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

The shortest shipping time by sea between South Korea and China is 14h 50m. Ships depart from Incheon (KRINC) and arrive at Weihai (CNWEI) with scheduled departures 2-4 times a week.

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

There are scheduled container ships that depart 2-4 times a week from Incheon (KRINC) and arrive into Weihai (CNWEI) around 14h 50m later. These services are operated by Sinokor.

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

The quickest flight from South Korea to China takes around 1h 10m. Flights depart from Incheon International Airport (ICN) and arrive at Yantai Penglai International Airport (YNT).

How often do planes fly between South Korea and China?

Scheduled flights between Incheon International Airport (ICN) and Yantai Penglai International Airport (YNT) depart every few hours. These flights are serviced by SF Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Eastar Jet, China Eastern Airlines, Asiana Airlines and Asiana Airlines and the typical transit time is around 1h 10m.

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

Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between South Korea and China. Cargo flights depart from Incheon International Airport (ICN) and arrive at Yantai Penglai International Airport (YNT) with departures Every 1-2 days and a average flight time of around 1h 10m. SF Airlines operates on this route.

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

The distance between South Korea and China by cargo ship is 222 Nautical Miles (412 Kilometres / 256 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Incheon (KRINC) and Weihai (CNWEI).

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

The distance between South Korea and China by air is around 483 Kilometres (300 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Incheon International Airport (ICN) and Yantai Penglai International Airport (YNT).

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

40kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from South Korea to China. 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 China?

44kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from South Korea to China. 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 China by Air freight

The quickest way to get from South Korea to China by plane will take about 1h 10m and departs from Incheon International Airport (ICN) and arrives into Yantai Penglai International Airport (YNT). There are flights departing every few hours on this route. SF Airlines is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with flights departing every 1-2 days.

Quickest air route

Incheon International Airport to Yantai Penglai International Airport

Departs from

ICN

Departs from

YNT

1h 10m: Every few hours

483 km
300 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

44kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
SF AirlinesFreighter	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 747-400 Freighter
China Eastern Airlines	2-4 times a day	Airbus A320
Eastar Jet	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 737-800
China Eastern Airlines	Daily	Airbus A321+4 others
Asiana Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-300+5 others
Asiana Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321neo+2 others

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Cargo flights

Incheon International Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport

Departs from

ICN

Departs from

CGO

1h 45m: 2-4 times a day

1,180 km
733 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

69kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Atlas AirFreighter	Every 4-6 weeks	Boeing 747-8F Freighter
Longhao AirlinesFreighter	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737 Freighter
China Postal AirlinesFreighter	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737 Freighter
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Most frequent

Incheon International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Departs from

ICN

Departs from

PVG

1h 16m: Every 1-2 hours

823 km
512 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

76kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Atlas AirFreighter	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 747-400+1 others
China Cargo AirlinesFreighter	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 777 Freighter
Asiana Airlines	2-4 times a day	Airbus A330-300+4 others
Eastar Jet	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 737-800
China Eastern Airlines	Every few hours	Airbus A321+3 others
Spring Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A320
China Southern Airlines	1-2 times a day	Airbus A321
Korean Air	1-2 times a day	Airbus A330-300+2 others
Shanghai Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 737-800

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Air routes from South Korea to China

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South Korea to China by Container ship

The quickest way to get from South Korea to China by ship will take about 14h 50m and departs from Incheon (KRINC) and arrives into Weihai (CNWEI). There are vessels departing 2-4 times a week on this route. Sinokor is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with vessels departing 2-4 times a week.

Quickest ocean route

Incheon to Weihai

Port of loading

KRINC

Port of loading

CNWEI

14h 50m: 2-4 times a week

412 km
256 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

40kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
IWS / HS - IWS	Direct	2-4 times a week	Sinokor, HS
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Most frequent

