Los Angeles to Shanghai sea distance

Los Angeles, United States (USLAX) to Shanghai, China (CNSHA) is 5,888 nautical miles (10,904 km) by sea.

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Distance and sailing time

Distance5,888 nm · 10,904 km
At 14 knots17.5 days (421 h)
At 18 knots13.6 days (327 h)
At 22 knots11.2 days (268 h)

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

Passages

No named canals or straits on this route.

Emissions estimate

Inside ECA/SECA zones1,150 km (11% of the route)
CO₂e≈ 3,820 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('USLAX', 'CNSHA', { vesselDraftMeters: 14 });
console.log(route.properties.length); // 5,888 nm

npm install searoute-ts · GitHub · npm

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