Shanghai to Houston sea distance
Shanghai, China (CNSHA) to Houston, United States (USHOU) is 10,309 nautical miles (19,093 km) by sea, via the Panama Canal.
Distance and sailing time
| Distance | 10,309 nm · 19,093 km |
|---|---|
| At 14 knots | 30.7 days (736 h) |
| At 18 knots | 23.9 days (573 h) |
| At 22 knots | 19.5 days (469 h) |
Time at sea only, excluding port calls, canal waiting and weather.
Passages
- Panama Canal
Emissions estimate
| Inside ECA/SECA zones | 2,039 km (11% of the route) |
|---|---|
| CO₂e | ≈ 6,688 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('CNSHA', 'USHOU', { vesselDraftMeters: 14 });
console.log(route.properties.length); // 10,309 nmnpm install searoute-ts · GitHub · npm
Related routes
Reverse direction: Houston to Shanghai · 10,309 nm
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- Shanghai to Busan · 460 nm
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- Shanghai to Singapore · 2,226 nm
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- Shanghai to Colombo · 3,860 nm
- Shanghai to Sydney · 4,607 nm
More to Houston
- Los Angeles to Houston · 4,496 nm
- Felixstowe to Houston · 4,997 nm
- Antwerpen to Houston · 5,091 nm
- Rotterdam to Houston · 5,094 nm
- Hamburg to Houston · 5,304 nm
- Ningbo to Houston · 10,332 nm
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