Hamburg to Shanghai sea distance

Hamburg, Germany (DEHAM) to Shanghai, China (CNSHA) is 10,926 nautical miles (20,234 km) by sea, via the Suez Canal.

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Dover StraitStrait of GibraltarSuez CanalBab-el-MandebStrait of MalaccaHamburgShanghai

Distance and sailing time

Distance10,926 nm · 20,234 km
At 14 knots32.5 days (780 h)
At 18 knots25.3 days (607 h)
At 22 knots20.7 days (497 h)

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

Passages

With Suez closed

Avoiding the Suez Canal, the shortest route is 13,929 nm (25,796 km) via the Panama Canal: 3,003 nm (27%) longer, or about 8.9 extra days at 14 knots.

Emissions estimate

Inside ECA/SECA zones5,096 km (25% of the route)
CO₂e≈ 7,088 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', 'CNSHA', { vesselDraftMeters: 14 });
console.log(route.properties.length); // 10,926 nm

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