Transit time
Shanghai to Houston
Transit time is about 30 to 38 days port to port, all-water via the Panama Canal. This is a planning range reviewed against schedule data; your carrier schedule is the authority for a specific sailing.
Shanghai (CNSGH), China to Houston (USHOU), USA
30 to 38 days
Ocean freight planning range
Routing
all-water via the Panama Canal
Approx. routed distance
10,000 nm
Fewer direct Gulf services; longer rotations
Transit ranges reviewed August 2026.
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