How long does it take to ship a container from Thailand to Malaysia by sea?

The shortest shipping time by sea between Thailand and Malaysia is 1 day 19h. Ships depart from Laem Chabang (THLCH) and arrive at Kuantan (MYKUA) with scheduled departures 2-4 times a week.

How regularly do container ships travel between Thailand and Malaysia?

There are scheduled container ships that depart 2-4 times a week from Laem Chabang (THLCH) and arrive into Kuantan (MYKUA) around 1 day 19h later. These services are operated by Sinokor, Sinokor, Evergreen, SITC and SITC.

How long does it take to send cargo from Thailand to Malaysia by air freight?

The quickest flight from Thailand to Malaysia takes around 1hr. Flights depart from Phuket International Airport (HKT) and arrive at Penang International Airport (PEN).

How often do planes fly between Thailand and Malaysia?

Scheduled flights between Phuket International Airport (HKT) and Penang International Airport (PEN) depart daily. These flights are serviced by Firefly, AirAsia, Scoot and Singapore Airlines and the typical transit time is around 1hr.

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Thailand and Malaysia?

Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between Thailand and Malaysia. Cargo flights depart from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) and arrive at Penang International Airport (PEN) with departures 1-2 times a week and a average flight time of around 1h 18m. UPS Airlines and FedEx operates on this route.

What is the distance between Thailand to Malaysia by ship?

The distance between Thailand and Malaysia by cargo ship is 675 Nautical Miles (1,250 Kilometres / 777 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Laem Chabang (THLCH) and Kuantan (MYKUA).

What is the distance between Thailand to Malaysia by air?

The distance between Thailand and Malaysia by air is around 381 Kilometres (237 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Phuket International Airport (HKT) and Penang International Airport (PEN).

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Thailand to Malaysia by sea?

166kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Thailand to Malaysia. 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 Thailand to Malaysia?

49kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Thailand to Malaysia. 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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Thailand to Malaysia by Air freight

The quickest way to get from Thailand to Malaysia by plane will take about 1hr and departs from Phuket International Airport (HKT) and arrives into Penang International Airport (PEN). There are flights departing daily on this route. Firefly is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with flights departing 2-4 times a week.

Quickest air route

Phuket International Airport to Penang International Airport

Departs from

HKT

Departs from

PEN

1hr: Daily

381 km
237 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

49kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Firefly	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737-800
AirAsia	2-4 times a week	Airbus A320
Scoot	2-4 times a day	Airbus A321neo+1 others
Singapore Airlines	Every few hours	Boeing 737MAX 8+1 others

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Cargo flights

Suvarnabhumi Airport to Penang International Airport

Departs from

BKK

Departs from

PEN

1h 18m: Daily

935 km
581 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

93kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
UPS AirlinesFreighter	Every 1-2 weeks	Boeing 767-300 Freighter
FedExFreighter	Every 1-2 weeks	Boeing 767-300 Freighter
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Most frequent

Don Mueang International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Departs from

DMK

Departs from

KUL

2h 13m: Every few hours

1,249 km
776 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

90kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Batik Air Malaysia	2-4 times a day	Boeing 737-800
AirAsia	Every few hours	Airbus A320+2 others
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Air routes from Thailand to Malaysia

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Thailand to Malaysia by Container ship

The quickest way to get from Thailand to Malaysia by ship will take about 1 day 19h and departs from Laem Chabang (THLCH) and arrives into Kuantan (MYKUA). 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 every 1-2 weeks.

Quickest ocean route

Laem Chabang to Kuantan

Port of loading

THLCH

Port of loading

MYKUA

1 day 19h: 2-4 times a week

1,250 km
777 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

166kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
JTH / SITC - JTH	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Sinokor, SITC
JTH / SITC - JTH	Direct	1-2 times a week	Sinokor, SITC
TVP → CVM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CKV2 → JTH	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SITC
CKV2 → JTH	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SITC

