Xiamen to Busan shipping route.

The shipping route from Xiamen, China to Busan, South Korea covers 912 nautical miles port to port, on a direct course. On a globe the two ports sit 1,586 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 2.7 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 3.2 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 2.1. 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 Xiamen and Busan to plan the full ocean transit time.

Container freight rates on Xiamen to Busan move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Busan (KRPUS) carriers give about 10 free days before demurrage and detention charges start, so plan the truck or rail pickup before the box lands.

Of the 62 port to port routes from Xiamen in this directory, Busan is the 6th shortest. Closer destinations include Qingdao (853 nm), Haiphong (816 nm) and Manila (709 nm).