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title: "Indian Ocean → Southern Africa: sea freight from India · SSL"
description: "Nhava Sheva to Durban · Cape Town: about 19 to 34 days port to port; 4,307 nautical miles. Published estimates, sources cited."
url: https://safeandsecure.in/oceans/cape-route-southern-africa/
canonical: https://safeandsecure.in/oceans/cape-route-southern-africa/
updated: 2026-09-29
lang: en-IN
publisher: Safe & Secure Logistics Private Limited
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Sea route · Indian Ocean

# Indian Ocean → Southern Africa

Nhava Sheva to Durban · Cape Town: about 19 to 34 days on the water.

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Nhava Sheva → Durban · Cape Town. Map: Natural Earth, India point of view. Route shapes and ships are illustrative, not to scale.

- 19 to 34 d port to port published estimate
- 4,307 nautical miles ≈ 7,977 km
- 7 west-coast ports → /ports/

The voyage

## Door to door, in three legs

Your factory Nhava Sheva

**Road**: our trucks, to the port gate. [Road](https://safeandsecure.in/modes/road/)

Nhava Sheva Durban · Cape Town

**Sea**: 19 to 34 days at sea.

Durban · Cape Town Consignee

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

Gateways

## Ports on the west coast

Cargo handled, FY2024-25 (million tonnes)

1. [Mundra](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/mundra/) 200.7 MT
2. [Kandla](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/kandla/) 150.2 MT
3. [Nhava Sheva](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/nhava-sheva/) 92.1 MT
4. [Mumbai](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/mumbai/) 68.6 MT
5. [Mangaluru](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/new-mangalore/) 46 MT
6. [Kochi](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/cochin/) 37.6 MT
7. [Mormugao](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/mormugao/) 18.1 MT

## Frequently asked questions

**How many days from India to Durban · Cape Town?**

Nhava Sheva-Durban 19 days, Nhava Sheva-Cape Town 29 days, Cochin-Cape Town 34 days FCL. These are published port-to-port estimates, not a guarantee.

**How far is it by sea?**

Quickest listed sailing Mundra-Ngqura (Coega): 4,307 nautical miles, about 14 days 10 h.

**Who runs which leg?**

Our trucks carry the container between your door and a west-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-south-africa/) · 2026
- [Fluent Cargo route pages (quickest scheduled sailing, sea distance)](https://www.fluentcargo.com/routes/india/south-africa) · 2026

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