2025 Most comprehensive information on air freight from China to Venezuela

Multiple major city airports in China provide convenient air transportation services to Venezuela, including direct and transit flights, covering various types of goods such as general cargo and sensitive cargo, with flexible delivery times and transparent prices.

Airports with air cargo services from China to Venezuela

The air transportation service from China to Venezuela is very convenient, and many airports in major cities in China can deliver goods. Below are the specific situations of flights from various airports to Caracas.
The main airport for air cargo from China to Venezuela

Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN): There are flights to Venezuela every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The flight number is TP-047, and the route is XMN → AMS/CDG → LIS → CCS. The goods can arrive in about 7-10 days. Suitable for general cargo, boxes are preferred, and large items need to be priced separately.
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN): There are flights every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The flight number is TP-047, and the route is CAN → FRA/CDG/AMS → LIS → CCS. It can arrive in 5-7 days. Special attention should be paid to soaking goods, and overweight goods should be confirmed separately.
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX): There are flights every Monday, Thursday and Saturday, the flight number is TP-047, the route is SZX → FRA → LIS → CCS, 7-10 days can arrive, general cargo applies, bubble goods need additional fees.
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG): There are flights every day, flight number TP-047, route PVG → AMS/FRA → LIS → CCS, 7-15 days to arrive, do not accept battery goods, overweight to confirm separately.
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN): There are direct flights every Monday, flight number V0-308, route CAN → CCS, 1-3 days to get there, is the fastest way, special names need to be confirmed in advance.
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG): There are flights every day, flight number UX-996, route PVG → AMS → MAD → CCS, 5-10 days to arrive, multiple airlines intermodal, need to confirm positioning in advance.
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN): There are flights every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, flight number is UX-996, route is CAN → AMS/FRA → MAD → CCS, 5-10 days can arrive, need to confirm the specific flight time in advance.
Venezuela's main cargo airport
Caracas Airport is the largest international airport in Venezuela, located next to the capital, where most international cargo passes through. Valencia Airport is the second most important cargo airport in Venezuela, mainly handling goods from domestic and neighboring countries.

Chinese airlines providing air freight services to Venezuela

Air transportation services from China to Venezuela can be provided by multiple airlines, including but not limited to international airlines in China such as Air China CA, Southern Airlines CZ, and international airlines. Specifically mentioned are:
1. Major passenger airlines (providing belly cargo)

2. Cargo airlines (all-cargo service)

Portugal Airlines: Departing from Shanghai, Guangzhou or Xiamen, China, with a transfer in Lisbon (LIS), Europe, and finally arriving in Caracas (CCS). This route has a stable network and is particularly good at handling general cargo and bubble goods such as large but light packages. The price is relatively affordable and suitable for goods that do not require urgent time. The overall transportation time is about 7-15 days, depending on the waiting time for the transfer. If your goods are electronic products, clothing or ordinary small items, it is more suitable.
Spain Air Europa: Departing from Shanghai, Guangzhou or Xiamen, China, via Madrid (MAD), Spain, direct to Caracas. The route layout in South America is mature, and the transfer connection is efficient. If your goods need to be transported quickly within 5-7 days, especially mechanical parts, medical apparatus or high-value goods, it can be given priority. The cost will be slightly higher, but the fuel surcharge is transparent and suitable for urgent orders that are sensitive to time.
United Airlines of Venezuela: Direct flight from Guangzhou to Caracas (CCS), only one flight per week (Monday). The route that can provide direct flight service has no transit risk, and the goods can arrive in as fast as 1-3 days. But there are more restrictions: only general cargo is accepted, no batteries or dangerous goods are accepted, and the number of flights is small. If your goods are urgent documents or time-sensitive goods such as exhibition samples, you can consider it.
Turkey Airlines: Departing from Beijing, Shanghai or Guangzhou, transferring through Istanbul (IST) in the Middle East, and finally arriving in Caracas. Turkey Airlines has flexible transfers and is suitable for transporting large or heavy goods such as auto parts, industrial equipment or e-commerce goods. The transportation time is about 7-12 days, and the stability is good.
Air France-KLM: As one of the largest airline groups in Europe, Air France-KLM has a high flight density, suitable for transporting high-value and fragile items such as precision instruments, luxury goods or medical products. The transportation time is about 8-14 days. If your goods need to be handled carefully throughout the journey, choose it for peace of mind.
Qatar Airlines: Direct flights from Shanghai and Guangzhou to Doha (DOH), with a transfer to Caracas. Specializes in handling large cargo such as heavy machinery and bulk raw materials. The transportation time is about 10-15 days, suitable for customers who are not in a hurry but need stable service. Qatar Airlines has ample cargo space and is friendly to overweight and overweight cargo.

Direct flight vs transit: Direct flight is the fastest but with fewer flights, transit is more flexible but with large fluctuations in timeliness.
Sensitive goods: batteries, dangerous goods need to confirm the airline policy in advance, some flights may be rejected.

The time required for Chinese air cargo to arrive at Venezuelan airports

The time for air cargo from China to Venezuela's airport is usually around 3-12 days, and the specific time is affected by various factors. The following is a detailed introduction for you.

Popular route timeliness reference
Emergency cargo can be preferentially selected direct flight V0-308 (1-3 days) or Air Europa UX-996 (5-7 days). General cargo choose Portugal Airlines TP-047 from Xiamen transport reserved 7-10 days of time.

Chinese air cargo charter flights to Venezuelan airports

Model: Freight charter aircraft commonly used wide-body freighters (such as Boeing 747F, 777F, Airbus A330F), specific models may be adjusted due to route.
Timeliness: Direct flight is the fastest (1-3 days), transit routes vary from 5-15 days, affected by flights and customs clearance.
Special requirements: Sensitive goods such as batteries and liquids need to be declared in advance, and some airlines refuse to accept them. Oversized/overweight goods (such as large equipment) need to be inquired separately.

Reference price for air freight from China to Venezuela airport

The following is the air freight from China's major airports to Venezuela's Caracas International Airport (CCS) freight price reference (based on general cargo, normal customs clearance), the specific cost may be adjusted due to market fluctuations, fuel surcharges, cargo characteristics, etc.:
Popular route price reference

Type of goods: General cargo clothing, daily necessities according to the above table price for reference. Sensitive goods such as batteries, liquids, powders, etc. need to be quoted separately, and may be charged 30% -100%. Overweight/oversized items exceeding 100kg or size exceeding the standard need to be charged.
Additional fees: fuel surcharge, customs declaration fee: general cargo documents 300 yuan/ticket, pay customs declaration 400 yuan/ticket. Destination customs clearance fee: Venezuela may charge tariffs (need to confirm the value declaration in advance).
Seasonal fluctuations: Prices may rise during peak seasons such as before Christmas and after Chinese New Year.

Advance booking: Lock positioning to avoid temporary high prices.
Assembling transportation: sharing charter flights with other shippers to share costs.
Optimize packaging: reduce volume weight (bubble goods are charged by volume weight, formula: length × width × height (cm)/6000).
Air freight prices from some airports in China to Venezuela in March 2025