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Sea distances between ports

By the NaviBoss team · Updated 8 November 2026

Real sea distances for 51 main trade lanes, worked out by NaviBoss's router on professional shipping lanes, pilot station to pilot station. For example, Rotterdam to Singapore is 8,414 nm via Suez, while the straight line across the globe is 5,712 nm. Any other pair of ports: open the planner.

Europe and Asia

Voyage	Distance	Via	Days at 14 kn
Rotterdam to Singapore	8,414 nm	Suez Canal	25
Rotterdam to Shanghai	10,594 nm	Suez Canal	32
Hamburg to Shanghai	10,873 nm	Suez Canal	32
Antwerp to Singapore	8,382 nm	Suez Canal	25
Rotterdam to Hong Kong	9,835 nm	Suez Canal	29
Rotterdam to Busan	10,906 nm	Suez Canal	32
Rotterdam to Mumbai	6,462 nm	Suez Canal	19
Rotterdam to Colombo	6,867 nm	Suez Canal	20
Piraeus to Singapore	5,668 nm	Suez Canal	17
Algeciras to Singapore	6,999 nm	Suez Canal	21
Mundra to Rotterdam	6,310 nm	Suez Canal	19

The Gulf

Voyage	Distance	Via	Days at 14 kn
Rotterdam to Jebel Ali	6,363 nm	Suez Canal	19
Jebel Ali to Singapore	3,510 nm	open sea	10
Ras Tanura to Ningbo	5,820 nm	open sea	17
Jebel Ali to Mumbai	1,188 nm	open sea	3.5
Ras Tanura to Rotterdam	6,538 nm	Suez Canal	19

Across the Pacific

Voyage	Distance	Via	Days at 14 kn
Shanghai to Los Angeles	5,741 nm	open sea	17
Busan to Los Angeles	5,271 nm	open sea	16
Kaohsiung to Long Beach	6,150 nm	open sea	18
Manila to Los Angeles	6,561 nm	open sea	20
Yokohama to Seattle	4,278 nm	open sea	13
Vancouver to Shanghai	5,021 nm	open sea	15

Asia and the US East and Gulf coasts

Voyage	Distance	Via	Days at 14 kn
Shanghai to New York	10,669 nm	Panama Canal	32
Singapore to New York	10,208 nm	Suez Canal	30
Shanghai to Houston	10,238 nm	Panama Canal	30
Cebu to Houston	10,911 nm	Panama Canal	32

Across the Atlantic

Voyage	Distance	Via	Days at 14 kn
Rotterdam to New York	3,318 nm	open sea	9.9
Rotterdam to Houston	5,048 nm	open sea	15
Rotterdam to New Orleans	4,841 nm	open sea	14
Genoa to New York	4,078 nm	open sea	12

South America

Voyage	Distance	Via	Days at 14 kn
Santos to Rotterdam	5,432 nm	open sea	16
Santos to Shanghai	11,041 nm	Cape of Good Hope	33
Tubarao to Rotterdam	4,992 nm	open sea	15
Tubarao to Shanghai	10,885 nm	Cape of Good Hope	32
Buenos Aires to Rotterdam	6,357 nm	open sea	19

Australia

Voyage	Distance	Via	Days at 14 kn
Port Hedland to Shanghai	3,208 nm	open sea	9.5
Newcastle to Kaohsiung	4,161 nm	open sea	12
Hay Point to Dalian	4,140 nm	open sea	12

The Philippines

Voyage	Distance	Via	Days at 14 kn
Manila to Singapore	1,333 nm	open sea	4.0
Manila to Hong Kong	633 nm	open sea	1.9
Manila to Yokohama	1,762 nm	open sea	5.2
Batangas to Singapore	1,306 nm	open sea	3.9
Cebu to Manila	393 nm	open sea	1.2
Manila to Busan	1,404 nm	open sea	4.2

India and South Asia

Voyage	Distance	Via	Days at 14 kn
Mumbai to Singapore	2,478 nm	open sea	7.4
Chennai to Singapore	1,586 nm	open sea	4.7
Colombo to Singapore	1,596 nm	open sea	4.8

Africa

Voyage	Distance	Via	Days at 14 kn
Durban to Singapore	4,925 nm	open sea	15
Lagos to Rotterdam	4,230 nm	open sea	13
Richards Bay to Rotterdam	7,116 nm	Cape of Good Hope	21
Cape Town to Rotterdam	6,221 nm	open sea	19

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