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

The shortest shipping time by sea between Shanghai and Melbourne is 18 days 3h. Ships depart from Shanghai (CNSHG) and arrive at Melbourne (AUMEL) with scheduled departures 1-2 times a day.

How regularly do container ships travel between Shanghai and Melbourne?

There are scheduled container ships that depart 1-2 times a day from Shanghai (CNSHG) and arrive into Melbourne (AUMEL) around 18 days 3h later. These services are operated by OOCL, CMA CGM, MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, TS Lines, ONE, ZIM, MSC, Yang Ming, Evergreen, Yang Ming, COSCO, Maersk, PIL, Evergreen, Evergreen, MSC, Evergreen, Yang Ming, ONE, MSC, Yang Ming, Maersk, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, ONE, Maersk, ONE, Yang Ming, MSC, TS Lines, Yang Ming, PIL, ONE, OOCL, TS Lines, Maersk, PIL, HMM, Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, PIL, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen, Maersk, TS Lines, HMM, COSCO, CMA CGM, TS Lines, MSC, MSC, ANL, Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk, Maersk, Evergreen, Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, Hapag-Lloyd, Hapag-Lloyd, COSCO, COSCO, TS Lines, COSCO, Hapag-Lloyd, Hapag-Lloyd, ZIM, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM, OOCL, COSCO, COSCO, Maersk, PIL and PIL.

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

The quickest flight from Shanghai to Melbourne takes around 10h 25m. Flights depart from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) and arrive at Melbourne International Airport (MEL).

How often do planes fly between Shanghai and Melbourne?

Scheduled flights between Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) and Melbourne International Airport (MEL) depart 1-2 times a day. These flights are serviced by Juneyao Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air, Garuda Indonesia, Singapore Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, Qantas, Thai Airways, AirAsia X, Air New Zealand and Batik Air Malaysia and the typical transit time is around 10h 25m.

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

Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between Shanghai and Melbourne. Cargo flights depart from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) and arrive at Melbourne International Airport (MEL) with departures Every few hours and a average flight time of around 10h 25m. Singapore Airlines operates on this route.

What is the distance between Shanghai to Melbourne by ship?

The distance between Shanghai and Melbourne by cargo ship is 5,344 Nautical Miles (9,897 Kilometres / 6,150 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Taicang (CNTAG) and Melbourne (AUMEL).

What is the distance between Shanghai to Melbourne by air?

The distance between Shanghai and Melbourne by air is around 8,274 Kilometres (5,141 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) and Melbourne International Airport (MEL).

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

959kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Shanghai to Melbourne. 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 Melbourne?

513kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Shanghai to Melbourne. 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 Melbourne by Air freight

The quickest way to get from Shanghai to Melbourne by plane will take about 10h 25m and departs from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) and arrives into Melbourne International Airport (MEL). There are flights departing 1-2 times a day on this route. Juneyao Airlines 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 Melbourne International Airport

Departs from

PVG

Departs from

MEL

10h 25m: 1-2 times a day

8,026 km
4,987 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

334kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Juneyao Airlines	2-4 times a week	Boeing 787-9
China Eastern Airlines	1-2 times a day	Boeing 787-9
China Airlines	2-4 times a week	Boeing 777-300ER+3 others
Philippine Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 777-300+2 others
Vietnam Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787+1 others
VietJet Air	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321+1 others
Garuda Indonesia	2-4 times a week	Airbus A330-300
Singapore AirlinesFreighter	Every few hours	Boeing 747-400 Freighter+4 others
Vietnam Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A321+1 others
Qantas	2-4 times a week	Airbus A330-200 Freighter+2 others
Thai Airways	1-2 times a day	Airbus A350-900
AirAsia X	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-300
Air New Zealand	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-9+5 others
Batik Air Malaysia	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 737-800

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Closest airports

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Melbourne International Airport

Departs from

SHA

Departs from

MEL

17h 10m: Every 1-2 days

8,274 km
5,141 mi.

