Shipping from Australia to Japan

Australia is located in Oceania and has a population of 25.7 million people. Australia's main export product categories are fuels, mining products, agricultural products, machinery and transport equipment.

Japan belongs to Eastern Asia and its population is approximately 126 million. Japan is one of the world's top countries by GDP. It is also among leading importers by value of imported goods. Japan's main import products are fuels, mining products, machinery, transport equipment and chemicals.

Transport infrustructure and shipping connectivity

Australia

Australia is fairly well connected by sea and regularly serviced by major shipping companies. It has a well-developed rail infrastructure and relies heavily on rail freight transport. Air freight does not appear to be particularly common for shipping goods from Australia.

Japan

Japan has good connections by sea transport with regular port calls by major carriers. Its rail infrastructure is well developed and rail freight is moderately used in transportation of cargo. Transport by air is utilized to a moderate degree in Japan's freight traffic.

Overview of shipping alternatives between Australia and Japan

We were able to generate 3 shipping alternatives from Australia to Japan. The fastest route involves sea transport and is expected to take about 35 days, including pre-carriage and last mile delivery. Predictably, it also appears to be the most expensive shipping alternative.

The cheapest shipping alternative is by sea and has estimated transit time of about 76 days. The most environmentally friendly alternative involves sea transport and offers estimated transit time of 36 days. Transport costs involved in this delivery solution also appear to be on a feasible level.

1. Lowest cost shipping alternative

Sydney

SydneyAUSYDport

YokohamaJPYOKport

Tokyo

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Freight rate index: 3 910
Transit time estimate: 75.5 days
CO2 emission index: 8 578

2. Shipping alternative with transit time advantage

Sydney

SydneyAUSYDport

Busan (Pusan)KRPUSport

NagoyaJPNGOport

Tokyo

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Freight rate index: 5 065
Transit time estimate: 35.1 days
CO2 emission index: 4 266

3. Environmentally friendly shipping alternative

Sydney

SydneyAUSYDport

Busan (Pusan)KRPUSport

ShimizuJPSMZport

Tokyo

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Freight rate index: 4 760
Transit time estimate: 36 days
CO2 emission index: 4 123

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