Hong Kong to Incheon shipping route.

Ships leaving Hong Kong for Incheon head north east and cover a sea distance of 1,236 nautical miles (2,290 km), on a direct course. The straight line between the ports is 2,067 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. No canals or major straits on this leg, the ship stays close to the direct line.

Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 3.7 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 4.3 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 2.9. 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 Hong Kong and Incheon to plan the full ocean transit time.

Container freight rates on Hong Kong to Incheon move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Incheon (KRINC) carriers give about 10 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 Hong Kong in this directory, Incheon is the 9th shortest. Closer destinations include Busan (1,167 nm), Qingdao (1,108 nm) and Ho Chi Minh City (900 nm).