Sea distances from Ho Chi Minh City

Every covered sea distance from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to 99 major container ports worldwide, measured along real shipping lanes. Click any destination for the full route page with map and transit table.

Destinations covered

Nearest port

Cat Lai

0 nm

Farthest port

Veracruz

11,663 nm

Chokepoints crossed:Strait of Malacca (42)Bab-el-Mandeb Strait (23)Suez Canal (21)Strait of Gibraltar (15)Strait of Hormuz (6)Panama Canal (4)

All distances from Ho Chi Minh City

Sorted from nearest to farthest. Transit estimates assume typical commercial speeds of 14–18 knots, sailing time only.

Destination	Country	Distance	Est. transit time
Cat Lai	Vietnam	0 nm	0–0 days
Bangkok	Thailand	620 nm	1.4–1.8 days
Pasir Gudang	Malaysia	629 nm	1.5–1.9 days
Singapore	Singapore	635 nm	1.5–1.9 days
Haiphong	Vietnam	781 nm	1.8–2.3 days
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	900 nm	2.1–2.7 days
Manila	Philippines	907 nm	2.1–2.7 days
Port Kelang	Malaysia	914 nm	2.1–2.7 days
Chiwan	China	917 nm	2.1–2.7 days
Shekou	China	917 nm	2.1–2.7 days
Shenzhen	China	917 nm	2.1–2.7 days
Yantian	China	922 nm	2.1–2.7 days
Huangpu	China	940 nm	2.2–2.8 days
Shantou	China	1,065 nm	2.5–3.2 days
Tanjung Priok	Indonesia	1,098 nm	2.5–3.3 days
Xiamen	China	1,159 nm	2.7–3.4 days
Kaohsiung	Taiwan	1,180 nm	2.7–3.5 days
Cebu City	Philippines	1,223 nm	2.8–3.6 days
Taichung	Taiwan	1,258 nm	2.9–3.7 days
Semarang, Java	Indonesia	1,289 nm	3–3.8 days
Surabaya	Indonesia	1,319 nm	3.1–3.9 days
Keelung	Taiwan	1,334 nm	3.1–4 days
Ningbo	China	1,595 nm	3.7–4.7 days
Shanghai	China	1,709 nm	4–5.1 days
Nanjing	China	1,838 nm	4.3–5.5 days
Qingdao	China	1,973 nm	4.6–5.9 days
Pusan	South Korea	2,032 nm	4.7–6 days
Dalian	China	2,116 nm	4.9–6.3 days
Chittagong	Bangladesh	2,145 nm	5–6.4 days
Colombo	Sri Lanka	2,234 nm	5.2–6.6 days
Calcutta	India	2,246 nm	5.2–6.7 days
Xingang	China	2,264 nm	5.2–6.7 days
Tianjin	China	2,264 nm	5.2–6.7 days
Kobe	Japan	2,274 nm	5.3–6.8 days
Nagoya	Japan	2,339 nm	5.4–7 days
Yokohama	Japan	2,453 nm	5.7–7.3 days
Cochin	India	2,583 nm	6–7.7 days
Fremantle	Australia	2,918 nm	6.8–8.7 days
Jawaharlal Nehru	India	3,140 nm	7.3–9.3 days
Mumbai	India	3,140 nm	7.3–9.3 days
Mundra	India	3,474 nm	8–10.3 days
Karachi	Pakistan	3,628 nm	8.4–10.8 days
Khor Al Fakkan	United Arab Emirates	3,992 nm	9.2–11.9 days
Port of Dubai	United Arab Emirates	4,123 nm	9.5–12.3 days
Jebel Ali	United Arab Emirates	4,131 nm	9.6–12.3 days
Adelaide	Australia	4,197 nm	9.7–12.5 days
Adelaide	Australia	4,197 nm	9.7–12.5 days
Brisbane	Australia	4,215 nm	9.8–12.5 days
Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	4,221 nm	9.8–12.6 days
