Question 1

How long does it take to ship a container from Sri Lanka to Germany by sea?

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Sri Lanka and Germany is 29 days 4h. Ships depart from Colombo (LKCMB) and arrive at Hamburg (DEHAM) with scheduled departures 2-4 times a week.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Sri Lanka and Germany?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart 2-4 times a week from Colombo (LKCMB) and arrive into Hamburg (DEHAM) around 29 days 4h later. These services are operated by Evergreen, Maersk, HMM and MSC.

Question 3

How long does it take to send cargo from Sri Lanka to Germany by air freight?

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Sri Lanka to Germany takes around 10h 55m. Flights depart from Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and arrive at Frankfurt Airport (FRA).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Sri Lanka and Germany?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and Frankfurt Airport (FRA) depart 2-4 times a week. These flights are serviced by SriLankan Airlines, Emirates, Air India, Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, Turkish Airlines, Air India and Gulf Air and the typical transit time is around 10h 55m.

Question 5

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Sri Lanka and Germany?

Accepted Answer

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

Accepted Answer

The distance between Sri Lanka and Germany by cargo ship is 11,214 Nautical Miles (20,769 Kilometres / 12,905 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Colombo (LKCMB) and Hamburg (DEHAM).

Question 7

What is the distance between Sri Lanka to Germany by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Sri Lanka and Germany by air is around 8,076 Kilometres (5,018 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and Frankfurt Airport (FRA).

Question 8

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Sri Lanka to Germany by sea?

Accepted Answer

1.08t CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Sri Lanka to Germany. 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 Sri Lanka to Germany?

Accepted Answer

451kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Sri Lanka to Germany. 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
SriLankan Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A330-300+1 others
Emirates	2-4 times a day	Boeing 777-300ER+1 others
Air India	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321+1 others
Qatar Airways	2-4 times a day	Airbus A330-200+5 others
Etihad Airways	1-2 times a week	Airbus A321+2 others
Turkish Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-300+3 others
Air India	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321+2 others
Gulf Air	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321neo

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Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Emirates	1-2 times a day	Boeing 777-300ER+1 others
Qatar Airways	1-2 times a day	Airbus A330-200+3 others
Etihad Airways	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321+1 others
Turkish Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-300+3 others
Singapore Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787+1 others
Gulf Air	2-4 times a week	Airbus A321neo

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
FAL8 / AEU9 / CES / LL7	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
AE7 / Condor	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, MSC
FE4	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM, ONE, Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming
NEWMO / AES	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC, CMA CGM, ANL, APL

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
AEU9 / LL7 → GEX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
CJX → SL1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
FE4 → IO3 / IO2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Hapag-Lloyd
AES → NEUATL1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
NEWMO → EPIC	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
AES → Silk	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
NEWMO → VICTORY	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
NEWMO → LIBERTY	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
AES → NEUATL3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
AES → ECUADOR-NWC-USA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
AES → Albatros	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
INDUS → NEUATL2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
AE7 → L02	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk

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Sri Lanka to Germany By Air freight, Container ship or Road

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Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport to Frankfurt Airport

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Colombo to Hamburg

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Colombo to Bremerhaven

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