How long does it take to ship a container from South Korea to Australia by sea?

The shortest shipping time by sea between South Korea and Australia is 19 days 22h. Ships depart from Busan (KRPUS) and arrive at Brisbane (AUBNE) with scheduled departures 1-2 times a week.

How regularly do container ships travel between South Korea and Australia?

There are scheduled container ships that depart 1-2 times a week from Busan (KRPUS) and arrive into Brisbane (AUBNE) around 19 days 22h later. These services are operated by ONE, ANL, ZIM, MSC, MSC, Maersk, COSCO, Maersk, Maersk, COSCO, OOCL, COSCO, MSC, ZIM, MSC, MSC, MSC, COSCO, COSCO, MSC, MSC, Maersk, COSCO, Maersk, MSC, MSC, CMA CGM, ONE, COSCO, MSC, COSCO, COSCO, ONE and MSC.

How long does it take to send cargo from South Korea to Australia by air freight?

The quickest flight from South Korea to Australia takes around 9h 30m. Flights depart from Incheon International Airport (ICN) and arrive at Brisbane International Airport (BNE).

How often do planes fly between South Korea and Australia?

Scheduled flights between Incheon International Airport (ICN) and Brisbane International Airport (BNE) depart every 1-2 days. These flights are serviced by Jetstar Airways, Korean Air, China Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Singapore Airlines and the typical transit time is around 9h 30m.

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between South Korea and Australia?

Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between South Korea and Australia. Cargo flights depart from Incheon International Airport (ICN) and arrive at Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD) with departures 2-4 times a day and a average flight time of around 10h 15m. Cathay Pacific operates on this route.

What is the distance between South Korea to Australia by ship?

The distance between South Korea and Australia by cargo ship is 5,344 Nautical Miles (9,897 Kilometres / 6,150 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Busan (KRPUS) and Brisbane (AUBNE).

What is the distance between South Korea to Australia by air?

The distance between South Korea and Australia by air is around 7,738 Kilometres (4,808 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Incheon International Airport (ICN) and Brisbane International Airport (BNE).

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from South Korea to Australia by sea?

923kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from South Korea to Australia. 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 South Korea to Australia?

304kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from South Korea to Australia. 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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South Korea to Australia by Air freight

The quickest way to get from South Korea to Australia by plane will take about 9h 30m and departs from Incheon International Airport (ICN) and arrives into Brisbane International Airport (BNE). There are flights departing every 1-2 days on this route. Jetstar Airways is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with flights departing 2-4 times a week.

Quickest air route

Incheon International Airport to Brisbane International Airport

Departs from

ICN

Departs from

BNE

9h 30m: Every 1-2 days

7,738 km
4,808 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

304kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Jetstar Airways	2-4 times a week	Boeing 787-8
Korean Air	2-4 times a week	Boeing 787-9
China Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A330-300+1 others
China Eastern Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321+3 others
China Southern Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321neo+2 others
Singapore Airlines	2-4 times a day	Boeing 787+1 others

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Cargo flights

Incheon International Airport to Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport

Departs from

ICN

Departs from

SYD

10h 15m: 1-2 times a day

8,352 km
5,190 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

325kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Cathay PacificFreighter	2-4 times a day	Boeing 747-400 Freighter+6 others
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South Korea to Australia by Container ship

The quickest way to get from South Korea to Australia by ship will take about 19 days 22h and departs from Busan (KRPUS) and arrives into Brisbane (AUBNE). There are vessels departing 1-2 times a week on this route. ONE is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with vessels departing every 1-2 weeks.

Quickest ocean route

Busan to Brisbane

Port of loading

KRPUS

Port of loading

AUBNE

19 days 22h: 1-2 times a week

9,897 km
6,150 mi.

Direct
3 stops

Estimated emissions

923kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
JKN / JSTAR / NZJ / COSCO - JKN \| ML - JSTAR \| ONE - NZJ \| OOCL - JKN	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, COSCO, OOCL
APR2 / APRANL2 / ANL - APR2 \| CMA - APRANL2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ANL, CNC Line, CMA CGM
ZAX / Panda / GSL - ZAX \| MSC - Panda \| ZIM - ZAX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM, COSCO, MSC, Gold Star
Andes → ML - Northern Star	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	MSC
Lynx → ML - Northern Star	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
JSTAR → Northern Star	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
AIS → JKN	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
A04 → Northern Star	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
TP8 → Northern Star	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
CIX3 → JKN	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
SEA3 / PSX → JKN	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
CIX3 / CI3 → ZAX / GSL - ZAX \| MSC - Panda \| ZIM - ZAX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, Gold Star, ZIM
PHOENIX → Panda	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Origami / MSC - Origami → Panda / ZAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM, MSC
Sentosa → Panda	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
AZTEC → Panda	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Tiger → Panda	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
SEA3 → GSL - ZAX \| MSC - Panda \| ZIM - ZAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
AIS → GSL - ZAX \| MSC - Panda \| ZIM - ZAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
Swan → Panda	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
JADE → Panda	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
Cape Town Express → Eastern Australia Connect	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
MPNW → GSL - ZAX \| MSC - Panda \| ZIM - ZAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
I15 → Eastern Australia Connect	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
Andes → Panda	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Lynx → Panda	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
CPNW → APRANL2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
SPS A → NZJ	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
JKN → GSL - ZAX \| MSC - Panda \| ZIM - ZAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
Carioca → Panda	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
AEM6 → GSL - ZAX \| MSC - Panda \| ZIM - ZAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
CIX3 / CI3 → ZAX / GSL - ZAX \| MSC - Panda \| ZIM - ZAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Gold Star, ZIM
JKS EAST → NZJ	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
Griffin → Panda	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC

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Most frequent

Busan to Melbourne

Port of loading

KRPUS

Port of loading

AUMEL

24 days 22h: 2-4 times a week

11,869 km
7,375 mi.

