How far is Vancouver from Shanghai by sea?

5,584 nautical miles (10,342 km) on the shortest sea route.

How long does it take to sail from Vancouver to Shanghai?

16.6 days at 14 knots, 12.9 days at 18 knots, 10.6 days at 22 knots, not counting port time.

Vancouver to Shanghai sea distance

Vancouver, Canada (CAVAN) to Shanghai, China (CNSHA) is 5,584 nautical miles (10,342 km) by sea.

Distance and sailing time

Distance	5,584 nm · 10,342 km
At 14 knots	16.6 days (399 h)
At 18 knots	12.9 days (310 h)
At 22 knots	10.6 days (254 h)

Time at sea only, excluding port calls, canal waiting and weather.

Passages

No named canals or straits on this route.

Emissions estimate

Inside ECA/SECA zones	508 km (5% of the route)
CO₂e	≈ 3,623 t

Rough estimate for a post-Panamax container ship, not a certified figure. ECA share uses bounding boxes.

Compute it yourself

import { seaRoute } from 'searoute-ts';
import 'searoute-ts/ports';

const route = seaRoute('CAVAN', 'CNSHA', { vesselDraftMeters: 14 });
console.log(route.properties.length); // 5,584 nm

npm install searoute-ts · GitHub · npm

Related routes

Reverse direction: Shanghai to Vancouver · 5,584 nm

More to Shanghai

Busan to Shanghai · 460 nm
Yokohama to Shanghai · 1,024 nm
Singapore to Shanghai · 2,226 nm
Port Klang (Pelabuhan Klang) to Shanghai · 2,415 nm
Colombo to Shanghai · 3,860 nm
Sydney to Shanghai · 4,607 nm

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