Yokohama to Incheon shipping route.

The shipping route from Yokohama, Japan to Incheon, South Korea covers 1,056 nautical miles port to port, on a direct course. On a globe the two ports sit 1,184 km apart, so the ship sails 1.65 times the straight line distance. No canals on this leg, the extra miles come from sailing around headlands and islands.

Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 3.1 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 3.7 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 2.4. 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 Yokohama and Incheon to plan the full ocean transit time.

Container freight rates on Yokohama to Incheon move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Incheon (KRINC) 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 64 port to port routes from Yokohama in this directory, Incheon is the 3rd shortest. Closer destinations include Shanghai (1,031 nm) and Busan (658 nm).