How many days does sea freight from China to Sydney take?

Recorded here: 11–25 days, depending on the load port and whether the service is direct. The fastest is Shenzhen.

Which carriers serve Sydney from China?

9 carriers, 20 route records, 20 of them direct sailings. The full list is in the route detail table on this page.

No free-time entries are recorded here yet — carriers quote this per shipment and season, so confirm before quoting.

The current snapshot is 2026-09-30. Routings and schedules change often; the source table requires re-checking after 30 days before quoting.

Route lookup Australia Sydney

Load port	Fastest	Slowest	Direct	Carriers	Records
Shenzhen	11d	11d	2	2	2
Ningbo	18d	18d	7	7	7
Shanghai	18d	18d	2	2	2
Qingdao	20d	20d	2	2	2
Nansha	13d	13d	2	2	2
Tianjin	25d	25d	1	1	1
Xiamen	23d	23d	2	2	2
Hong Kong	13d	13d	2	2	2

Load port	Carrier	Service	Transit	Status
Shenzhen	COSCO	Direct	11 d	Quotable
Shenzhen	EMC	Direct	11 d	Quotable
Nansha	ANL	Direct	13 d	Quotable
Nansha	COSCO	Direct	13 d	Quotable
Hong Kong	COSCO	Direct	13 d	Quotable
Hong Kong	MSC	Direct	13 d	Quotable
Ningbo	ANL	Direct	18 d	To Verify
Ningbo	COSCO	Direct	18 d	To Verify
Ningbo	EMC	Direct	18 d	To Verify
Ningbo	MSC	Direct	18 d	To Verify
Ningbo	ONE	Direct	18 d	To Verify
Ningbo	OOCL	Direct	18 d	To Verify
Ningbo	ZIM	Direct	18 d	To Verify
Shanghai	COSCO	Direct	18 d	Quotable
Shanghai	YML	Direct	18 d	Quotable
Qingdao	MSK	Direct	20 d	Quotable
Qingdao	ONE	Direct	20 d	Quotable
Xiamen	COSCO	Direct	23 d	Quotable
Xiamen	MSC	Direct	23 d	Quotable
Tianjin	OOCL	Direct	25 d	Quotable