Question 1

How long does it take to ship a container from Delhi to Mecca by sea?

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Delhi and Mecca is 6 days 13h. Ships depart from Mundra (INMUN) and arrive at Jeddah (SAJED) with scheduled departures 2-4 times a week.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Delhi and Mecca?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart 2-4 times a week from Mundra (INMUN) and arrive into Jeddah (SAJED) around 6 days 13h later. These services are operated by Wan Hai, Turkon, X-Press Feeders, X-Press Feeders, Wan Hai, Wan Hai, CMA CGM, MESSL, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, COSCO, COSCO, Wan Hai, Wan Hai, CMA CGM, Folk Maritime, CMA CGM, OOCL, Wan Hai and Hapag-Lloyd.

Question 3

How long does it take to send cargo from Delhi to Mecca by air freight?

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Delhi to Mecca takes around 6hrs. Flights depart from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) and arrive at King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Delhi and Mecca?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) and King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) depart 2-4 times a day. These flights are serviced by Saudia, Air India, IndiGo, Qatar Airways, Jazeera Airways, Emirates, Air Arabia, Gulf Air, Oman Air, Etihad Airways, Kuwait Airways, FlyDubai, IndiGo, Air India and Ethiopian Airlines and the typical transit time is around 6hrs.

Question 5

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Delhi and Mecca?

Accepted Answer

No, it doesn't look like there are dedicated Cargo planes flying between Delhi and Mecca. 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 Delhi to Mecca by ship?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Delhi and Mecca by cargo ship is 2,266 Nautical Miles (4,196 Kilometres / 2,607 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Mundra (INMUN) and Jeddah (SAJED).

Question 7

What is the distance between Delhi to Mecca by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Delhi and Mecca by air is around 3,883 Kilometres (2,413 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) and King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED).

Question 8

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Delhi to Mecca by sea?

Accepted Answer

307kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Delhi to Mecca. 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 Delhi to Mecca?

Accepted Answer

264kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Delhi to Mecca. 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
Saudia	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 777+1 others
Air India	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo
IndiGo	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo
Qatar Airways	2-4 times a day	Airbus A350-900+5 others
Jazeera Airways	2-4 times a week	Airbus A320+1 others
Emirates	2-4 times a day	Boeing 777-300ER+1 others
Air Arabia	1-2 times a day	Airbus A320+1 others
Gulf Air	1-2 times a day	Airbus A321neo+4 others
Oman Air	1-2 times a day	Boeing 737-800+1 others
Etihad Airways	2-4 times a day	Airbus A321neo+3 others
Kuwait Airways	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo+2 others
FlyDubai	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 737-800 (winglets)+1 others
IndiGo	1-2 times a day	Airbus A321neo+1 others
Air India	1-2 times a day	Airbus A320neo+5 others
Ethiopian Airlines	1-2 times a day	Boeing 787-8+6 others

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Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Flynas	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo
Saudia	2-4 times a week	Boeing 777+3 others
Air Arabia	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320
Qatar Airways	1-2 times a week	Airbus A350-900+3 others
Oman Air	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737-800
FlyDubai	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737-800 (winglets)
EgyptAir	2-4 times a week	Airbus A320neo+1 others
Turkish Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A330-200 Freighter+4 others

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
IEX / TIS / IM2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai, Emirates Shipping, Unifeeder
IMS / TRE / ITS / TRI / IMD	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Turkon, Arkas, BTL, Emirates Shipping, Unifeeder
IRS / GULFISI / IRX2 / JRS / RG2	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	X-Press Feeders, BTL, CMA CGM, Evergreen, GFS, ONE
GULFEMIR / RGI / IRC / IM1 / IRX	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	X-Press Feeders, CMA CGM, Evergreen, Emirates Shipping, ONE, Unifeeder, Wan Hai
IMR / CUL - IMR \| UNIG - IMR	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai, Folk Maritime, China United, UNIG
IMR / CUL - IMR \| UNIG - IMR	Direct	N/A	Wan Hai, Folk Maritime, China United, UNIG
MEDEX / MINA / WM3	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
RSGI	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MESSL
EPIC / EPIC3 / IP1 → MEDEX / MINA / WM3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
INDAMEX / IPE / IEX → MEDEX / MINA / WM3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
IPE2 → MINA	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
C3MAPL / AGI → MEDEX / MINA	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM
PMX → FM1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Wan Hai
CI6 → FM1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Wan Hai
PEARLAS1 / AS1 + AAS2 / CPX3 + PCS1 → MEDEX / MINA / WM3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
CUL - IMR \| UNIG - IMR → SRX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Folk Maritime
PIKEX2 → MEDEX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
AS6 / CI1 / CIX1 → MEDEX / MINA / WM3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	OOCL, COSCO, CMA CGM
MLINE - MIREX → IM2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Wan Hai
TIP / AAK - TIP → FE / AAK - FE	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, AAK

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Delhi to Mecca By Air freight, Container ship or Road

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Indira Gandhi International Airport to King Abdulaziz International Airport

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Indira Gandhi International Airport to Ta’if Regional Airport

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Mundra to Jeddah

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