Houston to Shanghai sea distance
Houston, United States (USHOU) to Shanghai, China (CNSHA) is 10,309 nautical miles (19,093 km) by sea, via the Panama Canal.
Distance and sailing time
| Distance | 10,309 nm · 19,093 km |
|---|---|
| At 14 knots | 30.7 days (736 h) |
| At 18 knots | 23.9 days (573 h) |
| At 22 knots | 19.5 days (469 h) |
Time at sea only, excluding port calls, canal waiting and weather.
Passages
- Panama Canal
Emissions estimate
| Inside ECA/SECA zones | 2,039 km (11% of the route) |
|---|---|
| CO₂e | ≈ 6,688 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('USHOU', 'CNSHA', { vesselDraftMeters: 14 });
console.log(route.properties.length); // 10,309 nm
npm install searoute-ts · GitHub · npm
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Reverse direction: Shanghai to Houston · 10,309 nm
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More to Shanghai
- Busan to Shanghai · 460 nm
- Yokohama to Shanghai · 1,024 nm
- Singapore to Shanghai · 2,226 nm
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- Colombo to Shanghai · 3,860 nm
- Sydney to Shanghai · 4,607 nm
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