How long does it take to ship a container from Thailand to Malaysia by sea?

The shortest shipping time by sea between Thailand and Malaysia is 22h 39m. Ships depart from Songkhla (THSGK) and arrive at Kuantan (MYKUA) with scheduled departures Every 1-2 weeks.

How regularly do container ships travel between Thailand and Malaysia?

There are scheduled container ships that depart every 1-2 weeks from Songkhla (THSGK) and arrive into Kuantan (MYKUA) around 22h 39m later. These services are operated by Maersk.

How long does it take to send cargo from Thailand to Malaysia by air freight?

The quickest flight from Thailand to Malaysia takes around 1hr. Flights depart from Phuket International Airport (HKT) and arrive at Penang International Airport (PEN).

How often do planes fly between Thailand and Malaysia?

Scheduled flights between Phuket International Airport (HKT) and Penang International Airport (PEN) depart daily. These flights are serviced by Firefly, AirAsia, Scoot and Singapore Airlines and the typical transit time is around 1hr.

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Thailand and Malaysia?

Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between Thailand and Malaysia. Cargo flights depart from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) and arrive at Penang International Airport (PEN) with departures 1-2 times a week and a average flight time of around 1h 20m. FedEx and UPS Airlines operates on this route.

What is the distance between Thailand to Malaysia by ship?

The distance between Thailand and Malaysia by cargo ship is 331 Nautical Miles (614 Kilometres / 381 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Songkhla (THSGK) and Kuantan (MYKUA).

What is the distance between Thailand to Malaysia by air?

The distance between Thailand and Malaysia by air is around 381 Kilometres (237 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Phuket International Airport (HKT) and Penang International Airport (PEN).

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Thailand to Malaysia by sea?

81kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Thailand to Malaysia. 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 Thailand to Malaysia?

49kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Thailand to Malaysia. 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

1hr, Daily

49kg CO₂e

Container Ship

22h 39m, Every 1-2 weeks

81kg CO₂e

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Thailand to Malaysia by Air freight

The quickest way to get from Thailand to Malaysia by plane will take about 1hr and departs from Phuket International Airport (HKT) and arrives into Penang International Airport (PEN). There are flights departing daily on this route. Firefly is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with flights departing 2-4 times a week.

Quickest air route

Phuket International Airport to Penang International Airport

Departs from

HKT

Departs from

PEN

1hr: Daily

381 km
237 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

49kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Firefly	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737-800
AirAsia	2-4 times a week	Airbus A320
Scoot	2-4 times a day	Airbus A321neo+1 others
Singapore Airlines	Every few hours	Boeing 737MAX 8+1 others

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Cargo flights

Suvarnabhumi Airport to Penang International Airport

Departs from

BKK

Departs from

PEN

1h 20m: Daily

935 km
581 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

93kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
FedExFreighter	Every 1-2 weeks	Boeing 767-300 Freighter
UPS AirlinesFreighter	Every 1-2 weeks	Boeing 767-300 Freighter
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Most frequent

Don Mueang International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Departs from

DMK

Departs from

KUL

2h 10m: Every 1-2 hours

1,249 km
776 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

90kg CO₂e (per 100kg)

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Batik Air Malaysia	2-4 times a day	Boeing 737-800
AirAsia	Every few hours	Airbus A320+1 others
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Thailand to Malaysia by Container ship

The quickest way to get from Thailand to Malaysia by ship will take about 22h 39m and departs from Songkhla (THSGK) and arrives into Kuantan (MYKUA). There are vessels departing every 1-2 weeks on this route. Maersk is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with vessels departing every 1-2 weeks.

Quickest ocean route

Songkhla to Kuantan

Port of loading

THSGK

Port of loading

MYKUA

22h 39m: Every 1-2 weeks

614 km
381 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

81kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
TR1 / SE8	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, APL
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Cargo flights

Laem Chabang to Port Klang

Port of loading

THLCH

Port of loading

MYPKG

3 days 2h: Daily

1,860 km
1,156 mi.