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Most frequent

Laem Chabang to Port Klang

Port of loading

THLCH

Port of loading

MYPKG

3 days 2h: 1-2 times a day

1,860 km
1,156 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

246kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
CI9 / FCS3 / SIS3 / INTERA - CI9 \| OOCL - FCS3 \| SKR - SIS3	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, Interasia, Namsung, Sinokor
MDW / TCX / TEI1 / RMB8 / QSI	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, BTL, COSCO, RCL, X-Press Feeders, ZIM
TMI	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
VTI	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia, Evergreen
SGS / VGI / RGA / SIG	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	RCL, GFS, King Ocean, China United, Emirates Shipping, SLS
ITS / COSCO - ITS \| OOCL - ITS \| YML - ITS \| ZIM - ITS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM, Yang Ming, Sinotrans, COSCO, OOCL
C3MAPL / AGI / Colombo - India	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen, CMA CGM, CSTAR, HMM, Unifeeder
JTI / HLS2 / ONE - JTI \| XPF - HLS2	Direct	2-4 times a week	ONE, HMM, X-Press Feeders
VTS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
MD2 / MDM / RMV / CIX7 / TTX / TE2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, Wan Hai, RCL, APL, BTL, COSCO, Interasia, Namsung, ONE, X-Press Feeders
GULFHERC/AS8 / HLS / SIS / RLI / CMA - GULFHERC/AS8 \| CUL - HLS \| OOCL - SIS \| RCL - RLI \| TSL - HLS \| XPF - HLS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	X-Press Feeders, TS Lines, SJJS, CMA CGM, China United, OOCL, RCL
ITS / COSCO - ITS \| OOCL - ITS \| YML - ITS \| ZIM - ITS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM, Yang Ming, Sinotrans, COSCO, OOCL
TIX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
TVI / CMA - TVI	Direct	2-4 times a week	ZS, Yang Ming, CMA CGM
YML - JTC → RVI	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	RCL
JTV / COSCO - JTV → HPX2 / JKT5	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
SITC - VTX4 → RVI	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	RCL
TVH → 9SO	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
CTV → VMS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Gold Star
CCT1 / RBC13 → JKT5 / RVI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	RCL, OOCL
THX / ONE - THX \| SITC - VTX5 → SEASIA19 / 9SO	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, ONE
CTS / KMTC - CVT \| ONE - CTS \| SINO - CTX \| TSL - CVT → SEASIA19 / 9SO	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, ONE
GSL - CTV \| SJJS - CTX \| ZIM - CTV → KVS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
SIS → VJS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
SIS → CSS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
AA1 → KMS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
TSS / A01 → TSX / A16 → CIX / EMC - CIX \| HL - CIX \| INTERA - CIX \| WHL - CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
TSS → TSX → EAS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
A01 → A16 → BTL - CWS \| CUL - CWS \| EMC - CIX5 \| ONE - CIP \| TSL - CWX \| XPF - CWX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
ISG → VSM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
BK1/SMS → KMS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
TSS → TSX → EAS4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
TCX → VJS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
COSCO - JTV → KVS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
KHS1 → VMI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
TVP → PE1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
A01 → A16 → COSCO - WAX1 \| GSL - FAX \| ONE - WA1 \| OOCL - WAF1 \| ZIM - FAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
AAA1 → VJS	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	OOCL, COSCO
CTX → SEA2 & AWE5	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
AAA1 → CSS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
AGI → VJS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
MTS → VJS	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	COSCO
VTS → VJS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
ITS → VJS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
TSS → TSX → EAS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
TID1 → KCS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
TID1 → TE2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
RMV → VJS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
TID1 → WA1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
ITS → CSS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
TSS / A01 → TSX / A16 → CIX / EMC - CIX \| HL - CIX \| INTERA - CIX \| WHL - CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
AGI → VSM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
TID1 → TEI1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
NSX → CGX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	China United
TID1 → CIP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
TIX → VSM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
VTS → CSS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
TID1 → PS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
TSS → TSX → MSF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
TID1 → JSM3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
SCT2 → CGX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	China United
TID1 → NCI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
TID1 → CIM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
TID1 → JTI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
VTS → VSM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
TID1 / AJX → CCX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Samudera, ONE
NSX → ICI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	China United
CIX7 → VSM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
RLM2 → RGA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	RCL
SIS → BSS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
JST → JTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai, Interasia
TID1 → KCS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
AWE4 → YCX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
SVT → JTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia
TSS → TSX → EAS4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
CUL - SCT2 \| INTERA - SVT \| TSL - SVT → CS1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CNC Line
JST → IEA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia
TID1 → EA3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
ASEAN - BTX2 \| CUL - NSX → EAS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
SEA → VTI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
TID1 → EA4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
AJX → SY1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Samudera
PE1 → VTI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
TID1 → CNC - BY8	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
AJX → ANL - APR1 \| CMA - APRANL1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Samudera
JST → ICI / CI2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai, Interasia
SAX → VTI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
AAA1 → BSS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
CUL - SCT2 \| INTERA - SVT \| TSL - SVT → CMS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CNC Line
ITS → BSS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
CTK → CI2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
CT2 → CI2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
TVP → VMI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CTK → JTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
VTS → BSS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
CT2 → CME	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
SVT → IEA / EAD	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines, Interasia
HTW → VTI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CT2 / CHL6 → EAX3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
CT2 / CHL6 → WAX1 / WAF1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
TSS → TSX → MSF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
CT1 → NS3	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	Wan Hai
A01 → A16 → COSCO - SEI1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
KHS1 → VSM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
ANX → AIS5	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean
AWE4 → QVS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
SCT2 / SVT → ICI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	China United, Interasia
ASEAN - BTX2 \| CUL - NSX → EAS4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd

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Ocean routes from Thailand to Malaysia

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Air Freight

1hr, Daily

49kg CO₂e

Container Ship

1 day 19h, 2-4 times a week

166kg CO₂e

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Thailand to Malaysia By Air freight, Container ship or Road

Thailand to Malaysia by Air freight

Quickest air route

Phuket International Airport to Penang International Airport

Cargo flights

Suvarnabhumi Airport to Penang International Airport

Most frequent

Don Mueang International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Thailand to Malaysia by Container ship

Quickest ocean route

Laem Chabang to Kuantan

Most frequent

Laem Chabang to Port Klang

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