Direct
4 stops

Estimated emissions

1.15t CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
A3N / A3NANL / ANL - A3N \| CMA - A3NANL \| COSCO - A3N \| OOCL - A3N	Direct	2-4 times a week	ZIM, OOCL, CMA CGM, ANL, COSCO
FP2 → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
APR2 / APRANL2 → ACX / ANL - ACX \| COSCO - ACX \| OOCL - ACX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ANL, CMA CGM
JKN → ACX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
BEX2 / AEM6 / AAS → ACX / ANL - ACX \| COSCO - ACX \| OOCL - ACX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
WSA2 → A3N	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
CIX / CIX3 → ACX / ANL - ACX \| COSCO - ACX \| OOCL - ACX	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	OOCL, COSCO, CMA CGM
IEX / FCS → ACX / ANL - ACX \| COSCO - ACX \| OOCL - ACX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
AIS → A3N	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
WSA2 / WS2 / SA6 → CAT / STA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL, Evergreen, Yang Ming
A3N / A3NANL → ACX / ANL - ACX \| COSCO - ACX \| OOCL - ACX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM, OOCL, ANL, COSCO
A04 → QILIN	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
Sentosa → Wallaby	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
CPNW / MPNW / PNW2 → A3NANL / A3N	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
Lynx → ML - QILIN	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
EC3 → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
Andes → ML - QILIN	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
Origami → Wallaby	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
PHOENIX → Wallaby	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
NSB → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
A04 → WAF7	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
JSTAR → QILIN	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
APRANL2 → ML - QILIN	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
CPTFEED / Cape Town Express → AAXSANL / GAC	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk, CMA CGM
AIS → A3C	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
JADE → Wallaby	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
JSTAR → WAF7	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
Tiger → Wallaby	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
MPNW / PNW2 → A3C	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
AME1/TPM / AZTEC → Wallaby / MSC - Wallaby	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, Hapag-Lloyd
MIDAS2 / PROTEA → AAXSANL / GAC	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, CMA CGM
Swan → Wallaby	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
APR2 / APRANL2 → A3N / A3NANL	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ANL, CMA CGM
Carioca → ML - QILIN	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
AIS → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
CKL - NKT \| CNC - NKT \| KMTC - NKT \| NMSUNG - NKT → CAT	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	TS Lines
SSX → CA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
WC5 → MSC - Wallaby	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
MD3 → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
SSX → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
AME1/TPM → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
JKN → A3N	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
I15 → GAC	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
SITC - CJV2 → CAT	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	TS Lines
JKN / NZJ / COSCO - JKN \| ML - JSTAR \| ONE - NZJ \| OOCL - JKN → ZAX2 / SA2 / SAS / SAF2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, COSCO, OOCL
MD5 → CAT	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Yang Ming
SSX → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
CIX / CIX3 / CI3 → A3NANL / A3N / ANL - A3N \| CMA - A3NANL \| COSCO - A3N \| OOCL - A3N	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO, CMA CGM, ZIM
BEX2 / AEM6 / AAS → A3NANL / A3N	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
FE6 → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
CIX / CIX3 → A3SANL / A3S	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM, OOCL
Lynx → Wallaby	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
AN2 / Andes → Wallaby / MSC - Wallaby	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC, Hapag-Lloyd
SSX → CA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
APR2 → A3C	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ANL
JSTAR / NZJ → Dragon / AUN	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, ONE
BS1 → MSC - Wallaby	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
AN2 → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
AEM6 / AAS → A3C	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
TP8 → WAF7	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
NZJ / COSCO - JKN \| ML - JSTAR \| ONE - NZJ \| OOCL - JKN → NAX / AUE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, ONE
TP8 → QILIN	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
MS2 → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
SITC - CJV2 → CA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
BEX2 → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
WC5 → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
Carioca → Wallaby	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
JKN → A3C	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
CIX3 / CI3 → ZAX / GSL - ZAX \| MSC - Panda \| ZIM - ZAX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, Gold Star, ZIM
KCX → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
AIS → A3N	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
SEA3 / PSX → A3S	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
SITC - CJV2 → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
NSB → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
Griffin → ML - QILIN	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
CIX3 → A3C	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	OOCL, COSCO
BEX2 → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
MS2 → CA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
SITC - CJV2 → CA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
BS1 → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
BEX2 / AEM6 / AAS → A3SANL / A3S	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
SEA3 → GSL - ZAX \| MSC - Panda \| ZIM - ZAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
COSCO - JKN \| ML - JSTAR \| ONE - NZJ \| OOCL - JKN → CAT	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
NAT → PNG	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Swire
KCX → CA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
PS3 → CAT	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Yang Ming
WC2 → MSC - Wallaby	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
TP11 → QILIN	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
PS3 → CA2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Yang Ming
WC2 → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
Griffin → Wallaby	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
FP2 → CA2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Yang Ming

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Air Freight

9h 30m, Every 1-2 days

304kg CO₂e

Container Ship

19 days 22h, 1-2 times a week

923kg CO₂e

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South Korea to Australia By Air freight, Container ship or Road

South Korea to Australia by Air freight

Quickest air route

Incheon International Airport to Brisbane International Airport

Cargo flights

Incheon International Airport to Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport

South Korea to Australia by Container ship

Quickest ocean route

Busan to Brisbane

Most frequent

Busan to Melbourne

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