How long does it take to ship a container from Cape Town to Foshan by sea?

The shortest shipping time by sea between Cape Town and Foshan is 23 days 19h. Ships depart from Cape Town (ZACPT) and arrive at Shekou (CNSHK) with scheduled departures 2-4 times a day.

How regularly do container ships travel between Cape Town and Foshan?

There are scheduled container ships that depart 2-4 times a day from Cape Town (ZACPT) and arrive into Shekou (CNSHK) around 23 days 19h later. These services are operated by MSC, COSCO, ONE, COSCO, COSCO, COSCO, ONE, Evergreen, Evergreen, PIL, Evergreen, Evergreen, MSC, ONE, MSC, OOCL, ONE, COSCO, ONE, COSCO, COSCO, PIL, ONE, MSC, Evergreen, ONE, OOCL, ONE, MSC, Evergreen and Evergreen.

How long does it take to send cargo from Cape Town to Foshan by air freight?

The quickest flight from Cape Town to Foshan takes around 22h 23m. Flights depart from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) and arrive at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN).

How often do planes fly between Cape Town and Foshan?

Scheduled flights between Cape Town International Airport (CPT) and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) depart every few hours. These flights are serviced by Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Turkish Airlines and Kenya Airways and the typical transit time is around 22h 23m.

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Cape Town and Foshan?

No, it doesn't look like there are dedicated Cargo planes flying between Cape Town and Foshan. There are regular passenger aircraft however and they might be able to accommodate your cargo depending on its dimensions and weight.

What is the distance between Cape Town to Foshan by ship?

The distance between Cape Town and Foshan by cargo ship is 9,034 Nautical Miles (16,730 Kilometres / 10,396 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Cape Town (ZACPT) and Nansha (CNNSA).

What is the distance between Cape Town to Foshan by air?

The distance between Cape Town and Foshan by air is around 13,486 Kilometres (8,380 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Cape Town International Airport (CPT) and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN).

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Cape Town to Foshan by sea?

1.55t CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Cape Town to Foshan. 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 Cape Town to Foshan?

745kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Cape Town to Foshan. 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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22h 23m, Every few hours

745kg CO₂e

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23 days 19h, 2-4 times a day

1.13t CO₂e

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Cape Town to Foshan by Air freight

The quickest way to get from Cape Town to Foshan by plane will take about 22h 23m and departs from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) and arrives into Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN). There are flights departing every few hours on this route. Emirates is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with flights departing every 1-2 days.

Quickest air route

Cape Town International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

Departs from

CPT

Departs from

CAN

22h 23m: Every few hours

13,486 km
8,380 mi.

1 transfer
No stops

Estimated emissions

745kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Emirates	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 777-300ER
Ethiopian Airlines	1-2 times a day	Boeing 787-9+4 others
Qatar Airways	Daily	Airbus A350-900+2 others
Singapore Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+3 others
Turkish Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+3 others
Kenya Airways	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737-800 (winglets)+1 others

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Cape Town to Foshan by Container ship

The quickest way to get from Cape Town to Foshan by ship will take about 23 days 19h and departs from Cape Town (ZACPT) and arrives into Shekou (CNSHK). There are vessels departing 2-4 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

Cape Town to Shekou

Port of loading

ZACPT

Port of loading

CNSHK

23 days 19h: 2-4 times a day

13,489 km
8,382 mi.

1 transfer
No stops

Estimated emissions

1.13t CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
Iroko → Swan	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
ZAX2 / SAF2 → KTX3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
SAS → FE6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
ZAX2 → JTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → GME2 / PEX3 / GCC1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
ZAX2 / SAF2 / ASA → KTX1 / COSCO - KTX1 \| OOCL - KTX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, PIL, OOCL
SAS → JSM3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
ASA / SA2 → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd
ASA → VTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
SAS / ASA → KCS2 / KCS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL, ONE
ASA / SAF2 → CIX4 / CIX2 / CSE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, PIL, OOCL
ASA → TVP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
Iroko → Panther	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
SAS → MD1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
Iroko → Ipanema	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
SAF2 → CPX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
SAS → KCS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
ZAX2 / SAF2 → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
SA2 / SAS → AS2 / SX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Hapag-Lloyd
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → MEX4 / AMA / ME1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → FCS / FME	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
ASA / SA2 → CAT / STA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL, Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd
ZAX2 / ASA / SAS / SAF2 → AS1 + AAS2 / PRX / CP1 / CPX3 + PCS1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
Iroko → Lynx	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
ASA → NSC	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
ZAX2 / SAS / SAF2 → FCE / CCX / FCS2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE, COSCO, OOCL
SAF2 / SA2 → KTX4 / OOCL - KTX4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, ZIM
SAS → MS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
Iroko → Orchid	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
ASA → MHT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
ZAX2 / ASA → CIT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO

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Closest seaports

Cape Town to Nansha

Port of loading

ZACPT

Port of loading

CNNSA

29 days 19h: Every 1-2 weeks

16,730 km
10,396 mi.

