Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between South Korea and Canada is 12 days 11h. Ships depart from Busan (KRPUS) and arrive at Vancouver (CAVAN) with scheduled departures 1-2 times a day.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart 1-2 times a day from Busan (KRPUS) and arrive into Vancouver (CAVAN) around 12 days 11h later. These services are operated by SM Line, Yang Ming, ONE, Hapag-Lloyd, Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming, Swire, Swire, Swire, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk, SM Line, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, Evergreen, Yang Ming, HMM, Yang Ming, Yang Ming, COSCO, ONE, HMM, ONE, COSCO, ZIM, HMM, Yang Ming, ZIM, HMM, Maersk, ONE, SM Line, Swire, Swire, Swire, HMM, COSCO, HMM, COSCO, MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC, COSCO, CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, CMA CGM, ONE, Evergreen, HMM, Yang Ming, ONE, MSC, COSCO, MSC, MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, HMM, COSCO, COSCO, CMA CGM, HMM, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, HMM, HMM, ZIM, Maersk, HMM, OOCL, Yang Ming and HMM.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from South Korea to Canada takes around 10hrs. Flights depart from Incheon International Airport (ICN) and arrive at Vancouver International Airport (YVR).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between South Korea and Canada?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Incheon International Airport (ICN) and Vancouver International Airport (YVR) depart 1-2 times a day. These flights are serviced by Air Canada, T'way Air, Alaska Airlines, Japan Airlines, ZIPAIR, All Nippon Airways, China Eastern Airlines, United Airlines, EVA Air, China Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Xiamen Air, Asiana Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Asiana Airlines and the typical transit time is around 10hrs.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

The distance between South Korea and Canada by cargo ship is 4,672 Nautical Miles (8,652 Kilometres / 5,376 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Busan (KRPUS) and Vancouver (CAVAN).

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

The distance between South Korea and Canada by air is around 8,209 Kilometres (5,101 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Incheon International Airport (ICN) and Vancouver International Airport (YVR).

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

561kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from South Korea to Canada. 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 9

How much CO2 is produced when sending cargo by air from South Korea to Canada?

Accepted Answer

346kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from South Korea to Canada. 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
Air Canada	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-9
T'way Air	2-4 times a week	Airbus A330-300
Alaska Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-9+1 others
Japan Airlines	2-4 times a week	Boeing 767-300 Freighter+2 others
ZIPAIR	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-8
All Nippon Airways	Every 1-2 weeks	Boeing 767 Freighter+1 others
China Eastern Airlines	1-2 times a week	Airbus A321+4 others
United Airlines	1-2 times a day	Boeing 787-9+2 others
EVA Air	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-9+2 others
China Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-300+1 others
Delta Air Lines	1-2 times a week	Airbus A350-900+1 others
Xiamen Air	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737-800+1 others
Asiana Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 777-200LR+1 others
Asiana Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A350-900+1 others
Delta Air Lines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+1 others
Asiana Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A380-800+2 others

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Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Korean Air	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900
Air Canada	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-9
Delta Air Lines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+1 others
Alaska Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-9+1 others
Delta Air Lines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+1 others
Air Canada	2-4 times a week	Boeing 787-9+9 others
American Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-9+2 others
United Airlines	2-4 times a week	Boeing 787-9+1 others
Delta Air Lines	1-2 times a day	Airbus A350-900+2 others
Delta Air Lines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+3 others
Asiana Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+2 others

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
SBX	Direct	2-4 times a week	SM Line
PN3	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming, HMM, ONE
EXW	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
Chinook / ZNP / MSC - Chinook \| ZIM - ZNP	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk, MSC, SLS, ZIM
WC4 / TP5	Direct	2-4 times a week	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
FP2 / Griffin	Direct	1-2 times a week	Yang Ming, HMM, ONE, MSC
SVC2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Swire
1C	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	Swire
1J	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	Swire
WC3 / TP1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
AC2	Direct	N/A	Maersk
SBX	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	SM Line
CPNW / MPNW / PNW2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
CPNW / MPNW / PNW2	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
NSB → PE2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
FL2 / SX2 / SSX → PN3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming, ONE, HMM
EC3 → PN3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	HMM, ONE, Yang Ming
MP2 / MS2 → PN3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming, ONE, HMM
KCS / KCX → PN3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming, ONE
JKN → CPV / PNW5	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
NW2 / AX2 → PN3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, HMM
FIL → PN3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
JTV2 → PN1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
AEM6 / BEX2 / AAS → CPV / PE2 / PNW5	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
Amberjack / ZCP → Chinook / ZNP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM, MSC
KVX / CVT → PN3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, ONE
PS3 → PN3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Yang Ming, ONE, HMM
ANL - A3N \| CMA - A3NANL \| COSCO - A3N \| OOCL - A3N → ZNP	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ZIM
CKL - KTX \| KMTC - KTX \| POCEAN - KTX → PN3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
ONE - CTP \| RCL - RLM2 → MSC - Chinook \| ZIM - ZNP	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
NZJ → PN3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
VTX → SBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SM Line
PNA A → SVC2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Swire
PNA A → 1J	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Swire
PNA A → 1C	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Swire
FIM / IOM → PN3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, ONE
CIX3 → CPV / PNW5	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
KIS → PN3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
AIS → EPNW	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
Panda / ZAX → Chinook / ZNP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC, ZIM
NAX → MSC - Chinook \| ZIM - ZNP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
Dolphin → Chinook	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
AIS → CPV	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
CPNW / MPNW / PNW2 → NWX / EPNW / PNW3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
MPNW / PNW2 → CPV / PNW5	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
NSB → PNW1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
APRANL2 → NWX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
PS3 → PN1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE, HMM, Yang Ming
NSB → TPN	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
MD3 → PN1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, ONE, Yang Ming
MP2 / MS2 → PN3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming, ONE, HMM
JPH → PN1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
Lynx → Chinook	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
JKN → EPNW / PNW3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
AN2 / Andes → Chinook / MSC - Chinook \| ZIM - ZNP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC, Hapag-Lloyd
Carioca → Chinook	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
AME1/TPM / NW3 / AX3 → PN1 / PMR - PN1 \|\| HMM - PN1 \| ONE - PN1 \| YML - PN1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, HMM
FE6 → PN1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, ONE, Yang Ming
CIX / CIX3 → NWX / EPNW / PNW3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, CMA CGM
SEA3 / PSX → OPNW / PNW1	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	COSCO, OOCL, Evergreen
BEX2 / AEM6 / AAS → NWX / EPNW / TPN / PNW3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
MD5 → PN1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	HMM, ONE, Yang Ming
JSTAR / COSCO - JKN \| ML - JSTAR \| ONE - NZJ \| OOCL - JKN → MSC - Chinook \| ZIM - ZNP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
WC2 / TP8 → MSC - Chinook \| ZIM - ZNP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
WC5 / TP7 → PMR - PN1 \|\| HMM - PN1 \| ONE - PN1 \| YML - PN1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
FIL → PN3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
KVX / CVT → PN3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, ONE
CI3 → ZNP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM
BS1 / A04 → MSC - Chinook \| ZIM - ZNP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
KIS → PN3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
CIX / CIX3 → DAH / OPNW / PNW1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	OOCL, CMA CGM, COSCO
PS3 → PN3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Yang Ming, ONE, HMM
FIM / IOM → PN3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, ONE

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

South Korea to Canada by Air freight

Quickest air route

Incheon International Airport to Vancouver International Airport

Most frequent

Incheon International Airport to Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport

South Korea to Canada by Container ship

Quickest ocean route

Busan to Vancouver

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