Direct
No stops

Estimated emissions

112kg CO₂e (per TEU)

Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
SGS / VGI / RGA / SIG / CUL - SGS \| ESL - VGI \| GFS - SGS \| KMTC - VGI \| RCL - RGA \| SLS - SIG	Direct	N/A	Hapag-Lloyd, China United, Emirates Shipping, GFS, King Ocean, RCL, SLS
CI9 / FCS3 / SIS3 / INTERA - CI9 \| OOCL - FCS3 \| SKR - SIS3	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, Namsung, Interasia, Sinokor
VTI	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia, Evergreen
TMI	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
ITS / COSCO - ITS \| OOCL - ITS \| YML - ITS \| ZIM - ITS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM, Sinotrans, Yang Ming, COSCO, OOCL
C3MAPL / AGI / Colombo - India	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, CMA CGM, CSTAR, HMM, Unifeeder
MD2 / MDM / RMV / CIX7 / TTX / TE2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, Wan Hai, RCL, APL, BTL, COSCO, Interasia, Namsung, ONE, X-Press Feeders
JTI → GULFHERC/AS8 / RLI / HLS / CMA - GULFHERC/AS8 \| RCL - RLI \| TSL - HLS \| XPF - HLS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, CMA CGM, RCL, TS Lines, X-Press Feeders
GULFHERC/AS8 / RLI / HLS / CMA - GULFHERC/AS8 \| RCL - RLI \| TSL - HLS \| XPF - HLS → JTI	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines, ONE, X-Press Feeders, SJJS, CMA CGM, RCL
VTS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
TVI / CMA - TVI	Direct	1-2 times a week	CNC Line, ZS, CMA CGM, Yang Ming
ITS / COSCO - ITS \| OOCL - ITS \| YML - ITS \| ZIM - ITS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM, Sinotrans, Yang Ming, COSCO, OOCL
TVH → 9SO	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
THX / ONE - THX \| SITC - VTX5 → SEASIA19 / 9SO	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, ONE
A16 → NJX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
CTS / KMTC - CVT \| ONE - CTS \| SINO - CTX \| TSL - CVT → SEASIA19 / 9SO	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, ONE
A01 → NJX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
JTV / COSCO - JTV → HPX2 / JKT5	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
YML - JTC → RVI	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	RCL
A16 → SH3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
TVI → CJX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
SITC - VTX4 → RVI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	RCL
YANGTSE / AAC / SEA / VCS → CJX / SEA2 & AWE5 / PE1 / SEAP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM, Evergreen, OOCL
CCT1 / RBC13 → JKT5 / RVI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	RCL, OOCL
SAX / AWE4 / ECX1 → CJX / SEA2 & AWE5 / PE1 / SEAP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO, CMA CGM, Evergreen
GEX / AAS3 / HTW / PCS2 → CJX / SEA2 & AWE5 / PE1 / SEAP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
CJX / SEA2 & AWE5 / PE1 / SEAP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
COSCO - JTV → KVS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
A16 → IA7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
A01 → IA7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
A16 → SH2	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	Maersk
A01 → SH3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
KHS1 → VMI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
A01 → SH2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
NT8 / NTX → KCM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CNC Line, TS Lines
TRX → KCM2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
TID1 → CIM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
JST → ICI / CI2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai, Interasia
NSX → ICI	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	China United
TRX → AIS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
KTS → KCM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean
CHT → KCM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean, TS Lines
CVT → KCM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean, TS Lines
NTX → JSM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
JST → IEA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia
CT2 → CS1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CNC Line
VTS → KCM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean
CT2 → CI2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
SVT → IEA / EAD	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines, Interasia
CTK → CI2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
CTS / CVT → JSM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines, ONE
OOCL - CHL2 \| YML - CTE → FM1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Wan Hai
OOCL - CHL2 \| YML - CTE → CI7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
CT1 → KCM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CNC Line
CTJ → JTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
CTJ → KCM2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
OOCL - CHL2 \| YML - CTE → NS5	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
CHT → JSM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
OOCL - CHL2 \| YML - CTE → NS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
OOCL - CHL2 \| YML - CTE → CI6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
CUL - SCT2 \| INTERA - SVT \| TSL - SVT → CS1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CNC Line
SCT2 / SVT → ICI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	China United, Interasia