Direct
3 stops

Estimated emissions

1.55t CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
Iroko	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
ZAX2 / ASA / SA2 / SAS / SAF2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, COSCO, Evergreen, PIL, Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL, ZIM
Iroko → Pertiwi	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Iroko → Shapla	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
SA2 / SAS / ASA → EAS3 / EA3 / EAS / GSL - KYX \| HL - EAS3 \| ONE - EA3 \| PIL - EAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL, ONE, Hapag-Lloyd, ZIM
ZAX2 → KCM2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
Iroko → Britannia	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
ZAX2 / SAF2 → PA1 / CSS1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
ZAX2 / ASA → JPI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO
ZAX2 / SAF2 → MEX6 - X / MEY - X	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
ZAX2 / SAF2 → MEX6 / MEY	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
ZAX2 / ASA / SAS / SAF2 → AS1 + AAS2 / PRX / CP1 / CPX3 + PCS1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
ASA → NSA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
SA2 / SAS / ASA → EAS4 / EA4 / EA3 / TZX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, PIL, Hapag-Lloyd, ZIM
ZAX2 / SAS / SAF2 / SA2 → WAX1 / WA1 / WAF1 / FAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, COSCO, OOCL, ZIM
ASA → CIX6 / CVI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, PIL
ZAX2 / ASA / SAS / SAF2 → SEA / PVCS / CP2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
SAS → EA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
ZAX2 / ASA → RES2 / RS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, PIL
ZAX2 / SAF2 → CI1 / CIX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
USWASA Express → AFL	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
ASA → VTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
ASA → NSD	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
ZAX2 → YIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
ZAX2 → CME	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
SA2 → CPF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → EAX3 / AEF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
ZAX2 / SAF2 → EAX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
ZAX2 / SA2 / SAF2 → WAX4 / AWA / WAF4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL
ASA → SWS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
SAF2 → CSS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
ZAX2 / SAF2 → CSE / CSE1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
ZAX2 / SAS / SAF2 / SA2 → WAX3 / SW2 / WAF3 / FA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, COSCO, OOCL, ZIM
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → MEX4 / AMA / ME1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
ASA → NSD	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
Iroko → Dolphin	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
ASA → TVP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen

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Most frequent

Cape Town to Yantian

Port of loading

ZACPT

Port of loading

CNYTN

24 days 8h: 2-4 times a day

13,516 km
8,399 mi.

1 transfer
No stops

Estimated emissions

1.21t CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
Iroko → Condor	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → AEU1 / NE1 / LL1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
SAS → FE3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
Iroko → Lone Star Express	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
SAS → PS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
SA2 → ZSL	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM
SAS → EC2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
Iroko → America	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
SAS → EC1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → AWE3 / AUE / ECC1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
ZAX2 / ASA / SAS / SAF2 → AAS3 / HTW / CP4 / PCS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → EPNW / ANP / PNW3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
SA2 → Z7S	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ZIM
SAS → PS4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
SA2 → NE2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
SA2 → SE2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
Iroko → Emerald	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
SA2 → ZXB	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM
Iroko → Lynx	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
SAS → MS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → SEA2 & AWE5 / PE1 / SEAP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
ZAX2 / SAF2 → MPNW / PNW2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
Iroko → Griffin	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
SAS → FP2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
Iroko → Sentosa	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
SAS → FP2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
Iroko → Lion	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
SAS → FE5	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
SAX / SAECS → NE2 / AE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
SAX / SAECS → NE4 / AE5	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → AEU5 / CEM / LL6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2 → AEU9 / CES / LL7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
Iroko → Albatros	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
USWASA Express → America	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
Iroko → Jade	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
SAS → MD5	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE

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Ocean routes from Cape Town to Foshan

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Cape Town to Foshan by Air freight

Quickest air route

Cape Town International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

Cape Town to Foshan by Container ship

Quickest ocean route

Cape Town to Shekou

Closest seaports

Cape Town to Nansha

Most frequent

Cape Town to Yantian

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