Question 1

How long does it take to ship a container from Jeddah to Cairo by sea?

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Jeddah and Cairo is 1 day 21h. Ships depart from Jeddah (SAJED) and arrive at Sokhna (EGSOK) with scheduled departures Daily.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Jeddah and Cairo?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart daily from Jeddah (SAJED) and arrive into Sokhna (EGSOK) around 1 day 21h later. These services are operated by Wan Hai, X-Press Feeders, SFN, COSCO, KAWA, China United, CMA CGM, KAWA, SLD, SFN, Emirates Shipping, Wan Hai, PIL, X-Press Feeders, SFN and China United.

Question 3

How long does it take to send cargo from Jeddah to Cairo by air freight?

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Jeddah to Cairo takes around 2h 11m. Flights depart from King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) and arrive at Cairo International Airport (CAI).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Jeddah and Cairo?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) and Cairo International Airport (CAI) depart hourly. These flights are serviced by Air Cairo, Nile Air, EgyptAir, Flynas, Flyadeal, Saudia, Nesma Airlines and Nesma Airlines and the typical transit time is around 2h 11m.

Question 5

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Jeddah and Cairo?

Accepted Answer

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

Accepted Answer

The distance between Jeddah and Cairo by cargo ship is 631 Nautical Miles (1,168 Kilometres / 726 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Jeddah (SAJED) and Sokhna (EGSOK).

Question 7

What is the distance between Jeddah to Cairo by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Jeddah and Cairo by air is around 1,218 Kilometres (757 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) and Cairo International Airport (CAI).

Question 8

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Jeddah to Cairo by sea?

Accepted Answer

142kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Jeddah to Cairo. 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 Jeddah to Cairo?

Accepted Answer

109kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Jeddah to Cairo. 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
Air Cairo	2-4 times a day	Airbus A320
Nile Air	1-2 times a day	Airbus A320
EgyptAir	Every few hours	Boeing 737-800+2 others
Flynas	Every few hours	Airbus A320neo
Flyadeal	2-4 times a day	Airbus A320
Saudia	Every few hours	Airbus A330-200+2 others
Nesma Airlines	1-2 times a day	Airbus A320+2 others
Nesma Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A321+2 others

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
AR2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
GULFEMIR / RGI / IRC / IM1 / IRX	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	X-Press Feeders, CMA CGM, Evergreen, Emirates Shipping, ONE, Unifeeder, Wan Hai
Asia - Red Sea - Baltics / SFT - Asia - Red Sea - Baltics \| SLD - Asia - Red Sea - Baltics	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	SFN, TF, SFT, CMA CGM, SLD
RES3 / RS2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
EMX1 / KAWA - EMX1	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	KAWA, FESCO
SJA	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	China United
REX2 / CMA - REX2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, APL
MED / OVP - MED	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	KAWA, OVP, X-Press Feeders
Asia - Red Sea	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	SLD, SFT
GULFJJS1 / JJS/SJS / SJS / CMA - GULFJJS1 \| GFS - JJS/SJS \| ML - SJS	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	SFN, GFS, CMA CGM, Maersk
GRC	Direct	1-2 times a week	Emirates Shipping
FM1	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	Wan Hai
RES2 / RS2	Direct	2-4 times a week	PIL, COSCO
REX / CRX / CUL - REX \| XPF - CRX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	X-Press Feeders, China United, MILAHA
RCS / RCR / RCX / EMC - RCS \| GFS - RCS \| ONE - RCS \| RCL - RCR \| TSL - RCX	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	SFN, China United, TS Lines, Evergreen, GFS, ONE, RCL
REX → EMC - RCS \| GFS - RCS \| ONE - RCS \| RCL - RCR \| TSL - RCX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	China United

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