The shipping distance between Hamburg and Nanjing is 10,971 nautical miles (20,318 km), measured along real commercial shipping lanes rather than a straight line.
Route and distance computed over real shipping lanes (searoute, open data) — not a great-circle approximation.
Estimated sailing time from Hamburg to Nanjing at typical commercial speeds. Container ships usually cruise between 14 and 18 knots.
| Speed | Transit time |
|---|---|
| 10 knots | 45.7 days |
| 14 knots | 32.7 days |
| 18 knots | 25.4 days |
| 22 knots | 20.8 days |
Estimates cover sailing time only and exclude port calls, canal transit queues and weather routing. Actual carrier schedules may differ.
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The sea distance from Hamburg to Nanjing is 10,971 nautical miles, or about 20,318 kilometers, measured along real shipping lanes.
At typical commercial speeds of 14 to 18 knots, a container ship needs roughly 25.4 to 32.7 days of sailing from Hamburg to Nanjing, excluding port calls and canal queues.
The usual commercial route passes through: Suez Canal, Strait of Malacca, Strait of Gibraltar, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait.