South Korea
ChinaIncheon to Qingdao shipping route.
316 nautical miles direct, about 0.9 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Incheon and Qingdao
Port to Port Distance on the map, along real shipping lanes.
IncheonSeaQingdaoShipping time from Incheon to Qingdao
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct (shortest) | 316 nm | 1.1 d | 0.9 d | 0.7 d |
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About the Incheon to Qingdao shipping route
The shipping route from Incheon, South Korea to Qingdao, China covers 316 nautical miles port to port, on a direct course. On a globe the two ports sit 577 km apart, so the ship sails 1.01 times the straight line distance. 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 0.9 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 1.1 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 0.7. 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 Incheon and Qingdao to plan the full ocean transit time.
Container freight rates on Incheon to Qingdao move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Qingdao (CNTAO) carriers give about 6 free days before demurrage and detention charges start, so plan the truck or rail pickup before the box lands.
Of the 64 port to port routes from Incheon in this directory, Qingdao is the shortest. It is the closest port to Incheon we cover.
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Incheon to Qingdao?
The port to port distance from Incheon to Qingdao is 316 nautical miles (585 km), direct.
What is the shipping time from Incheon to Qingdao?
About 0.9 days at 14 knots and 0.7 days at 18 knots of steaming, without port calls. Scheduled liner services add calls and transhipment.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Qingdao to Incheon has its own page with the same distance and route.
More port to port distance
- Incheon to Busan435 nm
- Incheon to Shanghai538 nm
- Incheon to Ningbo591 nm
- Incheon to Xiamen981 nm
- Incheon to
Kaohsiung1,027 nm - Incheon to
Yokohama1,056 nm - Shanghai to Qingdao410 nm
- Ningbo to Qingdao463 nm
- Busan to Qingdao481 nm
- Xiamen to Qingdao853 nm
- Kaohsiung to Qingdao899 nm
- Yokohama to Qingdao1,101 nm
How we count: sea routes follow shipping lanes and canals, time is pure steaming at 14 knots without port calls. Engine navo-distance-time 0.3.0. See all sea distance between ports or the Shipping Routes Directory.