How far is Colombo from Shanghai by sea?

3,860 nautical miles (7,149 km) on the shortest sea route.

How long does it take to sail from Colombo to Shanghai?

11.5 days at 14 knots, 8.9 days at 18 knots, 7.3 days at 22 knots, not counting port time.

Colombo to Shanghai sea distance

Colombo, Sri Lanka (LKCMB) to Shanghai, China (CNSHA) is 3,860 nautical miles (7,149 km) by sea.

Distance and sailing time

Distance	3,860 nm · 7,149 km
At 14 knots	11.5 days (276 h)
At 18 knots	8.9 days (214 h)
At 22 knots	7.3 days (175 h)

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

Passages

Strait of Malacca

Emissions estimate

Inside ECA/SECA zones	0 km (0% of the route)
CO₂e	≈ 2,504 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('LKCMB', 'CNSHA', { vesselDraftMeters: 14 });
console.log(route.properties.length); // 3,860 nm

npm install searoute-ts · GitHub · npm

Related routes

Reverse direction: Shanghai to Colombo · 3,860 nm

More to Shanghai

Busan to Shanghai · 460 nm
Yokohama to Shanghai · 1,024 nm
Singapore to Shanghai · 2,226 nm
Port Klang (Pelabuhan Klang) to Shanghai · 2,415 nm
Sydney to Shanghai · 4,607 nm
Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva) to Shanghai · 4,761 nm

All routes for Colombo and Shanghai, or every route.