Jeddah to Ho Chi Minh City shipping route.

The shipping route from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam covers 5,018 nautical miles port to port, via Strait of Malacca. On a globe the two ports sit 7,263 km apart, so the ship sails 1.28 times the straight line distance. On the way the vessel passes Bab-el-Mandeb and Strait of Malacca.

Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 14.9 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 17.4 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 11.6. 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 Jeddah and Ho Chi Minh City to plan the full ocean transit time.

The next option is via Sunda Strait, 5,711 nautical miles, 693 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Bab-el-Mandeb is congested or closed.

Container freight rates on Jeddah to Ho Chi Minh City move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Ho Chi Minh City (VNSGN) carriers give about 4 free days before demurrage and detention charges start, so plan the truck or rail pickup before the box lands.

Of the 65 port to port routes from Jeddah in this directory, Ho Chi Minh City is the 31st shortest. Closer destinations include Gdansk (4,852 nm), Cape Town (4,837 nm) and Tanjung Priok (4,666 nm).