Shanghai to New York / New Jersey sea distance

About 10,697 nautical miles via the Panama Canal, or 14,543 nm via the Cape of Good Hope. The same distance applies from New York / New Jersey to Shanghai.

Container Main trade lane: Asia-US East Coast (Panama)

Sea distance

10,697 nm

Kilometres

19,811 km

At 14 knots

31.8 days

Route

Via the Panama Canal

Via the Cape of Good Hope

14,543 nm

+3,846 nm, +11.4 days at 14 kn

Via the Panama Canal or via the Cape of Good Hope

Via the Panama Canal (10,697 nm) is the shortest route, for Panamax and Neo-Panamax ships; the canal charges a transit fee. Via the Cape of Good Hope (14,543 nm, 3,846 nm or 11.4 days longer at 14 knots) is the route for ships too large for the canal laden, and the usual alternative when the canal is restricted or avoided, as during the Panama Canal draught limits of 2023–24. Canal waiting time is not included.

Sailing time

Your speed knots →

31.8

days at sea via the Panama Canal,

43.3

days via the Cape of Good Hope (excluding port time and canal waiting).

Ports

Other routes from Shanghai

• Shanghai to Yantai544 nm
• Shanghai to Dalian576 nm
• Shanghai to Xiamen612 nm
• Shanghai to Kaohsiung658 nm
• Shanghai to Tianjin724 nm
• Shanghai to Yingkou729 nm
• Shanghai to Shenzhen (Yantian)866 nm
• Shanghai to Hong Kong874 nm

Other routes from New York / New Jersey

• New York / New Jersey to Tanger Med3,206 nm
• New York / New Jersey to Antwerp-Bruges3,313 nm
• New York / New Jersey to Rotterdam3,324 nm
• New York / New Jersey to Hamburg3,500 nm
• New York / New Jersey to Los Angeles5,000 nm
• New York / New Jersey to Long Beach5,000 nm
• New York / New Jersey to Jebel Ali8,101 nm
• New York / New Jersey to Port Klang10,003 nm