Dalian to Yokohama shipping route.

The shipping route from Dalian, China to Yokohama, Japan covers 1,165 nautical miles port to port, on a direct course. On a globe the two ports sit 1,636 km apart, so the ship sails 1.32 times the straight line distance. No canals on this leg, the extra miles come from sailing around headlands and islands.

Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 3.5 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 4.0 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 2.7. Container transit time on a liner service is longer than the steaming time: ships call at other ports on the rotation, and cargo may transship at a hub. Add terminal time at Dalian and Yokohama to plan the full ocean transit time.

Container freight rates on Dalian to Yokohama move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Yokohama (JPYOK) carriers give about 8 free days before demurrage and detention charges start, so plan the truck or rail pickup before the box lands.

Of the 63 port to port routes from Dalian in this directory, Yokohama is the 6th shortest. Closer destinations include Kaohsiung (1,042 nm), Xiamen (996 nm) and Ningbo (606 nm).