Yokohama to Durban shipping route.

The shipping route from Yokohama, Japan to Durban, South Africa covers 7,730 nautical miles port to port, via Sunda Strait. On a globe the two ports sit 13,450 km apart, so the ship sails 1.06 times the straight line distance. On the way the vessel passes Sunda Strait.

Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 23.0 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 26.8 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 17.9. 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 Yokohama and Durban to plan the full ocean transit time.

Container freight rates on Yokohama to Durban move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Durban (ZADUR) carriers give about 3 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 Yokohama in this directory, Durban is the 35th shortest. Closer destinations include Jeddah (7,324 nm), Mombasa (7,061 nm) and Djibouti (6,712 nm).