How long does it take to ship a container from Abu Dhabi to Shenzhen by sea?

The shortest shipping time by sea between Abu Dhabi and Shenzhen is 16 days 17h. Ships depart from Abu Dhabi (AEAUH) and arrive at Hong Kong (HKHKG) with scheduled departures 1-2 times a day.

How regularly do container ships travel between Abu Dhabi and Shenzhen?

There are scheduled container ships that depart 1-2 times a day from Abu Dhabi (AEAUH) and arrive into Hong Kong (HKHKG) around 16 days 17h later. These services are operated by MSC, MSC, COSCO, OOCL, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, OOCL, MSC, MSC, MSC, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO and CMA CGM.

How long does it take to send cargo from Abu Dhabi to Shenzhen by air freight?

The quickest flight from Abu Dhabi to Shenzhen takes around 7hrs. Flights depart from Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) and arrive at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).

How often do planes fly between Abu Dhabi and Shenzhen?

Scheduled flights between Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) and Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) depart every few hours. These flights are serviced by Astral Aviation, Martinair Holland, Cargolux, Emirates and Qatar Airways and the typical transit time is around 7hrs.

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Abu Dhabi and Shenzhen?

Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between Abu Dhabi and Shenzhen. Cargo flights depart from Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) and arrive at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) with departures Every few hours and a average flight time of around 7hrs. Astral Aviation, Martinair Holland, Cargolux, Emirates and Qatar Airways operates on this route.

What is the distance between Abu Dhabi to Shenzhen by ship?

The distance between Abu Dhabi and Shenzhen by cargo ship is 7,357 Nautical Miles (13,625 Kilometres / 8,466 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Abu Dhabi (AEAUH) and Yantian (CNYTN).

What is the distance between Abu Dhabi to Shenzhen by air?

The distance between Abu Dhabi and Shenzhen by air is around 5,994 Kilometres (3,724 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) and Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX).

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Abu Dhabi to Shenzhen by sea?

883kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Abu Dhabi to Shenzhen. 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 Abu Dhabi to Shenzhen?

320kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Abu Dhabi to Shenzhen. 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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Air Freight

7hrs, Every few hours

489kg CO₂e

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16 days 17h, 1-2 times a day

525kg CO₂e

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Abu Dhabi to Shenzhen by Air freight

The quickest way to get from Abu Dhabi to Shenzhen by plane will take about 7hrs and departs from Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) and arrives into Hong Kong International Airport (HKG). There are flights departing every few hours on this route. Astral Aviation is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with flights departing every 1-2 weeks.

Quickest air route

Al Maktoum International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport

Departs from

DWC

Departs from

HKG

7hrs: Every few hours

5,956 km
3,701 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

489kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Astral AviationFreighter	Every 1-2 weeks	Boeing 767-200 Freighter
Martinair HollandFreighter	2-4 times a week	Boeing 747-400 Freighter
CargoluxFreighter	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 747-400 Freighter
EmiratesFreighter	Every few hours	Boeing 747-400 Freighter+1 others
Qatar AirwaysFreighter	2-4 times a week	Boeing 777-200F Freighter+1 others

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Closest airports

Abu Dhabi International Airport to Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport

Departs from

AUH

Departs from

SZX

7h 25m: 2-4 times a week

5,994 km
3,724 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

320kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
SF AirlinesFreighter	2-4 times a week	Boeing 747-400 Freighter
Hainan Airlines	Every 1-2 weeks	Airbus A330-300+1 others
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Abu Dhabi to Shenzhen by Container ship

The quickest way to get from Abu Dhabi to Shenzhen by ship will take about 16 days 17h and departs from Abu Dhabi (AEAUH) and arrives into Hong Kong (HKHKG). There are vessels departing 1-2 times a day on this route. MSC is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with vessels departing every 1-2 weeks.

Quickest ocean route

Abu Dhabi to Hong Kong

Port of loading

AEAUH

Port of loading

HKHKG

16 days 17h: 1-2 times a day

9,185 km
5,708 mi.

1 transfer
No stops

Estimated emissions

525kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
Carioca → Ingwe	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Carioca → Ipanema	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
MEX6 - X / MEY - X → ESA / TLA1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
MEY - X → CPX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
MEX6 - X / MEY - X → CIX3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
MEX6 - X / MEY - X → ESA2 / TLA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
MEX6 / MEY → ESA2 / TLA2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
MEX6 / MEY → CIX3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
MEX6 / MEY → ESA / TLA1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
MEY → CPX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	OOCL
Carioca → Pertiwi	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Sri Lanka-Abu Dhabi → Ingwe	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Carioca → Orchid	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
MEX6 - X / MEY - X → KTX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
MEX6 / MEY → KTX1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
MEX6 - X / MEY - X → ZAX2 / SAF2	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	COSCO, OOCL
MEX6 / MEY → ZAX2 / SAF2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
MEX6 - X → CIT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
MEX6 → CIT	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
MEX6 / MEY → FCE / FCS2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
SWAX2 → CIX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM

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Closest seaports

Abu Dhabi to Yantian

Port of loading

AEAUH

Port of loading

CNYTN

35 days 21h: N/A

13,625 km
8,466 mi.

