Cologne (CGN) to Osaka (KIX) shipping route.

Cologne to Osaka by air: flight distance 9,721 km, heading north east from Germany to Japan. The shortest line over the globe is 9,259 km, and real airways add the rest.

Flight time is about 12 h 54 min at 800 km/h block speed. Most cargo on this distance flies nonstop, in a freighter or in the belly of a passenger aircraft. Door to door air freight transit time is usually 1 to 3 days longer than the flight because of acceptance, security screening, customs and handling at both airports.

We have no direct flight data for CGN to KIX this week. Cargo on such pairs usually connects through a hub, which adds a day or more to the transit time.

Air freight rates are charged per kilogram of chargeable weight: the higher of the actual weight and the volume weight (length x width x height in cm divided by 6,000). Light, bulky cargo pays for space, so compact packing on Cologne to Osaka saves money. The shipment crosses from Germany into Japan, so export and import customs clearance are part of the lead time.

Among 68 routes from Cologne (CGN) in this directory, Osaka (KIX) is the 55th shortest by flight distance. Shorter flights from Cologne: Hong Kong (9,663 km), Los Angeles (9,645 km) and Shenzhen (9,625 km).