Lyttelton Port Shipping Routes & Carriers
Shipping routes, carriers and real transit times for Lyttelton Port, measured from containers tracked on ShipsGo.
New Zealand Australia and New Zealand UTC+12:00 / UTC+13:00 About Lyttelton Port
Lyttelton Port (NZLYT) is a port in New Zealand. It lies at 43.6070° S, 172.7180° E, and local time there is UTC+12:00 or UTC+13:00, depending on daylight saving time.
In the last six months, containers of 11 carriers tracked on ShipsGo passed through Lyttelton. From here they sailed to 35 ports, most often to Colombo, Melbourne and Lazaro Cardenas. 20% of the containers loaded here sailed direct, the rest changed vessels on the way.
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Lyttelton Port Code and Location
- Port code
- NZLYT
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Australia and New Zealand
- Time zone
- Pacific/Auckland (UTC+12:00 / UTC+13:00)
- Local time
- —
- Latitude
- 43.6070° S
- Longitude
- 172.7180° E
Shipping Routes and Transit Times from Lyttelton
The ten routes with the most containers loaded at Lyttelton and tracked on ShipsGo. Transit time runs from loading to discharge; the range shows the fastest and slowest carrier average on the route.
| Destination | Avg. transit | Reliability | Routing | Carriers | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colombo | 50 days | 90.9% | 100% via T/S | 1 | Compare services |
 Melbourne | 16 days | 83.6% | 88% direct | 2 | Compare services |
 Lazaro Cardenas | 40 days | 96.2% | 100% via T/S | 1 | Compare services |
 Singapore | 36 days | 86.9% | 60% direct | 3 | Compare services |
 Rotterdam | 58 days | 94.9% | 100% via T/S | 1 | Compare services |
 Antwerp | 68 days | 98.4% | 100% via T/S | 4 | Compare services |
Shipping Routes to Lyttelton
Where containers discharged at Lyttelton come from most often.
| Origin | Avg. transit | Reliability | Routing | Carriers | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Port Klang (Port Kelang) | 25 days23 to 35 by carrier | 92.4% | 81% direct | 5 | Compare services |
| Sydney | 12 days | 94.1% | 100% direct | 1 | Compare services |
 Goteborg (Gothenburg) | 73 days | 97.0% | 100% via T/S | 3 | Compare services |
 Tianjin (Xingang) | 41 days | 90.8% | 100% via T/S | 3 | Compare services |
| Singapore | 22 days20 to 25 by carrier | 95.0% | 92% direct | 4 | Compare services |
 Istanbul (Ambarli) | 86 days | 73.5% | 100% via T/S | 2 | Compare services |
 Laem Chabang | 36 days | 89.9% | 100% via T/S | 4 | Compare services |
 Venezia (Venice) | 87 days | 81.1% | 100% via T/S | 1 | Compare services |
| Shanghai | 30 days | 91.1% | 75% direct | 2 | Compare services |
 Valencia | 76 days | 90.7% | 100% via T/S | 3 | Compare services |
Shipping Lines Serving Lyttelton Port
Share of containers loaded or discharged at Lyttelton and tracked on ShipsGo in the last six months.
Lyttelton Trade Regions
By share of containers tracked on ShipsGo.
Cargo from Lyttelton goes to
- Southern Asia 18.6%
- Australia and New Zealand 16.1%
- South-Eastern Asia 13.7%
- Western Asia 13.0%
- Central America 9.9%
Cargo to Lyttelton comes from
- South-Eastern Asia 51.1%
- Australia and New Zealand 30.1%
- Eastern Asia 5.9%
- Northern Europe 5.7%
- Western Asia 2.4%
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Ports Near Lyttelton
Nearby ports
- Timaru 147 km
- Port Nelson 265 km
- Port Chalmers 296 km
- Wellington 309 km
Other ports in New Zealand
Lyttelton Port FAQ
Lyttelton Port in New Zealand is listed under the port code NZLYT on ShipsGo.
Between April 2026 and October 2026, containers of 11 carriers tracked on ShipsGo were loaded or discharged at Lyttelton. The largest were Maersk, CMA CGM and COSCO Shipping.
Between April 2026 and October 2026, containers tracked on ShipsGo took 50 days on average from Lyttelton to Colombo. All of them changed vessels at least once on the way.
The routes with the most containers tracked on ShipsGo from Lyttelton were to Colombo, Melbourne and Lazaro Cardenas.
Lyttelton uses Pacific/Auckland time, UTC+12:00 or UTC+13:00, depending on daylight saving time.
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How These Figures Are Calculated
Routes, transit times and carrier shares come from containers loaded or discharged at Lyttelton that started being tracked on ShipsGo between 19 April 2026 and 19 October 2026 and have since been discharged. Transit time runs from loading at the origin port to discharge at the destination. A route is shown only when enough containers were tracked on it for a meaningful average, and volumes are shown as shares rather than counts. Route figures updated 19 October 2026.