Question 1

How long does it take to ship a container from Dubai to Karachi by sea?

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Dubai and Karachi is 2 days 1h. Ships depart from Jebel Ali (AEJEA) and arrive at Port Qasim (PKBQM) with scheduled departures 2-4 times a week.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Dubai and Karachi?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart 2-4 times a week from Jebel Ali (AEJEA) and arrive into Port Qasim (PKBQM) around 2 days 1h later. These services are operated by Maersk, MSC, X-Press Feeders and X-Press Feeders.

Question 3

How long does it take to send cargo from Dubai to Karachi by air freight?

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Dubai to Karachi takes around 1h 52m. Flights depart from Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) and arrive at Jinnah International Airport (KHI).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Dubai and Karachi?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) and Jinnah International Airport (KHI) depart 2-4 times a day. These flights are serviced by Air Arabia and the typical transit time is around 1h 52m.

Question 5

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Dubai and Karachi?

Accepted Answer

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

Accepted Answer

The distance between Dubai and Karachi by cargo ship is 959 Nautical Miles (1,776 Kilometres / 1,104 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Sharjah (AESHJ) and Karachi Port (PKKHI).

Question 7

What is the distance between Dubai to Karachi by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Dubai and Karachi by air is around 1,190 Kilometres (739 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Jinnah International Airport (KHI).

Question 8

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Dubai to Karachi by sea?

Accepted Answer

258kg CO₂ (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Dubai to Karachi. 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 Dubai to Karachi?

Accepted Answer

65kg CO₂ (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Dubai to Karachi. 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 Arabia	2-4 times a day	Airbus A320+1 others
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Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Emirates	2-4 times a day	Boeing 777-300ER+1 others
FlyDubai	2-4 times a day	Boeing 737MAX 8+1 others
Pakistan International Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A320
AirBlue	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
UMX / UMXAPL / MECL1	Direct	1-2 times a week	Maersk, APL, CMA CGM
INDUS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
GULFEMIF / KGS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	X-Press Feeders, CMA CGM, COSCO
GULFEMIR / IRC / RGI / IM1 / IRX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	X-Press Feeders, Wan Hai, CMA CGM, Emirates Shipping, FT, ONE

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
GULFEMIF / KGS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	X-Press Feeders, CMA CGM, COSCO
GULFEMIF / KGS → EPIC / EPIC3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO
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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
EPIC2 / IOS / IP2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
MEDEX / MINA / IMX / WM3	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, COSCO, OOCL
GULFEKHF / PGX / PSX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai, ONE, CMA CGM, Unifeeder
AGI / Colombo - India	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, Unifeeder, CSTAR, FT, HMM
IG1	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, GFS
EPIC / EPIC3 / IO3 / IO2 / IP1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, OOCL

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Dubai to Karachi By Air freight, Container ship or Road

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Sharjah International Airport to Jinnah International Airport

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Quickest ocean route

Jebel Ali to Port Qasim

Closest seaports

Sharjah to Karachi Port

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