Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 124 | 12.8d | 10.4–14.8 d | — |
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 12.8 days. This is based on 43 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 10.4–14.8 days (P25–P75 of 124 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Kochi to Colombo is approximately 307 nautical miles (568 km).
MSC line operates direct service on this lane in our tracked dataset.
No transshipment paths are present in the tracked dataset for this lane — containers observed move directly from Kochi to Colombo.
Approximately 19.6 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Kochi is 4.0 days. Vessel sail time from Kochi to Colombo is 12.8 days. The median gate-out dwell at Colombo is 2.82 days.
Container shipping from Kochi to Colombo spans approximately 307 nautical miles, equivalent to 568 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 124 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 43 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Kochi to Colombo with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 12.8 days. Most shipments arrive within 10.4 to 14.8 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 19.6 days. Median gate-in dwell at Kochi is 4.0 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 Kochi to Colombo is 12.8 days. Median gate-out dwell at Colombo is 2.82 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 124 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 43 were containers literally booked direct from Kochi to Colombo and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. MSC operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by Maersk and COSCO also traversed this corridor without an intermediate transshipment, generally as sub-segments of longer journeys. On the direct segment, the median sail time is 12.8 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 10.4 to 14.8 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 10.4 to 14.8 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 4.4-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 4.0 days of gate-in dwell at Kochi and 2.82 days of gate-out dwell at Colombo on top of the chosen sail time.