321neo
EVA Air	2-4 times a day	Boeing 777-200F Freighter+3 others
Vietnam Airlines	Every 4-6 weeks	Airbus A321+2 others
China Airlines	1-2 times a day	Airbus A350-900+4 others
Vietnam Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321+2 others
VietJet Air	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320+2 others
Vietnam Airlines	Every 4-6 weeks	Airbus A321+1 others
Thai Airways	1-2 times a day	Airbus A350-900+1 others

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Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Xiamen Air	2-4 times a day	Boeing 737MAX 8+4 others
Shenzhen Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320+3 others
Spring Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A321+1 others
Hainan Airlines	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737-800 (winglets)+1 others
China Southern Airlines	2-4 times a day	Airbus A320neo+8 others
China Southern Airlines	1-2 times a day	Airbus A320neo+5 others
Cathay Pacific	1-2 times a day	Airbus A330-300+4 others
Air China	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 737-800+3 others
Shandong Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 737-800+1 others
China Eastern Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 737-800+3 others
Air China	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+8 others

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
CVT / ASEAN - CVT \| POCEAN - CVT	Direct	2-4 times a week	Sinotrans, POCEAN, ASEAN
BTS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Sinokor, Heung-A
VTX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	POCEAN, SM Line, Namsung
ANX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Sinokor, King Ocean, Namsung, Heung-A
KTX / CKL - KTX \| KMTC - KTX \| POCEAN - KTX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, POCEAN, King Ocean, CK Line
JCV	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia, Wan Hai
CV8 / IA11 / CNC - CV8 \| ML - IA11	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, CNC Line, Maersk
CV2 / CHL5 / CNC - CV2 \| COSCO - CV2 \| EMC - CV2 \| OOCL - CHL5	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, TS Lines, COSCO, Maersk, CNC Line, OOCL
JCH	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
MEANAMRORO	Direct	N/A	Bahri
KVX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
IA88	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, SJJS
FBOL	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	FESCO
CVX / CHL3 / CTS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, Gold Star, Yang Ming, ZIM
CVT	Direct	2-4 times a week	SJJS
VTX1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SITC
CJV / CVS2 / JCV / SINOL - CJV \| SITC - CVS2 \| SJJS - JCV	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, ASEAN, SINOL, SITC, SJJS
SSX / SJJS - SSX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CCL, SJJS
VTX6	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SITC
CV1 / COSCO - CV1 \| EMC - CV1 \| INTERA - CV1 \| WHL - CV1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai, ASEAN, COSCO, Evergreen, Interasia
NJ1 / VTX2 / SINOL - NJ1 \| SITC - VTX2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SITC, CNC Line, SINOL
SAOLA	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
MD4 → PAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
FCS / FME → CV1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen
JCV → CV1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia, Wan Hai
CV1 → THX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CA2 → PAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines, Yang Ming
KCM → KVT	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	King Ocean
CV1 → CVX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
CV1 → TVP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
NV2 / ML - NV2 \| TSL - NV2 → NCX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines, CNC Line
IFX → PAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
CIX6 → NCI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
KCM → NCX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines, CNC Line
CTX → NCI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
JCH → THX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CKI → KVT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean
JCH → NSC	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
MCT → THX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CI5 → PAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia
NSB → THX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CJ1 / CJ2 → KVT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PanCon, CK Line, Namsung
PS6 → VTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
NSB → NSC	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
TVT	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	TCLC
CJV / CVS2 / JCV / SINOL - CJV \| SITC - CVS2 \| SJJS - JCV	Direct	1-2 times a week	CMA CGM, ASEAN, SINOL, SITC, SJJS
SITC - PBT2 & PST2 → CVT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	POCEAN
SINOL - CJV \| SITC - CVS2 \| SJJS - JCV → CVT	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	ASEAN
JCV → CVT	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	SJJS
JCV → IA88	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SJJS
JCV → SSX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SJJS
PBT2 & PST2 → VTX2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	SITC
SINOL - CJV \| SITC - CVS2 \| SJJS - JCV → COSCO - CV1 \| EMC - CV1 \| INTERA - CV1 \| WHL - CV1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ASEAN
CVS2 → VTX6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SITC
PBT2 & PST2 → VTX6	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	SITC
TSJ2 → IA88	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SJJS
CJV / CVS2 → NJ1 / VTX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SINOL, SITC
SINOL - CJV \| SITC - CVS2 \| SJJS - JCV → RBC	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ASEAN
CHH2 → CTX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SJJS
CHH1 → CTX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SJJS
JCV → CTX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SJJS
CVS2 → VTX3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SITC
PBT2 & PST2 → VTX3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	SITC
AAK - FE → SEA7	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	SLS
CHH1 → IA88	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SJJS
PBT2 & PST2 → CBX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	SITC
CVS2 → CBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SITC
AAK - FE → CNC - BBX2 \| SITC - CBX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	SLS

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Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Vehicles
Truck Operator	N/A	Truck 40T
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Shanghai to Ho Chi Minh City By Air freight, Container ship or Road

Shanghai to Ho Chi Minh City by Air freight

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Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport

Closest airports

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport

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