Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City shipping route.

The shipping route from Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam covers 635 nautical miles port to port, on a direct course. On a globe the two ports sit 1,114 km apart, so the ship sails 1.06 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 1.9 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 2.2 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 1.5. 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 Singapore and Ho Chi Minh City to plan the full ocean transit time.

Container freight rates on Singapore 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 64 port to port routes from Singapore in this directory, Ho Chi Minh City is the 2nd shortest. Closer destinations include Tanjung Priok (514 nm).