Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 116 | 26.3d | 23.6–33.4 d | — |
| via Piraeus | 22 | 34.7d | 31.2–38.6 d | 8.01d |
All values are actuals from tracked container records. Paths flagged low n have fewer than 20 records and should be read as directional.
The median transit time is 26.3 days. This is based on 90 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 23.6–33.4 days (P25–P75 of 138 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Hamburg to Haifa is approximately 3,656 nautical miles (6,772 km).
COSCO line operates direct service on this lane in our tracked dataset.
Yes. Tracked transshipment options include: Piraeus (34.7d total, 22 records).
Approximately 34.7 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Hamburg is 4.38 days. Vessel sail time from Hamburg to Haifa is 26.3 days. The median gate-out dwell at Haifa is 4.0 days.
Container shipping from Hamburg to Haifa spans approximately 3,656 nautical miles, equivalent to 6,772 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 138 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 90 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Hamburg to Haifa with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 26.3 days. Most shipments arrive within 23.6 to 33.4 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 34.7 days. Median gate-in dwell at Hamburg is 4.38 days, representing the time a container spends at the origin terminal between arrival at the gate and loading onto the vessel. Vessel sail time from Hamburg to Haifa is 26.3 days. Median gate-out dwell at Haifa is 4.0 days, covering discharge and the time before pickup at the destination terminal.
Direct service — meaning no transshipment between origin and destination — is the dominant routing on this corridor. It is supported by 116 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 90 were containers literally booked direct from Hamburg to Haifa and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. COSCO operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by MSC and Maersk also traversed this corridor without an intermediate transshipment, generally as sub-segments of longer journeys. On the direct segment, the median sail time is 26.3 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 23.6 to 33.4 days.
One transshipment alternative is present in the dataset. The Piraeus-routed path takes a median of 34.7 days based on 22 records, with a P25–P75 range of 31.2 to 38.6 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 8.01 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 23.6 to 33.4 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 9.8-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 4.38 days of gate-in dwell at Hamburg and 4.0 days of gate-out dwell at Haifa on top of the chosen sail time.