Transit time

Laem Chabang to New York/New Jersey

Transit runs about 32 to 36 days via the Panama Canal, the routing most carriers use now, or 30 to 34 days via the Suez Canal or 40 to 44 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.

Laem Chabang (THLCH), Thailand to New York/New Jersey (USNYC), USA

Transit by routing (most-used first)

Panama Canal

32 to 36 days

Most carriers use this routing now

All-water via the Panama Canal.

Suez Canal

30 to 34 days

Via the Suez Canal and Red Sea — the faster routing, used when carriers are not avoiding the Red Sea.

Cape of Good Hope

40 to 44 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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