Question 1

How long does it take to ship a container from London to Berlin by sea?

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between London and Berlin is 1 day 4h. Ships depart from Felixstowe (GBFXT) and arrive at Hamburg (DEHAM) with scheduled departures Every 1-2 days.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between London and Berlin?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart every 1-2 days from Felixstowe (GBFXT) and arrive into Hamburg (DEHAM) around 1 day 4h later. These services are operated by Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk, Maersk, MSC, COSCO and Hapag-Lloyd.

Question 3

How long does it take to send cargo from London to Berlin by air freight?

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from London to Berlin takes around 1h 40m. Flights depart from London City Airport (LCY) and arrive at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between London and Berlin?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between London City Airport (LCY) and Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) depart 2-4 times a day. These flights are serviced by British Airways and KLM and the typical transit time is around 1h 40m.

Question 5

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between London and Berlin?

Accepted Answer

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

Accepted Answer

The distance between London and Berlin by cargo ship is 404 Nautical Miles (749 Kilometres / 465 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between London Gateway Port (GBLGP) and Hamburg (DEHAM).

Question 7

What is the distance between London to Berlin by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between London and Berlin by air is around 926 Kilometres (576 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between London City Airport (LCY) and Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER).

Question 8

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from London to Berlin by sea?

Accepted Answer

47kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from London to Berlin. 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 London to Berlin?

Accepted Answer

123kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from London to Berlin. 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
British Airways	2-4 times a day	Embraer 190
KLM	Every few hours	Embraer 190+4 others
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Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
British Airways	Every few hours	Airbus A321neo+3 others
Brussels Airlines	2-4 times a day	Airbus A320neo+2 others
Eurowings	2-4 times a day	Airbus A319+2 others
Eurowings	1-2 times a day	Airbus A320neo+4 others
Eurowings	2-4 times a day	Airbus A319+1 others
SAS	1-2 times a day	Airbus A320neo+2 others
LOT	2-4 times a day	Boeing 737MAX 8+3 others
Finnair	2-4 times a day	Airbus A350-900+6 others

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
FAL6 / AEU5 / CEM / LL6	Direct	1-2 times a week	Evergreen, CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
NCLEVANT / NEX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM, ANL, ONE
NES / NET / EMX / Aegean Sea / NWC2	Direct	1-2 times a week	Maersk, COSCO, OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd, Borchard, DIAL, Turkon
AE7 / Condor	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, MSC
NWC to/from Turkiye - Main Service	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
NET2 / NEX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Yang Ming, OOCL
IPAK / NWC-KAP/DJI	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, MSC, SCI, WEC

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
ECX / NWC to SAEC - String I	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, MSC
ECX-X / MSC - NWC to SAEC - String I-X	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, MSC
CES	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
IEX / IO3 / IP3	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming, HMM, COSCO, ONE, OOCL
WCC / EWX / SWX / EUROSAL	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, COSCO, CMA CGM, Maersk, OOCL
ESE2 / LUX / EEX	Direct	1-2 times a week	COSCO, ONE, OOCL
NEWMO / AES	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, MSC, ANL, APL
LEX / NEL	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming, ONE
Britannia	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
Israel Express / ZNI	Direct	1-2 times a week	ZIM, MSC
SAFRAN1 / Neo Samba	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, CMA CGM
AL4	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE, Hapag-Lloyd

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London to Berlin By Air freight, Container ship or Road

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London to Berlin by Air freight

Quickest air route

London City Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport

Most frequent

London Heathrow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport

London to Berlin by Container ship

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Felixstowe to Hamburg

Closest seaports

London Gateway Port to Hamburg

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