CTE → JTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
CT1 → JSM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
A16 → BTL - CWS \| CUL - CWS \| EMC - CIX5 \| ONE - CIP \| TSL - CWX \| XPF - CWX	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	Maersk
AA1 → KMS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
BK1/SMS → KMS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
AAA1 → CSS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
RLM2 → RGA	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	RCL
A01 → BTL - CWS \| CUL - CWS \| EMC - CIX5 \| ONE - CIP \| TSL - CWX \| XPF - CWX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
US4 → CUL - SGS \| ESL - VGI \| GFS - SGS \| KMTC - VGI \| RCL - RGA \| SLS - SIG	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
WC1 → CUL - SGS \| ESL - VGI \| GFS - SGS \| KMTC - VGI \| RCL - RGA \| SLS - SIG	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
TSX → EAS4	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	Hapag-Lloyd
ITS → VJS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
AAA1 → VJS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
MTS → VJS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
TID1 → WA1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
VTS / SHX2 → HPX2 / JKT5 / HPX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO, X-Press Feeders
TID1 → KCS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
A16 → COSCO - WAX1 \| GSL - FAX \| ONE - WA1 \| OOCL - WAF1 \| ZIM - FAX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
TID1 → NCI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
VTS → VJS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
TID1 → TE2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
TSX / A16 → CIX / EMC - CIX \| HL - CIX \| INTERA - CIX \| WHL - CIX	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
RMV → VJS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
TIX → VSM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
VTS → CSS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
RMV / TTX → HPX2 / RVI / HPX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	RCL, COSCO, X-Press Feeders
AGI → VJS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
TID1 → JSM3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
TID1 → CIP	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
ITS → CSS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
TSS → EAS4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
TCX → VJS	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
TID1 → TEI1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
AGI → VSM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
JTC → TSE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
TID1 → EA4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
TSS → EAS3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
VTS → VSM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
TID1 → JTI → CMA - GULFHERC/AS8 \| RCL - RLI \| TSL - HLS \| XPF - HLS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
TSX → EAS3	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	Hapag-Lloyd
TID1 / AJX → CCX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Samudera, ONE
CIX7 → VSM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
TIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
SEA → VTI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
TSS / A01 → CIX / EMC - CIX \| HL - CIX \| INTERA - CIX \| WHL - CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
HTW → VTI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
TID1 → EA3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
PE1 → VTI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
SAX → VTI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
TID1 → KCS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
AGI → TIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
VTS → TIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
AJX → ANL - APR1 \| CMA - APRANL1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Samudera
AAA1 → BSS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
CIX7 → TIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
ITS → BSS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
VTS → BSS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
TID1 → CNC - BY8	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
JTX / CNC - JTX \| CUL - JCT → TVI / CMA - TVI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CNC Line, CMA CGM
TSX → MSF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
TSS → MSF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
VTS → SYS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
KHS1 → VSM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen

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Ocean routes from Thailand to Malaysia

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Thailand to Malaysia By Air freight, Container ship or Road

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Thailand to Malaysia by Air freight

Quickest air route

Phuket International Airport to Penang International Airport

Cargo flights

Suvarnabhumi Airport to Penang International Airport

Most frequent

Don Mueang International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Thailand to Malaysia by Container ship

Quickest ocean route

Songkhla to Kuantan

Cargo flights

Laem Chabang to Port Klang

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