Transit time

Ho Chi Minh City to Savannah

Transit runs about 29 to 33 days via the Panama Canal, the routing most carriers use now, or 27 to 31 days via the Suez Canal or 37 to 41 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 Savannah (USSAV), USA

Transit by routing (most-used first)

Panama Canal

29 to 33 days

Most carriers use this routing now

All-water via the Panama Canal.

Suez Canal

27 to 31 days

Via the Suez Canal and Red Sea — the faster routing, used when carriers are not avoiding the Red Sea. Estimated from the New York lane, not separately sourced.

Cape of Good Hope

37 to 41 days

Around the Cape of Good Hope — the longer diversion used when carriers avoid the Red Sea.

Charleston is the nearby alternative on most of the same service strings.

Based on published carrier schedules and trade press, reviewed August 2026. Routing reviewed August 2026.

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