Trade lane
Shipping from China to Thailand
Ocean freight from China to Thailand is a high-volume container trade lane on bexy, with 11,414 shipments on record. Median estimated transit is 15 days, measured from the loaded-on-board date to the carrier's ETA at the final place of delivery, or the last planned arrival when the carrier gives none; half of shipments were estimated at between 10 and 20 days and 90% at 24 days or less, across 388 shipments with a usable on-board date and estimated arrival.
- Shipments tracked
- 11,414
- Median est. transit
- 15 days
- Loading ports
- 7
- Discharge ports
- 3
Estimated transit · China → Thailand
15days median
- Middle half
- 10–20 days
- 90% within
- 24 days
- Shipments
- 388
Estimated from the loaded-on-board date to the carrier's ETA at the final place of delivery, or the last planned arrival when the carrier gives none, which can include an inland leg; spans over 120 days are left out. The middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
Actual transit (from carrier discharge events)
12days median
Middle half 11–17 days · 90% within 19 days · n = 137 shipments with a recorded discharge
Loaded on board → container discharged at the port of discharge, from the carrier's container events: actual dates, not estimates. It has no inland leg, so it is not directly comparable with the estimate, and it rests on fewer shipments because most Bills of Lading are read after the container has been returned empty.
The estimate runs to the final place of delivery and can include an inland leg; the actual stops at the port of discharge.
China to Thailand ocean freight
Measured from the carrier's container events instead of its estimates, the actual transit from China to Thailand — loaded on board to a container discharged at the port of discharge, with no inland leg — has a median of 12 days (middle half 11–17 days, 90% within 19 days) across 137 shipments with a recorded discharge at the port of discharge. The estimate runs to the final place of delivery and can include an inland leg; the actual stops at the port of discharge.
Cargo on this lane loads mainly at China ports including Shanghai, Xingang, Qingdao and Xiamen and is discharged mainly at Laem Chabang, Songkhla and Samut Prakan Sahathai Terminal on the Thailand side.
Every China-to-Thailand shipment here travels on an Evergreen (EGLV) Bill of Lading and is read from the carrier's own tracking record: vessel, voyage, port milestones and per-container status, re-checked after the estimated arrival (the ETA, or the last planned arrival when there is none) until arrival, for up to 30 days — free, and without an account.
Destination ports · Thailand
| Port of loading | Port of discharge | Shipments | Share | Planned port-to-port |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | Laem Chabang | 4,999 | 44% | 8 days median (8–10) · n = 75 |
| Xingang | Laem Chabang | 3,537 | 31% | 23 days median (20–24) · n = 36 |
| Qingdao | Laem Chabang | 2,401 | 21% | 19 days median (15–19) · n = 141 |
| Xiamen | Laem Chabang | 309 | 3% | — |
| Xingang | Songkhla | 59 | <1% | — |
| Qingdao | Songkhla | 54 | <1% | — |
| Shanghai | Songkhla | 20 | <1% | — |
| Xiamen | Songkhla | 12 | <1% | — |
Share is of this lane's shipments that record both ports. Planned port-to-port is the median (and middle half) from the loaded-on-board date to the first planned arrival at the port of discharge in the carrier's routing — no inland leg, unlike the transit time above — shown when at least 20 shipments have both dates; n is how many of the pair's shipments it rests on.
Planned routing: 5% of 258 shipments with a planned routing to the port of discharge are planned via a transshipment port, most often Singapore (9), Shekou (3); the rest are planned direct from the port of loading to the port of discharge. This is the carrier's planned routing when bexy read each Bill of Lading, and it can change after booking.
Recent shipments · China → Thailand
- TGBU4045225 · Qingdao → Laem Chabang2×
- EITU9424960 · Qingdao → Laem Chabang14×
- EGSU1879945 · Qingdao → Laem Chabang4×
- EGSU3798740 · Qingdao → Songkhla4×
- EGHU3199840 · Qingdao → Laem Chabang
- EGHU3939119 · Qingdao → Laem Chabang
- EGHU9679024 · Qingdao → Laem Chabang
- TCLU3623363 · Qingdao → Laem Chabang
- EGHU3371076 · Qingdao → Laem Chabang → Bangkok
- EISU8222051 · Qingdao → Laem Chabang2×
- EGSU1196152 · Qingdao → Laem Chabang
- EGSU6261142 · Qingdao → Laem Chabang
Frequently asked questions
- How long does it take to ship from China to Thailand?
- The median estimated transit from China to Thailand is 15 days, measured from the loaded-on-board date to the carrier's ETA at the final place of delivery, or the last planned arrival when the carrier gives none; half of shipments were estimated at between 10 and 20 days and 90% at 24 days or less, across 388 shipments with a usable on-board date and estimated arrival. The exact time depends on the service, any transshipment and any inland leg to the final destination.
- How long does shipping from China to Thailand actually take?
- The median actual transit from China to Thailand is 12 days, measured from the loaded-on-board date to the day a container was discharged at the port of discharge, as reported in the carrier's container events; half of these shipments took between 11 and 17 days and 90% took 19 days or less, across 137 shipments with a recorded discharge at the port of discharge. Unlike the estimated transit it ends at the port of discharge, with no inland leg, and it rests on fewer shipments: for most Bills of Lading bexy first reads the record after the container has been returned empty, when the discharge is no longer shown.
- Which ports handle China to Thailand shipments?
- Cargo most often loads at Shanghai, Xingang, Qingdao and Xiamen. On arrival it is most often discharged at Laem Chabang, Songkhla and Samut Prakan Sahathai Terminal.
- Is cargo from China to Thailand shipped direct or transshipped?
- In the carrier's planned routing at the time bexy read each Bill of Lading, 5% of the 258 China-to-Thailand shipments with a planned routing to the port of discharge were planned via at least one transshipment port, most often Singapore and Shekou; the rest were planned direct from the port of loading to the port of discharge. A transshipment port here is a planned stop between those two ports that is not the place of receipt or delivery, and routings can change after booking.
- How many shipments are tracked on the China to Thailand route?
- bexy has 11,414 shipments on record for the China to Thailand lane, the most recent departing Oct 5, 2026.
- How do I track a China to Thailand shipment?
- Enter the Evergreen (EGLV) Bill of Lading or container number on bexy to see the vessel and voyage, port milestones and estimated arrival — free, with no login required.
Browse all 11,414 shipments
China → Thailand · filterable by port, date & weight
Aggregated from 11,414 tracked Bills of Lading · median estimated transit from the loaded-on-board date to the carrier's ETA at the final place of delivery, or the last planned arrival when the carrier gives none, over 388 shipments · actual transit to discharge over 137 shipments with a recorded discharge · data refreshed Oct 6, 2026 · how these figures are built.
Cite this page
bexy, "China to Thailand Shipping — Transit Time", data as of 2026-10-06, n = 11,414 tracked shipments. https://bexy.io/shipping/china-to-thailandDefinitions, thresholds and limitations are on the methodology page.