Bahrain	Bahrain	4,343 nm	10.1–12.9 days
Bahrain	Bahrain	4,343 nm	10.1–12.9 days
Melbourne	Australia	4,520 nm	10.5–13.5 days
Port of Sydney	Australia	4,647 nm	10.8–13.8 days
Mombasa	Kenya	4,754 nm	11–14.1 days
Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	5,018 nm	11.6–14.9 days
Aqaba	Jordan	5,557 nm	12.9–16.5 days
Durban	South Africa	5,572 nm	12.9–16.6 days
Port Said	Egypt	5,701 nm	13.2–17 days
Alexandria	Egypt	5,867 nm	13.6–17.5 days
Mersin	Turkey	6,072 nm	14.1–18.1 days
Piraeus	Greece	6,298 nm	14.6–18.7 days
Istanbul	Turkey	6,490 nm	15–19.3 days
Port of Vancouver	Canada	6,704 nm	15.5–20 days
Port of Los Angeles	United States	7,288 nm	16.9–21.7 days
Valencia	Spain	7,369 nm	17.1–21.9 days
Algeciras	Spain	7,626 nm	17.7–22.7 days
Casablanca	Morocco	7,818 nm	18.1–23.3 days
Sines	Portugal	7,884 nm	18.3–23.5 days
Manzanillo	Mexico	8,509 nm	19.7–25.3 days
Le Havre	France	8,812 nm	20.4–26.2 days
Lagos	Nigeria	8,885 nm	20.6–26.4 days
Felixstowe	United Kingdom	8,938 nm	20.7–26.6 days
CIABJ	Ivory Coast	8,946 nm	20.7–26.6 days
Zeebrugge	Belgium	8,952 nm	20.7–26.6 days
Antwerpen	Belgium	8,991 nm	20.8–26.8 days
Bremerhaven	Germany	9,217 nm	21.3–27.4 days
Hamburg	Germany	9,263 nm	21.4–27.6 days
Rio De Jan Eiro	Brazil	9,504 nm	22–28.3 days
Aarhus	Denmark	9,540 nm	22.1–28.4 days
Copenhagen	Denmark	9,570 nm	22.2–28.5 days
Santos	Brazil	9,645 nm	22.3–28.7 days
Santos	Brazil	9,645 nm	22.3–28.7 days
Rio Grande	Brazil	9,702 nm	22.5–28.9 days
Paranagua	Brazil	9,710 nm	22.5–28.9 days
Itajai	Brazil	9,719 nm	22.5–28.9 days
Gdansk	Poland	9,838 nm	22.8–29.3 days
Buenos Aires	Argentina	9,849 nm	22.8–29.3 days
Colon	Panama	10,218 nm	23.7–30.4 days
Buenaventura	Colombia	10,271 nm	23.8–30.6 days
Cartagena	Colombia	10,521 nm	24.4–31.3 days
Guayaquil	Ecuador	10,526 nm	24.4–31.3 days
New York	United States	10,818 nm	25–32.2 days
Valparaiso	Chile	10,837 nm	25.1–32.3 days
Callao	Peru	10,869 nm	25.2–32.3 days
Montreal	Canada	10,907 nm	25.2–32.5 days
Rio Haina	Dominican Republic	11,062 nm	25.6–32.9 days
Toronto	Canada	11,198 nm	25.9–33.3 days
Iquique	Chile	11,328 nm	26.2–33.7 days
Veracruz	Mexico	11,663 nm	27–34.7 days

Frequently asked questions

Which ports can be reached from Ho Chi Minh City?

Seadex covers 99 port-to-port routes from Ho Chi Minh City. The nearest covered port is Cat Lai (0 nm) and the farthest is Veracruz (11,663 nm).

How are the distances from Ho Chi Minh City measured?

Distances from Ho Chi Minh City are computed along real commercial shipping lanes (searoute, open data), including canals and straits — not straight-line approximations.

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