Impact of Transport Cost and Travel Time on Trade under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)

Table 24

Distance comparison of existing and new CPEC route.

Origin port	Destination ports	Existing route distance	CPEC route distance	Difference	Percentage
Kasghar China	Port of Salalah	16,312km	4,198km	12114km	74.26%
	Jeddah	18,746 km	6739 km	12007 km	64.05%
	Shuwaikh Port	18,288 km	4545 km	13743 km	75.15%
	Rotterdam	27,372 km	15,366 km	12006 km	43.86%
	Hamburg	27,887 km	15881 km	12006 km	43.05%
	Le Havre	26,889 km	15883 km	11006 km	40.93%