Hamburg to Hong Kong sea distance

Hamburg, Germany (DEHAM) to Hong Kong, Hong Kong (HKHKG) is 10,128 nautical miles (18,758 km) by sea, via the Suez Canal.

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Dover StraitStrait of GibraltarSuez CanalBab-el-MandebStrait of MalaccaHamburgHong Kong

Distance and sailing time

Distance10,128 nm · 18,758 km
At 14 knots30.1 days (723 h)
At 18 knots23.4 days (563 h)
At 22 knots19.2 days (460 h)

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

Passages

With Suez closed

Avoiding the Suez Canal, the shortest route is 13,421 nm (24,856 km) via the Cape of Good Hope: 3,293 nm (33%) longer, or about 9.8 extra days at 14 knots.

Emissions estimate

Inside ECA/SECA zones5,096 km (27% of the route)
CO₂e≈ 6,571 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', 'HKHKG', { vesselDraftMeters: 14 });
console.log(route.properties.length); // 10,128 nm

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