Question 1

How long does it take to ship a container from Sri Lanka to Saudi Arabia by sea?

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia is 8 days 4h. Ships depart from Colombo (LKCMB) and arrive at Jeddah (SAJED) with scheduled departures 2-4 times a week.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart 2-4 times a week from Colombo (LKCMB) and arrive into Jeddah (SAJED) around 8 days 4h later. These services are operated by ANL, SLD, CMA CGM, Emirates Shipping, CMA CGM, Evergreen, X-Press Feeders, CMA CGM, Wan Hai, Wan Hai, Evergreen, OOCL, Evergreen, CMA CGM, China United, CMA CGM, Wan Hai, COSCO, Evergreen, MSC, CMA CGM, Wan Hai, CMA CGM, COSCO, Wan Hai, CMA CGM, CMA CGM and Maersk.

Question 3

How long does it take to send cargo from Sri Lanka to Saudi Arabia by air freight?

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Sri Lanka to Saudi Arabia takes around 5h 45m. Flights depart from Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and arrive at King Khaled International Airport (RUH).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and King Khaled International Airport (RUH) depart every 1-2 days. These flights are serviced by SriLankan Airlines, Qatar Airways, Emirates, Etihad Airways, SalamAir, Air Arabia, FlyDubai, IndiGo, Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways, IndiGo, Air India and IndiGo and the typical transit time is around 5h 45m.

Question 5

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia?

Accepted Answer

No, it doesn't look like there are dedicated Cargo planes flying between Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia. 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 Sri Lanka to Saudi Arabia by ship?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia by cargo ship is 2,803 Nautical Miles (5,191 Kilometres / 3,225 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Colombo (LKCMB) and Jeddah (SAJED).

Question 7

What is the distance between Sri Lanka to Saudi Arabia by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia by air is around 4,045 Kilometres (2,514 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and King Khaled International Airport (RUH).

Question 8

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Sri Lanka to Saudi Arabia by sea?

Accepted Answer

324kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Sri Lanka to Saudi Arabia. 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 Sri Lanka to Saudi Arabia?

Accepted Answer

316kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Sri Lanka to Saudi Arabia. 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
SriLankan Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-300+1 others
Qatar Airways	2-4 times a day	Boeing 787-8+9 others
Emirates	2-4 times a day	Boeing 777-300ER+1 others
Etihad Airways	Daily	Airbus A321+3 others
SalamAir	2-4 times a week	Airbus A321neo+1 others
Air Arabia	2-4 times a week	Airbus A320+2 others
FlyDubai	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 737MAX 8+1 others
IndiGo	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo
Jazeera Airways	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo+1 others
Kuwait Airways	2-4 times a week	Airbus A320neo+1 others
IndiGo	2-4 times a week	Airbus A320neo
Air India	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo
IndiGo	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo

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Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Qatar Airways	2-4 times a day	Boeing 787-8+8 others
Etihad Airways	Daily	Airbus A321+2 others
Emirates	2-4 times a day	Boeing 777-300ER+2 others
IndiGo	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo
IndiGo	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo
FlyDubai	2-4 times a day	Boeing 737MAX 8+1 others
IndiGo	2-4 times a week	Airbus A320neo
Jazeera Airways	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo+1 others
Kuwait Airways	2-4 times a week	Airbus A320neo+2 others
Air India	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo
Gulf Air	Daily	Airbus A321neo+3 others
Air India	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321+2 others
Turkish Airlines	Daily	Airbus A330-300+6 others

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
MEDEX / MINA / WM3 / CMA - MEDEX \| COSCO - MINA \| OOCL - WM3	Direct	2-4 times a week	ANL, CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
MSC - Djibouti → Asia - Red Sea	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	SLD
C3MAPL → GULFJJS1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
CSX → ITS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Emirates Shipping
CCS / WIS / JAC → GULFJJS1 / JJS/SJS / SJS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, GFS, Maersk
C3MAPL / AGI → GULFEMIR / RGI	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen, CMA CGM, Unifeeder
SGS / CCS / ISG / WIS / SGX → IRS / GULFISI / IRX2 / JRS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	X-Press Feeders, Evergreen, BTL, CMA CGM, GFS
C3MAPL → BIGEX2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
CIX → RGI / IM1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai, Evergreen
PMX → IM2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
CIX8 / CSX / CWX2 → RGI / IRC / IRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, Emirates Shipping, X-Press Feeders
CIX / CIX3 → MEDEX / MINA / WM3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, CMA CGM, COSCO
CIX8 / CWX2 → IRX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, X-Press Feeders
CCS → BIGEX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
CSX → IMR	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	China United
FAL6 → REX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
CIX → CUL - IMR \| UNIG - IMR	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
ESA2 / ES2 → RES2 / RS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, PIL
CIX8 / CSX / CWX2 → RGI / IRC / IRX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, Emirates Shipping, X-Press Feeders
IPAK → MESSL - RSGI	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
GULFHERC/AS8 → REX2	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	CMA CGM
PMX → CUL - IMR \| UNIG - IMR	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	Wan Hai
CIX → BIGEX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
PMX → MINA / WM3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
PMX → IM1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
C3MAPL / AGI → MEDEX / MINA	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO
CCS → MEDEX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
IEX / ME2 → JD1 / Jeddah 1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd

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Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport to King Khaled International Airport

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Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport to King Abdulaziz International Airport

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