How far is Lagos from Shanghai by sea?

10,387 nautical miles (19,237 km) on the shortest sea route.

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

30.9 days at 14 knots, 24.0 days at 18 knots, 19.7 days at 22 knots, not counting port time.

Lagos to Shanghai sea distance

Lagos, Nigeria (NGLOS) to Shanghai, China (CNSHA) is 10,387 nautical miles (19,237 km) by sea.

Distance and sailing time

Distance	10,387 nm · 19,237 km
At 14 knots	30.9 days (742 h)
At 18 knots	24.0 days (577 h)
At 22 knots	19.7 days (472 h)

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

Passages

Sunda Strait

Emissions estimate

Inside ECA/SECA zones	0 km (0% of the route)
CO₂e	≈ 6,739 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('NGLOS', 'CNSHA', { vesselDraftMeters: 14 });
console.log(route.properties.length); // 10,387 nm

npm install searoute-ts · GitHub · npm

Related routes

Reverse direction: Shanghai to Lagos · 10,387 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
Colombo to Shanghai · 3,860 nm
Sydney to Shanghai · 4,607 nm

All routes for Lagos and Shanghai, or every route.