South Korea
ChinaIncheon to Xiamen shipping route.
981 nautical miles direct, about 2.9 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Incheon and Xiamen
Port to Port Distance on the map, along real shipping lanes.
IncheonSeaXiamenShipping time from Incheon to Xiamen
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct (shortest) | 981 nm | 3.4 d | 2.9 d | 2.3 d |
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About the Incheon to Xiamen shipping route
Incheon to Xiamen is a 981 nautical mile shipping route on a direct course, heading south west from South Korea to China. That is 1,817 km of water against 1,661 km as the crow flies. No canals or major straits on this leg, the ship stays close to the direct line.
Pure steaming time is 2.9 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 3.4 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 2.3. 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 Xiamen to plan the full ocean transit time.
Container freight rates on Incheon to Xiamen move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Xiamen (CNXMN) 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, Xiamen is the 5th shortest. Closer destinations include Ningbo (591 nm), Shanghai (538 nm) and Busan (435 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Incheon to Xiamen?
The port to port distance from Incheon to Xiamen is 981 nautical miles (1,817 km), direct.
What is the shipping time from Incheon to Xiamen?
About 2.9 days at 14 knots and 2.3 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 Xiamen to Incheon has its own page with the same distance and route.
More port to port distance
- Incheon to Qingdao316 nm
- Incheon to Busan435 nm
- Incheon to Shanghai538 nm
- Incheon to Ningbo591 nm
- Incheon to
Kaohsiung1,027 nm - Incheon to
Yokohama1,056 nm - Ningbo to Xiamen475 nm
- Shanghai to Xiamen589 nm
Manila to Xiamen709 nm
Haiphong to Xiamen816 nm- Qingdao to Xiamen853 nm
- Busan to Xiamen912 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.