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Indian Ocean → East Africa

Mundra to Mombasa (Kenya): about 12 to 26 days on the water.

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Mundra → Mombasa (Kenya). Map: Natural Earth, India point of view. Route shapes and ships are illustrative, not to scale.
  • 12 to 26 d port to port published estimate
  • 2,684 nautical miles ≈ 4,971 km
  • 7 west-coast ports → /ports/

The voyage

Door to door, in three legs

Your factory Mundra

Road: our trucks, to the port gate. Road

Mundra Mombasa (Kenya)

Sea: 12 to 26 days at sea.

Mombasa (Kenya) Consignee

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

Gateways

Ports on the west coast

Cargo handled, FY2024-25 (million tonnes)
  1. Mundra 200.7 MT
  2. Kandla 150.2 MT
  3. Nhava Sheva 92.1 MT
  4. Mumbai 68.6 MT
  5. Mangaluru 46 MT
  6. Kochi 37.6 MT
  7. Mormugao 18.1 MT

Frequently asked questions

How many days from India to Mombasa (Kenya)?
India-Kenya: 12 to 26 days FCL, 16 to 26 days LCL. These are published port-to-port estimates, not a guarantee.
How far is it by sea?
Quickest listed sailing Mundra-Mombasa: 2,684 nautical miles, about 9 days 11 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.

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