Hamburg to Ningbo sea distance

Hamburg, Germany (DEHAM) to Ningbo, China (CNNGB) is 10,820 nautical miles (20,038 km) by sea, via the Suez Canal.

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Dover StraitStrait of GibraltarSuez CanalBab-el-MandebStrait of MalaccaHamburgNingbo

Distance and sailing time

Distance10,820 nm · 20,038 km
At 14 knots32.2 days (773 h)
At 18 knots25.0 days (601 h)
At 22 knots20.5 days (492 h)

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

Passages

With Suez closed

Avoiding the Suez Canal, the shortest route is 13,952 nm (25,838 km) via the Panama Canal: 3,132 nm (29%) longer, or about 9.3 extra days at 14 knots.

Emissions estimate

Inside ECA/SECA zones5,096 km (25% of the route)
CO₂e≈ 7,019 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('DEHAM', 'CNNGB', { vesselDraftMeters: 14 });
console.log(route.properties.length); // 10,820 nm

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