Manila to Tokyo shipping route.

The shipping route from Manila, Philippines to Tokyo, Japan covers 1,859 nautical miles port to port, on a direct course. On a globe the two ports sit 2,996 km apart, so the ship sails 1.15 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 5.5 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 6.5 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 4.3. 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 Manila and Tokyo to plan the full ocean transit time.

Container freight rates on Manila to Tokyo move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Tokyo (JPTYO) 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 Manila in this directory, Tokyo is the 18th shortest. Closer destinations include Yokohama (1,848 nm), Port Klang (1,642 nm) and Dalian (1,610 nm).