Felixstowe to Shenzhen Baoan sea distance

Felixstowe, United Kingdom (GBFXT) to Shenzhen Baoan, China (CNSZX) is 9,799 nautical miles (18,148 km) by sea, via the Suez Canal.

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Strait of GibraltarSuez CanalBab-el-MandebStrait of MalaccaFelixstoweShenzhen Baoan

Distance and sailing time

Distance9,799 nm · 18,148 km
At 14 knots29.2 days (700 h)
At 18 knots22.7 days (544 h)
At 22 knots18.6 days (445 h)

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

Passages

With Suez closed

Avoiding the Suez Canal, the shortest route is 13,092 nm (24,246 km) via the Cape of Good Hope: 3,293 nm (34%) longer, or about 9.8 extra days at 14 knots.

Emissions estimate

Inside ECA/SECA zones4,498 km (25% of the route)
CO₂e≈ 6,357 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('GBFXT', 'CNSZX', { vesselDraftMeters: 14 });
console.log(route.properties.length); // 9,799 nm

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