Ho Chi Minh City to Mombasa shipping route.

The shipping route from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to Mombasa, Kenya covers 4,754 nautical miles port to port, via Strait of Malacca. On a globe the two ports sit 7,606 km apart, so the ship sails 1.16 times the straight line distance. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Malacca.

Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 14.2 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 16.5 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 11.0. 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 Ho Chi Minh City and Mombasa to plan the full ocean transit time.

The next option is via Sunda Strait, 5,229 nautical miles, 475 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Sunda Strait is congested or closed.

Container freight rates on Ho Chi Minh City to Mombasa move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one.

Of the 65 port to port routes from Ho Chi Minh City in this directory, Mombasa is the 28th shortest. Closer destinations include Sydney (4,647 nm), Melbourne (4,520 nm) and Djibouti (4,406 nm).