Yokohama to Karachi shipping route.

The shipping route from Yokohama, Japan to Karachi, Pakistan covers 5,934 nautical miles port to port, via Strait of Malacca. On a globe the two ports sit 6,935 km apart, so the ship sails 1.58 times the straight line distance. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Malacca.

Pure steaming time is 17.7 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 20.6 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 13.7. 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 Karachi to plan the full ocean transit time.

The next option is via Sunda Strait, 6,532 nautical miles, 597 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Sunda Strait is congested or closed.

Container freight rates on Yokohama to Karachi move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Karachi (PKKHI) carriers give about 5 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, Karachi is the 28th shortest. Closer destinations include Mundra (5,780 nm), Nhava Sheva (5,446 nm) and Melbourne (4,920 nm).