Honest door-to-door ranges for road, rail, air and ocean: where the week-long spread comes from, what actually shortens it and what merely sounds good.
Any transit figure without the words «door to door» is misleading. «12 days» from departure station to arrival station becomes 18 once you add factory pickup, export clearance, transhipment at the border, import clearance and the last mile. Below are the ranges we actually see in practice.
| Mode | Door to door | What drives the spread | When to choose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air | 3–5 days | flight, supplier's export documents | urgent, high-value, up to 500 kg |
| Road | 10–14 days | queue at Khorgos, season | exact address, fragile, no transhipment |
| Rail | from 18 days | bogie exchange at Dostyk | regular purchasing, container volumes |
| Ocean + road | 35–45 days | liner schedules, Bandar Abbas | 3–4+ containers, timing not critical |
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