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title: "Bay of Bengal → Southeast Asia: sea freight from India · SSL"
description: "Kolkata · Haldia · Chennai to Singapore: about 7 to 17 days port to port; 1,590 nautical miles. Published estimates, sources cited."
url: https://safeandsecure.in/oceans/bay-of-bengal-southeast-asia/
canonical: https://safeandsecure.in/oceans/bay-of-bengal-southeast-asia/
updated: 2026-11-11
lang: en-IN
publisher: Safe & Secure Logistics Private Limited
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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](https://safeandsecure.in/modes/road/)

Kolkata · Haldia · Chennai Singapore

**Sea**: 7 to 17 days at sea.

Singapore Consignee

**Destination**: delivered by the partner’s agent. [Country guides](https://safeandsecure.in/global/)

Gateways

## Ports on the east coast

Cargo handled, FY2024-25 (million tonnes)

1. [Paradip](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/paradip/) 150.4 MT
2. [Visakhapatnam](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/visakhapatnam/) 82.6 MT
3. [Chennai](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/chennai/) 55 MT
4. [Ennore](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/kamarajar/) 48.4 MT
5. [Haldia](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/haldia/) 46.5 MT
6. [Tuticorin](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/tuticorin/) 41.7 MT
7. [Kolkata](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/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.

Sources

- [Shipa Freight (DP World) trade-lane guides, port-to-port FCL estimates](https://www.shipafreight.com/tradelane/india-to-singapore/) · 2026
- [Fluent Cargo route pages (quickest scheduled sailing, sea distance)](https://www.fluentcargo.com/routes/india/singapore) · 2026

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