Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart every 1-2 days from Yantian (CNYTN) and arrive into Vung Tau (VNVUT) around 2 days 1h later. These services are operated by MSC, MSC, Yang Ming, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Hong Kong to Ho Chi Minh City takes around 2h 35m. Flights depart from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and arrive at Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN).

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) depart 2-4 times a day. These flights are serviced by Air Hong Kong, Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air, Cathay Pacific, VietJet Air, Cambodia Angkor Air and VietJet Air and the typical transit time is around 2h 35m.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between Hong Kong and Ho Chi Minh City. Cargo flights depart from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and arrive at Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) with departures 2-4 times a day and a average flight time of around 2h 35m. Air Hong Kong and Cathay Pacific operates  on this route.

Question 6

How long does it take to ship cargo from Hong Kong to Ho Chi Minh City by road?

Accepted Answer

It will typically take around 1 day 8h to send cargo via road from Hong Kong and Ho Chi Minh City. This duration does not factor in traffic, weather or other delays that may occur on route.

Question 7

What is the distance between Hong Kong to Ho Chi Minh City by ship?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Hong Kong and Ho Chi Minh City by cargo ship is 935 Nautical Miles (1,732 Kilometres / 1,076 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Hong Kong (HKHKG) and Ho Chi Minh City (VNSGN).

Question 8

What is the distance by road between Hong Kong to Ho Chi Minh City?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Hong Kong and Ho Chi Minh City by road is 2,512 Kilometres (1,561 Miles) and will typically take around 1 day 8h to drive (exluding including traffic and local conditions).

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

The distance between Hong Kong and Ho Chi Minh City by air is around 1,494 Kilometres (929 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN).

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

168kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Hong Kong to Ho Chi Minh City. 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 11

How much CO2 is produced when sending cargo by air from Hong Kong to Ho Chi Minh City?

Accepted Answer

n/a is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Hong Kong to Ho Chi Minh City. 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 Hong KongFreighter	2-4 times a week	Airbus A330-300 Freighter
Vietnam Airlines	N/A
VietJet Air	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321
Cathay PacificFreighter	1-2 times a day	Boeing 747-400 Freighter+2 others
VietJet Air	2-4 times a week	Airbus A321+1 others
Cambodia Angkor Air	2-4 times a week	Airbus A320+1 others
VietJet Air	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321+2 others

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
America / Z7S	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC, ZIM
Britannia	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
FE4 / Silk	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming, HMM, ONE, MSC
US4 / TP16	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
CJX / SEA2 & AWE5 / PE1 / SEAP	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
AA7	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Wan Hai

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
VTS / VTS1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CK Line, Sinokor, King Ocean, Dongjin, Heung-A, HMM
KVT / KVT1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	PanCon, Namsung, King Ocean, CK Line, Dongjin, SM Line
KTS / KTS1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean, Sinokor, CK Line, Heung-A
THX	Direct	2-4 times a week	Evergreen, OOCL, Yang Ming
CHL / CT2 / RNV / CHX	Direct	1-2 times a week	Yang Ming, OOCL, China United, COSCO, King Ocean, RCL
NCX2 / NCX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CNC Line, ASEAN, TS Lines
CVX1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO
PAS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai, Interasia, TS Lines, Yang Ming
TVP	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CV1	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia, Wan Hai, COSCO, Evergreen
PHI5	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Wan Hai

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
Panda / ZAX → America / Z7S	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC, ZIM
ASE → Z7S	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM
Wallaby → America	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Inca → America	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Panda → Britannia	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Wallaby → Britannia	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Pearl → America	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Inca → Britannia	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
NS1 → AA7	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Wan Hai
JH2 → AA7	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Wan Hai
CV1 → AA7	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Wan Hai
TPI → AA7	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Wan Hai
CI3 → AA7	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Wan Hai
NS5 → AA7	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Wan Hai
JST → AA7	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Wan Hai
JTS → AA7	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Wan Hai
NS3 → AA7	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Wan Hai
MHT → AA7	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Wan Hai
CT1 → AA7	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Wan Hai
→ AA7	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Wan Hai
AUN → FE4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
Panda → Silk	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
EC4 → FE4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming, ONE, HMM
SX2 → FE4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
KHX → CP3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
Wallaby → Silk	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Pearl → Britannia	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
CP2 → FE4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
CIX → AA7	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Wan Hai
NW1 / Inca / AX1 → FE4 / Silk	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, ONE, MSC
KHX → PS7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
CS1 → AA7	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Wan Hai
→ AAC	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
TSE → PS7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
Pearl → Silk	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
TVP → SEA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
NV2 →	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
NCS → PE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
Dragon → TP16	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
ASE / NEOASAS → US4 / TP16	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
TWS / AWE3 / AUE / ECC1 → CJX / SEA2 & AWE5 / PE1 / SEAP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
→ PE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
MEX2 / AEM1 / MD2 / WM1 → CJX / SEA2 & AWE5 / PE1 / SEAP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL, CMA CGM
ACSA3 / WSA / TLP3 → CJX / SEA2 & AWE5 / PE1 / SEAP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, CMA CGM, OOCL
SEA / PVCS → SEA2 & AWE5 / PE1 / SEAP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, Evergreen
SAX / AWE4 / ECX1 → CJX / SEA2 & AWE5 / PE1 / SEAP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO, CMA CGM, Evergreen
IA7 → TP16	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
AN1 → US4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
PHI5 → TP16	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
DAH / OPNW / PNW1 → CJX / SEA2 & AWE5 / PE1 / SEAP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen
NV2 → A02	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
Orchid → America	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Orchid → Britannia	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
CL1 → AA7	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Wan Hai
JTP → SEA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
Orchid → Silk / FE4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC, ONE
JH2 → AP1	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	Wan Hai
JCV / JCV1 → AAC / SEA / VCS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
JCV → PS7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
SA2 → AA7	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd

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Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Vehicles
Truck Operator	N/A	Truck 40T
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