Sri Lanka to China By Air freight, Container ship or Road
Explore the best way to ship your cargo from Sri Lanka to China by Air, Sea and Road. Compare transit times, market rates, emissions, sailing schedules and much more.
Sri Lanka to China by Air freight
The quickest way to get from Sri Lanka to China by plane will take about 5h 17m and departs from Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and arrives into Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU). There are flights departing every 1-2 days on this route. Air China is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with flights departing every 1-2 days.
Quickest air route
Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
The quickest way to get from Sri Lanka to China by ship will take about 7 days 20h and departs from Colombo (LKCMB) and arrives into Nansha (CNNSA). There are vessels departing every 1-2 weeks on this route. Hapag-Lloyd is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with vessels departing every 1-2 weeks.
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The shortest shipping time by sea between Sri Lanka and China is 7 days 20h. Ships depart from Colombo (LKCMB) and arrive at Nansha (CNNSA) with scheduled departures Every 1-2 weeks.
There are scheduled container ships that depart every 1-2 weeks from Colombo (LKCMB) and arrive into Nansha (CNNSA) around 7 days 20h later. These services are operated by Hapag-Lloyd, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC, CMA CGM, Evergreen, COSCO, ONE, CMA CGM, Maersk, ONE, COSCO, CMA CGM, COSCO, Maersk, TS Lines, PIL, COSCO, CMA CGM, COSCO, ONE, COSCO, OOCL, COSCO, CMA CGM, TS Lines, Evergreen, OOCL, TS Lines, Evergreen, CMA CGM, TS Lines, Evergreen, CMA CGM, ONE, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, Evergreen, Evergreen, COSCO, COSCO, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, OOCL, Evergreen and Evergreen.
The quickest flight from Sri Lanka to China takes around 5h 17m. Flights depart from Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and arrive at Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU).
Scheduled flights between Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) depart every 1-2 days. These flights are serviced by Air China, China Eastern Airlines and Thai Airways and the typical transit time is around 5h 17m.
Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between Sri Lanka and China. Cargo flights depart from Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and arrive at Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) with departures Daily and a average flight time of around 7hrs. Cathay Pacific operates on this route.
The distance between Sri Lanka and China by cargo ship is 3,053 Nautical Miles (5,654 Kilometres / 3,513 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Colombo (LKCMB) and Nansha (CNNSA).
The distance between Sri Lanka and China by air is around 3,633 Kilometres (2,257 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU).
492kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Sri Lanka 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.
165kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Sri Lanka 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.
