Ho Chi Minh City to New York/New Jersey
Transit runs about 30 to 34 days via the Panama Canal, the routing most carriers use now, or 28 to 32 days via the Suez Canal or 38 to 42 days via the Cape of Good Hope. These are planning ranges from published carrier schedules; your carrier schedule is the authority for a specific sailing.
Ho Chi Minh City (VNSGN), Vietnam to New York/New Jersey (USNYC), USA
Transit by routing (most-used first)
Panama Canal
30 to 34 days
Most carriers use this routing now
All-water via the Panama Canal.
Suez Canal
28 to 32 days
Via the Suez Canal and Red Sea — the faster routing, used when carriers are not avoiding the Red Sea.
Cape of Good Hope
38 to 42 days
Around the Cape of Good Hope — the longer diversion used when carriers avoid the Red Sea.
Based on published carrier schedules and trade press, reviewed August 2026. Routing reviewed August 2026.
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