How long does it take to ship a container from Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo by sea?

The shortest shipping time by sea between Ho Chi Minh City and Colombo is 7 days 19h. Ships depart from Vung Tau (VNVUT) and arrive at Colombo (LKCMB) with scheduled departures Every 1-2 days.

How regularly do container ships travel between Ho Chi Minh City and Colombo?

There are scheduled container ships that depart every 1-2 days from Vung Tau (VNVUT) and arrive into Colombo (LKCMB) around 7 days 19h later. These services are operated by Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM, ZS, Evergreen, Evergreen, COSCO, CMA CGM, OOCL, COSCO, Wan Hai, Evergreen, COSCO, Evergreen, HMM, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM, HMM, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, MSC, MSC, MSC, CMA CGM, MSC, ONE, HMM, OOCL, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, Yang Ming, Yang Ming, OOCL, Yang Ming, OOCL, Yang Ming, Maersk, Evergreen, OOCL, COSCO, CMA CGM, Evergreen, Wan Hai, Interasia, Interasia, Wan Hai, Interasia, Evergreen, Interasia and Evergreen.

How long does it take to send cargo from Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo by air freight?

The quickest flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo takes around 11hrs. Flights depart from Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) and arrive at Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB).

How often do planes fly between Ho Chi Minh City and Colombo?

Scheduled flights between Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) and Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) depart every few hours. These flights are serviced by Thai Airways, Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Singapore Airlines and China Eastern Airlines and the typical transit time is around 11hrs.

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Ho Chi Minh City and Colombo?

No, it doesn't look like there are dedicated Cargo planes flying between Ho Chi Minh City and Colombo. 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 Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo by ship?

The distance between Ho Chi Minh City and Colombo by cargo ship is 2,267 Nautical Miles (4,198 Kilometres / 2,609 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Ho Chi Minh City (VNSGN) and Colombo (LKCMB).

What is the distance between Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo by air?

The distance between Ho Chi Minh City and Colombo by air is around 3,111 Kilometres (1,933 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) and Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB).

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo by sea?

407kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo. 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 Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo?

278kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo. 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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Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo By Air freight, Container ship or Road

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Air Freight

11hrs, Every few hours

278kg CO₂e

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7 days 19h, Every 1-2 days

362kg CO₂e

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Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo by Air freight

The quickest way to get from Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo by plane will take about 11hrs and departs from Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) and arrives into Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB). There are flights departing every few hours on this route. Thai Airways is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with flights departing every 1-2 days.

Quickest air route

Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport

Departs from

SGN

Departs from

CMB

11hrs: Every few hours

3,111 km
1,933 mi.

1 transfer
No stops

Estimated emissions

278kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Thai Airways	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320
Malaysia Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 737-800 (winglets)
AirAsia	1-2 times a day	Airbus A320
Singapore Airlines	Daily	Airbus A350-900+1 others
China Eastern Airlines	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737-800

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Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo by Container ship

The quickest way to get from Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo by ship will take about 7 days 19h and departs from Vung Tau (VNVUT) and arrives into Colombo (LKCMB). There are vessels departing every 1-2 days on this route. Hapag-Lloyd is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with vessels departing every 1-2 weeks.

Quickest ocean route

Vung Tau to Colombo

Port of loading

VNVUT

Port of loading

LKCMB

7 days 19h: Every 1-2 days

4,126 km
2,563 mi.

Direct
1 stop

Estimated emissions

362kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
US4 / TP16	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
EC3	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, HMM, Yang Ming
Britannia	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
AA7	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Wan Hai
CJX / SEA2 & AWE5 / PE1 / SEAP	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
TVI / CMA - TVI	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ZS, CMA CGM, CNC Line, Yang Ming
PE1 → CIX8	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
PE1 → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
SEA2 & AWE5 / SEAP → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
CJX / SEA2 & AWE5 / PE1 → C3MAPL / AGI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen
AEU7 / LL3 → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
AEM2 / WM2 → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
AA7 → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
NE7 → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
FAL7 / AEU7 / NE7 → C3MAPL / AGI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM, Evergreen
MEX1 → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
FE1 → AGI	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	HMM
MEX / AEM2 / MEX1 → C3MAPL / AGI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen
AA7 → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Wan Hai
CJX → TVI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
EC3 → AGI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
FAL7 → NEWMO	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
TVI → NEWMO	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
Britannia → AES	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
AFL → AES	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
America → AES	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
MEX / OCEAN - MED2 \|\| CMA - MEX \| COSCO - AEM2 \| EMC - MEX1 \| OOCL - WM2 → NEWMO	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, APL
Silk → AES	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
CP2 → EA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
FE4 → AGI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
PEX2 / CAX1 / TLC1 → CIX / CIX3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, CMA CGM, COSCO
PEX3 / GME2 / GCC1 → CIX / CIX3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
CNC - JTX \| CUL - JCT → CIX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
CMA - TVI → CPX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Yang Ming
FE1 → CPX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Yang Ming
LL3 → CPX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
FE4 → CPX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
WM2 → CPX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
EC3 → CPX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
VS1 / A02 → CIX / EMC - CIX \| HL - CIX \| INTERA - CIX \| WHL - CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
PEX3 → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CAX1 / TLC1 → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
GME2 / GCC1 → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
TWS / AWE3 / ECC1 → CIX / CIX3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
VTI → AGI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
AP1 → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
NS1 → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia, Wan Hai
NS1 → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia, Wan Hai
AP1 → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
NS5 → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia, Wan Hai
PE1 → CIX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
NS5 → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia, Wan Hai
PE1 → CIX3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen

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Closest seaports

Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo

Port of loading

VNSGN

Port of loading

LKCMB

8 days 18h: Every 1-2 weeks

4,198 km
2,609 mi.

