Sea route · Bay of Bengal · Strait of Malacca

Bay of Bengal → Southeast Asia

Kolkata · Haldia · Chennai to Singapore: about 7 to 17 days on the water.

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Kolkata · Haldia · Chennai → Singapore. Map: Natural Earth, India point of view. Route shapes and ships are illustrative, not to scale.
  • 7 to 17 d port to port published estimate
  • 1,590 nautical miles ≈ 2,945 km
  • 7 east-coast ports → /ports/

The voyage

Door to door, in three legs

Your factory Kolkata · Haldia · Chennai

Road: our trucks, to the port gate. Road

Kolkata · Haldia · Chennai Singapore

Sea: 7 to 17 days at sea.

Singapore Consignee

Destination: delivered by the partner’s agent. Country guides

Gateways

Ports on the east coast

Cargo handled, FY2024-25 (million tonnes)
  1. Paradip 150.4 MT
  2. Visakhapatnam 82.6 MT
  3. Chennai 55 MT
  4. Ennore 48.4 MT
  5. Haldia 46.5 MT
  6. Tuticorin 41.7 MT
  7. Kolkata 16.4 MT

Frequently asked questions

How many days from India to Singapore?
Kolkata 7 days, Haldia 11 days, Nhava Sheva 12 days, Chennai 17 days FCL; typically 7 to 17 days. These are published port-to-port estimates, not a guarantee.
How far is it by sea?
Quickest listed sailing Kolkata-Singapore: 1,590 nautical miles, about 5 days 5 h.
Who runs which leg?
Our trucks carry the container between your door and an east-coast port; the sailing is arranged by our desk.

Transit days are port-to-port estimates published by forwarders; not a carrier or SSL guarantee. Distances are published sea distances for the named sailing.

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