Tokyo to Mombasa shipping route.

The shipping route from Tokyo, Japan to Mombasa, Kenya covers 7,072 nautical miles port to port, via Strait of Malacca. On a globe the two ports sit 11,185 km apart, so the ship sails 1.17 times the straight line distance. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Malacca.

Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 21.1 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 24.6 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 16.4. 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 Tokyo and Mombasa to plan the full ocean transit time.

The next option is via Sunda Strait, 7,395 nautical miles, 323 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Sunda Strait is congested or closed.

Container freight rates on Tokyo to Mombasa move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one.

Of the 64 port to port routes from Tokyo in this directory, Mombasa is the 33rd shortest. Closer destinations include Djibouti (6,724 nm), Jebel Ali (6,448 nm) and Salalah (6,331 nm).