Direct
1 stop

Estimated emissions

407kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
TEX / TWSL - TEX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ASL, Sealand, TWSL
VTS → AEU9 / LL7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
VTS → CIX3	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	OOCL, COSCO
COSCO - VTS \| OOCL - VTS \| XPF - SHX2 → EC3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
TSE → EC3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
IHX → AEU9	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
IHX → CIX3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
IHX → SEA2 & AWE5	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
VIS/VNF → US4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
SV1 → TP16	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
VTS → SEA2 & AWE5 / SEAP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
SHX2 → DFX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	X-Press Feeders
KANWAY - HK-Hai \| YML - TSE → PMX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Interasia
SAOLA → Britannia	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
VTS → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
SAMBAR → Ingwe	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Bayan Ko → Britannia	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
HPX2 / JKT5 → SEA2 & AWE5 / SEAP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
IHX → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
VTS / COSCO - VTS \| OOCL - VTS \| XPF - SHX2 → AGI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, COSCO
RMV / TTX → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai, COSCO, Interasia
CIX7 / TTX → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, Wan Hai, Interasia
CIX7 / TTX → CIX8 / CWX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, X-Press Feeders
IHX → AGI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
SAMBAR → Britannia	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
KANWAY - HK-Hai \| YML - TSE → CIX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Interasia
TE2 → EC3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
SAMBAR → CHEETAH	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
RMV → CIX3 / RKI10	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	RCL, COSCO
RMV / CIX7 → AEU9 / CES	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO
THX / ONE - THX \| SITC - VTX5 → KILIMA / EA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, ONE
TE2 / TTX → EA2 / DFX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, X-Press Feeders
MD2 / RMV / CIX7 → SEA2 & AWE5 / PE1 / OCEAN - USEC3 & PSW3 \|\| CMA - CJX \| COSCO - SEA2 & AWE5 \| EMC - PE1 \| OOCL - SEAP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, APL, COSCO
VMI → PE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
TTX → AA7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
CNC - NCX \| TSL - NCX → CIX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
TSE → CPX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
VTS → CPX	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	OOCL
TSE → CMA - TVI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
CKL - KTX \| KMTC - KTX \| POCEAN - KTX → AGI	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	HMM
RMV / CIX7 → AGI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO
TVP → AGI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CKL - KTX \| KMTC - KTX \| POCEAN - KTX → EC3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	HMM
QTS → AGI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
CHL / RNV → CIX3 / RKI10	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, RCL, COSCO
CV1 → CIX3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
SH3 → TP16	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
CKL - KST \| DJS - KST1 \| HA - KST \| KMTC - KST \| PNCN - KST \| POCEAN - KST \| SKR - KST \| SML - KST → AGI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
KHS1 → AGI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
TID1 → EC3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
CTS → EC3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
SAMBAR → AES	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
NFS → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia
VTS → AGI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
PAS → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia
OOCL - IVS → CMA - TVI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CNC Line
TE2 → EC3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
NFS → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia
VTS → EC3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
YML - JTC → RKI10	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	RCL
PAS → PMX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia
MD2 → NEWMO	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	APL
CKL - KST \| DJS - KST1 \| HA - KST \| KMTC - KST \| PNCN - KST \| POCEAN - KST \| SKR - KST \| SML - KST → EC3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
VMI → CIX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
KVX → AGI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
CV1 → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai, Evergreen, Interasia
KVX → EC3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
NSC → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
VMS → NIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Gold Star
CVX / CHL3 → CI3 / CIX3	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	OOCL, Gold Star, ZIM
VMI → CIX3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
KVS → CIX	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	Wan Hai, Interasia
JSV → CIX	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	Wan Hai, Interasia
THX → CIX	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	Evergreen
JCH → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
RVI / HPX → RLI / HLS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	RCL, X-Press Feeders

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There are scheduled container ships that depart every 1-2 days from Vung Tau (VNVUT) and arrive into Colombo (LKCMB) around 7 days 19h later. These services are operated by Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM, ZS, Evergreen, Evergreen, COSCO, CMA CGM, OOCL, COSCO, Wan Hai, Evergreen, COSCO, Evergreen, HMM, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM, HMM, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, MSC, MSC, MSC, CMA CGM, MSC, ONE, HMM, OOCL, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, Yang Ming, Yang Ming, OOCL, Yang Ming, OOCL, Yang Ming, Maersk, Evergreen, OOCL, COSCO, CMA CGM, Evergreen, Wan Hai, Interasia, Interasia, Wan Hai, Interasia, Evergreen, Interasia and Evergreen.

Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo By Air freight, Container ship or Road

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Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo by Air freight

Quickest air route

Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport

Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo by Container ship

Quickest ocean route

Vung Tau to Colombo

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