1 transfer
No stops

Estimated emissions

513kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Xiamen Air	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 737MAX 8+3 others
Cathay Pacific	1-2 times a day	Airbus A330-300+2 others
China Southern Airlines	1-2 times a day	Airbus A350-900+7 others
Hong Kong Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A330-300+1 others
Shenzhen Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A320+2 others
Hainan Airlines	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737-800 (winglets)+1 others
Air China	2-4 times a week	Airbus A350-900+7 others
China Eastern Airlines	1-2 times a week	Airbus A321+3 others

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Shanghai to Melbourne by Container ship

The quickest way to get from Shanghai to Melbourne by ship will take about 18 days 3h and departs from Shanghai (CNSHG) and arrives into Melbourne (AUMEL). There are vessels departing 1-2 times a day on this route. OOCL is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with vessels departing every 1-2 weeks.

Quickest ocean route

Shanghai to Melbourne

Port of loading

CNSHG

Port of loading

AUMEL

18 days 3h: 1-2 times a day

9,811 km
6,096 mi.

Direct
2 stops

Estimated emissions

951kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
A3C / SAC	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, ANL, COSCO, PIL
A3N / A3NANL / ANL - A3N \| CMA - A3NANL \| COSCO - A3N \| OOCL - A3N	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, OOCL, ZIM, ANL, COSCO
Wallaby	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
CAT / STA	Direct	2-4 times a week	Hapag-Lloyd, TS Lines, Sinotrans, Evergreen, Yang Ming, PIL
Dragon / AUN	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Maersk
SAE / CA2	Direct	2-4 times a week	TS Lines, PIL, Yang Ming, SLS
NEAX / NAX / A1X / AUE	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, HMM, Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd
ZAX / Panda	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM, MSC, Gold Star
Koala	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
PS5 → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
JCH → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
MD3 → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
CTW2 → A3N	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
AE1 → Dragon	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
CCE → STA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
FME / IFX → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, TS Lines
NSB → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
Dragon → Panda	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
BEX2 → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
MD1 → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
MD4 → AUN	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
Lion → Panda	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
PS5 → CA2	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	Yang Ming
IOS / ME1 → SAL / GAC	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
IEX / FCS → A3SANL / A3S	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
ML - FI4 → A3SANL	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
KILIMA → A3SANL	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
FE5 → AUN	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
FEW3 → Dragon	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
KCS2 → AU1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
MD3 → CA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
Koala → Panda	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
IFX → CA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
MD1 → CA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
CCE / FBX → SAE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL, SLS
JSTAR / NZJ → Dragon / AUN	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Maersk
CCT1 → AAA1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
SITC - CJV2 → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
AE11 → Dragon	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
CCE → SAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
MD4 → A1X / AUE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, ONE
SE2 / AE11 → SAL / GAC	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
NE2 → NAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
KCS → AA1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
BEX2 / AEM6 / AAS → A3SANL / A3S	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
NE2 / AE1 → SAL / GAC	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
FAL3 → NEAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
SE4 / AE19 → SAL / GAC	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
COSCO - RBC2 \| OOCL - CCT2 \| RCL - RBC2 → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
FE5 → A1X / AUE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, ONE
CV1 → A3S	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
SEAS3 → A3SANL	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
COSCO - RBC2 \| OOCL - CCT2 \| RCL - RBC2 → CA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
AFL → Panda	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Britannia → Panda	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
RBC2 / CCT2 / COSCO - RBC2 \| OOCL - CCT2 \| RCL - RBC2 → A3S	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ANL, COSCO, OOCL
WAX2 / FEW3 → AAXSANL / GAC	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk, CMA CGM
SE1 / AE12 → SAL / GAC	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
AE19 → Dragon	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
AE3 → Dragon	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
FAL1 → NEAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
AE15 → Dragon	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
SE2 → NAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
NE1 / AE2 → SAL / GAC	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
NZJ / COSCO - JKN \| ML - JSTAR \| ONE - NZJ \| OOCL - JKN → NAX / AUE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, ONE
ACSA2 / WSA3 / TLP1 → A3SANL / A3S	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM, OOCL
FAL7 / AEU7 / LL3 → A3SANL / A3S	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, CMA CGM
SITC - CJV2 → CA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
CIX / CIX3 → A3SANL / A3S	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, CMA CGM
NE3 → NAX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
SE4 → NAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
ML - Northern Star → Panda / ZAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM, MSC
SE3 → NAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
SINOL - CJV \| SITC - CVS2 \| SJJS - JCV → A3SANL / SAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, PIL
CSS3 → A3S	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
CME → A3S	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
CT2 / CHL6 → A3S	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
KS1 / A05 → SAL / GAC	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
KCS → AA3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
KCS → AA2	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	PIL

