Lagos (Apapa) to Yokohama shipping route.

Ships leaving Lagos (Apapa) for Yokohama head north east and cover a sea distance of 11,040 nautical miles (20,446 km), via Cape of Good Hope. The straight line between the ports is 13,487 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. On the way the vessel passes Cape of Good Hope and Sunda Strait.

Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 32.9 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 38.3 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 25.6. 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 Lagos (Apapa) and Yokohama to plan the full ocean transit time.

Container freight rates on Lagos (Apapa) to Yokohama move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Yokohama (JPYOK) carriers give about 8 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 Lagos (Apapa) in this directory, Yokohama is the 64th shortest. Closer destinations include Dalian (10,748 nm), Incheon (10,733 nm) and Busan (10,664 nm).