Japan
ChinaYokohama to Ningbo shipping route.
1,064 nautical miles direct, about 3.2 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Yokohama and Ningbo
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YokohamaSeaNingboShipping time from Yokohama to Ningbo
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct (shortest) | 1,064 nm | 3.7 d | 3.2 d | 2.5 d |
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About the Yokohama to Ningbo shipping route
Yokohama to Ningbo is a 1,064 nautical mile shipping route on a direct course, heading west from Japan to China. That is 1,970 km of water against 1,799 km as the crow flies. 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 3.2 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 3.7 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 2.5. 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 Ningbo to plan the full ocean transit time.
Container freight rates on Yokohama to Ningbo move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Ningbo (CNNGB) carriers give about 7 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, Ningbo is the 4th shortest. Closer destinations include Incheon (1,056 nm), Shanghai (1,031 nm) and Busan (658 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Yokohama to Ningbo?
The port to port distance from Yokohama to Ningbo is 1,064 nautical miles (1,970 km), direct.
What is the shipping time from Yokohama to Ningbo?
About 3.2 days at 14 knots and 2.5 days at 18 knots of steaming, without port calls. Scheduled liner services add calls and transhipment.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Ningbo to Yokohama has its own page with the same distance and route.
More port to port distance
- Yokohama to
Busan658 nm - Yokohama to Shanghai1,031 nm
- Yokohama to Incheon1,056 nm
- Yokohama to Qingdao1,101 nm
- Yokohama to Dalian1,165 nm
- Yokohama to Xiamen1,336 nm
- Qingdao to Ningbo463 nm
- Xiamen to Ningbo475 nm
Kaohsiung to Ningbo521 nm- Busan to Ningbo522 nm
- Incheon to Ningbo591 nm
- Dalian to Ningbo606 nm
How we count: sea routes follow shipping lanes and canals, time is pure steaming at 14 knots without port calls. Engine navo-distance-time 0.3.0. See all sea distance between ports or the Shipping Routes Directory.