Direct
5 stops

Estimated emissions

883kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
FE5 / Lion	Direct	N/A	MSC, HMM, ONE, Yang Ming
MEX6 - X / MEY - X → AEU1 / LL1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
New Falcon → Condor	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
MEX6 / MEY → AEU1 / LL1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
New Falcon → Griffin	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
New Falcon → Albatros	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Carioca → Lone Star Express	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
New Falcon → Lion	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Carioca → Emerald	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Carioca → Lynx	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
New Falcon → Panda	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Carioca → Britannia	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
New Falcon → Jade	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
New Falcon → Dragon	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
MEX6 - X / MEY - X → SEA2 & AWE5 / SEAP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
New Falcon → Swan	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
MEX6 / MEY → SEA2 & AWE5 / SEAP	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
Carioca → Griffin	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Carioca → Sentosa	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
MEX6 - X / MEY - X → ESA / TLA1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
MEX6 - X / MEY - X → AS1 + AAS2 / CPX3 + PCS1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
MEX6 / MEY → ESA / TLA1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
MEX6 / MEY → AS1 + AAS2 / CPX3 + PCS1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
Sri Lanka-Abu Dhabi → Britannia	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Carioca → Lion	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
SWAX2 → PEARLAS1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
Carioca → Swan	Transshipment	N/A	MSC
MEX6 - X / MEY - X → AEU5 / LL6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
MEX6 / MEY → AEU5 / LL6	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
New Falcon → Albatros	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
SWAX2 → FAL6	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
Carioca → Jade	Transshipment	N/A	MSC
Carioca → Orchid	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC

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Cargo flights

Abu Dhabi to Nansha

Port of loading

AEAUH

Port of loading

CNNSA

25 days 10h: Every 2-4 weeks

11,542 km
7,172 mi.

Direct
3 stops

Estimated emissions

1.12t CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
MEX6 / MEY	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
Carioca → Pertiwi	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Carioca → Shapla	Transshipment	N/A	MSC
MEX6 - X → KCM2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
New Falcon → Shikra	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
New Falcon → Iroko	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
New Falcon → Panda	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
MEX6 - X / MEY - X → PA1 / CSS1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
MEX6 / MEY → PA1 / CSS1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
MEX6 - X / MEY - X → AS1 + AAS2 / CPX3 + PCS1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
MEX6 / MEY → AS1 + AAS2 / CPX3 + PCS1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
Sri Lanka-Abu Dhabi → Britannia	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
MEX6 - X / MEY - X → WAX1 / WAF1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
MEX6 → RES2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
MEX6 / MEY → WAX1 / WAF1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
MEX6 / MEY → CI1 / CIX1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
SWAX2 → PEARLAS1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
MEX6 - X → CME	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
MEX6 - X → YIX	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	COSCO
SWAX2 → KILIMA	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
MEX6 → YIX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
MEX6 → CME	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
SWAX2 → WAX2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
MEX6 - X / MEY - X → EAX1	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	COSCO, OOCL
MEX6 - X / MEY - X → EAX3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
MEX6 / MEY → EAX1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
MEX6 / MEY → EAX3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
MEX6 - X / MEY - X → WAX4 / WAF4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
MEX6 / MEY → WAX4 / WAF4	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
MEY - X → CSS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
MEY → CSS3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	OOCL
MEX6 - X / MEY - X → CSE / CSE1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
MEX6 - X / MEY - X → WAX3 / WAF3	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	COSCO, OOCL
MEX6 / MEY → CSE / CSE1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
MEX6 / MEY → WAX3 / WAF3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL

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Ocean routes from Abu Dhabi to Shenzhen

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Abu Dhabi to Shenzhen By Air freight, Container ship or Road

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Abu Dhabi to Shenzhen by Air freight

Quickest air route

Al Maktoum International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport

Closest airports

Abu Dhabi International Airport to Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport

Abu Dhabi to Shenzhen by Container ship

Quickest ocean route

Abu Dhabi to Hong Kong

Closest seaports

Abu Dhabi to Yantian

Cargo flights

Abu Dhabi to Nansha

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