The Transpacific lane connects Chinese export ports to North America. Our dataset covers its northern gateways on the Canadian West and East coasts, led by Vancouver and Prince Rupert.
The 42 port-to-port routes of this lane, ranked by carrier coverage at both ends. Each links to the full distance page with route map and speed table.
| Route | Distance |
|---|---|
| Shanghai Montreal | 11,988 nm |
| Shanghai Port of Vancouver | 5,165 nm |
| Qingdao Montreal | 11,999 nm |
| Shanghai Toronto | 12,278 nm |
| Qingdao Port of Vancouver | 5,177 nm |
| Ningbo Montreal | 12,040 nm |
| Ningbo Port of Vancouver | 5,218 nm |
| Qingdao Toronto | 12,290 nm |
| Xiamen Montreal | 11,937 nm |
| Ningbo Toronto | 12,331 nm |
| Xiamen Port of Vancouver | 5,587 nm |
| Xingang Montreal | 12,210 nm |
| Xingang Port of Vancouver | 5,388 nm |
| Yantian Montreal | 11,733 nm |
| Yantian Port of Vancouver | 5,843 nm |
| Xiamen Toronto | 12,227 nm |
| Dalian Montreal | 12,063 nm |
| Xingang Toronto | 12,500 nm |
| Dalian Port of Vancouver | 5,240 nm |
| Yantian Toronto | 12,023 nm |
The eastbound leg — Asian consumer goods toward North American markets — sets the pace of the lane, with peak season traditionally running from late summer to autumn. Canadian Pacific gateways compete with US ports through fast rail connections into the Midwest, while routes to the Canadian East Coast transit the Panama Canal, exposing them to its water-level and slot constraints. Open-Pacific crossings, by contrast, depend on no chokepoint at all.
Safecube gives you door-to-door visibility on container shipments, with live vessel positions and predictive ETAs on every trade lane.
Seadex covers 42 port-to-port routes on the Transpacific lane, with sea distances ranging from 5,165 to 12,500 nautical miles.
The average route on the Transpacific lane is 9,904 nautical miles, which at typical commercial speeds of 14–18 knots means roughly 22.9 to 29.5 days of sailing, excluding port calls.
Routes on the Transpacific lane transit the following chokepoints: Suez Canal, Strait of Malacca, Strait of Gibraltar, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, Panama Canal.