How far is Qingdao from Hamburg by sea?

11,205 nautical miles (20,751 km) on the shortest sea route, via the Suez Canal.

How long does it take to sail from Qingdao to Hamburg?

33.3 days at 14 knots, 25.9 days at 18 knots, 21.2 days at 22 knots, not counting port time.

How far is Qingdao to Hamburg if the Suez Canal is closed?

14,017 nautical miles via the Panama Canal, 2,812 nm (25%) longer.

Qingdao to Hamburg sea distance

Qingdao, China (CNQIN) to Hamburg, Germany (DEHAM) is 11,205 nautical miles (20,751 km) by sea, via the Suez Canal.

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Distance and sailing time

Distance	11,205 nm · 20,751 km
At 14 knots	33.3 days (800 h)
At 18 knots	25.9 days (622 h)
At 22 knots	21.2 days (509 h)

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

Passages

Strait of Malacca
Bab-el-Mandeb
Suez Canal
Strait of Gibraltar
Dover Strait

With Suez closed

Avoiding the Suez Canal, the shortest route is 14,017 nm (25,959 km) via the Panama Canal: 2,812 nm (25%) longer, or about 8.4 extra days at 14 knots.

Emissions estimate

Inside ECA/SECA zones	5,096 km (25% of the route)
CO₂e	≈ 7,269 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('CNQIN', 'DEHAM', { vesselDraftMeters: 14 });
console.log(route.properties.length); // 11,205 nm

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Related routes

Reverse direction: Hamburg to Qingdao · 11,205 nm

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