Port-to-port sea distance
Ain Sukhna to Aliaga distance
The sea distance from Ain Sukhna (Egypt) to Aliaga (Turkey) is about 706 nautical miles (1,308 km), via the Suez Canal. At 12 knots that is about 2 days 11 hours at sea.
Distance
706 nm
1,308 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
2.5
2 days 11 hours
ECA miles
675 nm
96% of the route
Canals & straits
1
Suez Canal
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 2.9 days | 5.9 days |
| 11 knots | 2.7 days | 5.3 days |
| 12 knots | 2.5 days | 4.9 days |
| 13 knots | 2.3 days | 4.5 days |
| 14 knots | 2.1 days | 4.2 days |
| 15 knots | 2.0 days | 3.9 days |
Steaming time only, with no allowance for weather, canal waiting or port time. The round voyage assumes the ship ballasts back on the same route.
Routes compared
Voyage estimates by ship size
About this trade
Arabian Gulf & Red Sea → Europe & US crude. Westbound Gulf crude into the Mediterranean, North-west Europe and the US. Routing depends on draft and on the Red Sea: fully laden VLCCs go round the Cape, Suezmaxes can transit Suez.
- Typical ship sizes
- VLCC, Suezmax
- Related benchmark routes
- TD1 (MEG–USG VLCC), TD23 (MEG–Med Suezmax)
Questions
How far is Ain Sukhna from Aliaga by sea?
The sea distance from Ain Sukhna to Aliaga is about 706 nautical miles (1,308 km), via the Suez Canal.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Ain Sukhna to Aliaga?
About 2 days 11 hours at 12 knots, or 2.1 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Ain Sukhna–Aliaga route pass?
The shortest route passes the Suez Canal.
How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?
About 675 nm, or 96% of the voyage, is inside an ECA, where ships must burn 0.10% sulphur fuel or use a scrubber.
Terms on this page
Distances are calculated by Vessbook on a modelled global shipping-lane network for a tanker at 12 m draft, from berth area to berth area.