Jeddah to Laem Chabang shipping route.

The shipping route from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to Laem Chabang, Thailand covers 5,186 nautical miles port to port, via Strait of Malacca. On a globe the two ports sit 6,578 km apart, so the ship sails 1.46 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 15.4 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 18.0 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 12.0. 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 Jeddah and Laem Chabang to plan the full ocean transit time.

The next option is via Sunda Strait, 5,879 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 Laem Chabang move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Laem Chabang (THLCH) carriers give about 5 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, Laem Chabang is the 32nd shortest. Closer destinations include Ho Chi Minh City (5,018 nm), Gdansk (4,852 nm) and Cape Town (4,837 nm).