Busan to Shanghai

Port of loading

KRPUS

Port of loading

CNSHG

1 day 7h: Every few hours

868 km
540 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

84kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
CJV2	Direct	2-4 times a week	SITC
NSB	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, Sinokor
BTS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Sinokor, Heung-A
FIL	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
KME / AG1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming, HMM, ONE
CIX / CIX3 / CI3 / RKI10	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO, CMA CGM, Gold Star, RCL, ZIM
FE3 / Condor	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, HMM, MSC, Yang Ming
CJV3	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SITC
MP2 / Lynx / MS2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, HMM, MSC, Yang Ming
VTX1	Direct	2-4 times a week	SITC
VTX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	POCEAN, SM Line, Namsung
CKI	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean, COSCO
KIS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
KTX / CKL - KTX \| KMTC - KTX \| POCEAN - KTX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	POCEAN, HMM, King Ocean, CK Line
JKN / JSTAR / NZJ / COSCO - JKN \| ML - JSTAR \| ONE - NZJ \| OOCL - JKN	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, COSCO, HEDE, Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL
KVX	Direct	2-4 times a week	HMM
HIX / KSH / SHX	Direct	2-4 times a week	King Ocean, CK Line, SM Line
PCI / EMC - PCI \| HA - PCI \| SKR - PCI	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Sinokor, Evergreen, Heung-A
WC2 / TP8	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
FL2 / SX2	Direct	1-2 times a week	ONE, HMM
KMS / KMSK / HA - KMS \| KMTC - KMSK	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean, KCN, Heung-A
APR2 / APRANL2 / ANL - APR2 \| CMA - APRANL2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CNC Line, ANL, CMA CGM
ANX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean, Sinokor, Namsung, Heung-A
NTP	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean, Namsung
KCM3 / KCS / KCX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Yang Ming, King Ocean
BEX2 / AEM6 / AAS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
PS3	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Yang Ming, HMM
BUSAN-KWANGYANG-SHANGHAI-NINGBO / BS9 / EAS - BUSAN-KWANGYANG-SHANGHAI-NINGBO \| POCEAN - BS9	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, EAS, POCEAN
HP2	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
FEM	Direct	2-4 times a week	Sinokor, Heung-A, King Ocean
PHOENIX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
PCI2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Sinokor, Heung-A, Dongjin
CCS / CI5 / FME2	Direct	2-4 times a week	Interasia, Wan Hai, King Ocean, BTL
FIM / IOM	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, HMM
CSC / SIS2 / FI1 / AIS2 / GFS - CSC \| HA - SIS2 \| SILMAR - FI1 \| SKR - SIS2 \| TSL - AIS2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SLS, ZS, Sinokor, GFS, Heung-A, SILMAR, TS Lines
NCS / CKL - NCS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	POCEAN, CK Line
RCX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Dong Young
HP2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
IA88	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, SJJS
BSN	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Namsung
AN2 / NW2 / Andes / AX2	Direct	1-2 times a week	ONE, MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, HMM
Carioca / MSC - Carioca	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC, Hapag-Lloyd
CIK / KI8 / KCI / SEA7	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SLS, PIL, CNC Line, CK Line
CJ1 / BNS / NSBUK / CJ2 / CKL - CJ1 \| DWOO - BNS \| EAS - NSBUK \| NMSUNG - CJ2 \| PNCN - CJ1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	PanCon, Sinokor, CK Line, DWOO, EAS, Namsung
IA5 / ML - IA5	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CNC Line, Maersk
KCJ1 / DJS - KCJ1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Namsung, Dongjin
PS6	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, ONE, SM Line, Wan Hai, Yang Ming
IA3	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
AME1/TPM / NW3 / AZTEC / AX3	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC, HMM
MD3 / Tiger	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC, HMM, ONE, Yang Ming
AFL	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
MD5 / Jade	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC, HMM, ONE, Yang Ming
FE6 / Swan	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC, HMM, ONE, Yang Ming
KMS / KMSK / HA - KMS \| KMTC - KMSK	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean, KCN, Heung-A
PNS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SM Line
QJX1 → TSJ2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SJJS
ANX → KMS / KMSK	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean, Heung-A
KHS1 → KMS / KMSK	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean, Heung-A
JSV → NCT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
KJS10 → SINOL - SKT7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Sinokor
PJX → VTX3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean
KBX → BTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Heung-A, Sinokor
BSS1 → BTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Sinokor, Heung-A
ANX → CJ2 / CKL - CJ1 \| DWOO - BNS \| EAS - NSBUK \| NMSUNG - CJ2 \| PNCN - CJ1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Namsung, Sinokor
KHP → CJ1 / CJ2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Namsung, CK Line, PanCon

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Ocean routes from South Korea to China

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Air Freight

1h 10m, Every few hours

44kg CO₂e

Container Ship

14h 50m, 2-4 times a week

40kg CO₂e

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

South Korea to China by Air freight

Quickest air route

Incheon International Airport to Yantai Penglai International Airport

Cargo flights

Incheon International Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport

Most frequent

Incheon International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

South Korea to China by Container ship

Quickest ocean route

Incheon to Weihai

Most frequent

Busan to Shanghai

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