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Closest seaports

Taicang to Melbourne

Port of loading

CNTAG

Port of loading

AUMEL

29 days 21h: Every 2-4 weeks

9,897 km
6,150 mi.

Direct
2 stops

Estimated emissions

959kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
AUEC	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	AAL
SINOL - CJV \| SITC - CVS2 \| SJJS - JCV → SAC	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
SINOL - CJV \| SITC - CVS2 \| SJJS - JCV → A3NANL	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
AAK - FE → NAX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
SINOL - CJV \| SITC - CVS2 \| SJJS - JCV → STA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
SINOL - CJV \| SITC - CVS2 \| SJJS - JCV → A3SANL / SAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, PIL
SITC - PBT2 & PST2 → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
AAK - FE → SAE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SLS
SITC - PBT2 & PST2 → CA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
SINOL - CJV \| SITC - CVS2 \| SJJS - JCV → SAE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
SINOL - CJV \| SITC - CVS2 \| SJJS - JCV → SAC	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
SINOL - CJV \| SITC - CVS2 \| SJJS - JCV → A3NANL	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM

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Air Freight

10h 25m, 1-2 times a day

334kg CO₂e

Container Ship

18 days 3h, 1-2 times a day

951kg CO₂e

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There are scheduled container ships that depart 1-2 times a day from Shanghai (CNSHG) and arrive into Melbourne (AUMEL) around 18 days 3h later. These services are operated by OOCL, CMA CGM, MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, TS Lines, ONE, ZIM, MSC, Yang Ming, Evergreen, Yang Ming, COSCO, Maersk, PIL, Evergreen, Evergreen, MSC, Evergreen, Yang Ming, ONE, MSC, Yang Ming, Maersk, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, ONE, Maersk, ONE, Yang Ming, MSC, TS Lines, Yang Ming, PIL, ONE, OOCL, TS Lines, Maersk, PIL, HMM, Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, PIL, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen, Maersk, TS Lines, HMM, COSCO, CMA CGM, TS Lines, MSC, MSC, ANL, Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk, Maersk, Evergreen, Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, Hapag-Lloyd, Hapag-Lloyd, COSCO, COSCO, TS Lines, COSCO, Hapag-Lloyd, Hapag-Lloyd, ZIM, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM, OOCL, COSCO, COSCO, Maersk, PIL and PIL.
Scheduled flights between Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) and Melbourne International Airport (MEL) depart 1-2 times a day. These flights are serviced by Juneyao Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air, Garuda Indonesia, Singapore Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, Qantas, Thai Airways, AirAsia X, Air New Zealand and Batik Air Malaysia and the typical transit time is around 10h 25m.

Shanghai to Melbourne By Air freight, Container ship or Road

Shanghai to Melbourne by Air freight

Quickest air route

Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Melbourne International Airport

Closest airports

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Melbourne International Airport

Shanghai to Melbourne by Container ship

Quickest ocean route

Shanghai to Melbourne

Closest seaports

Taicang to Melbourne

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