Port-to-port sea distance
Ain Sukhna to Augusta distance
The sea distance from Ain Sukhna (Egypt) to Augusta (Italy) is about 1,041 nautical miles (1,928 km), via the Suez Canal. At 12 knots that is about 3 days 15 hours at sea.
Distance
1,041 nm
1,928 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
3.6
3 days 15 hours
ECA miles
1,010 nm
97% of the route
Canals & straits
1
Suez Canal
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 4.3 days | 8.7 days |
| 11 knots | 3.9 days | 7.9 days |
| 12 knots | 3.6 days | 7.2 days |
| 13 knots | 3.3 days | 6.7 days |
| 14 knots | 3.1 days | 6.2 days |
| 15 knots | 2.9 days | 5.8 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 Augusta by sea?
The sea distance from Ain Sukhna to Augusta is about 1,041 nautical miles (1,928 km), via the Suez Canal.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Ain Sukhna to Augusta?
About 3 days 15 hours at 12 knots, or 3.1 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–Augusta route pass?
The shortest route passes the Suez Canal.
How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?
About 1,010 nm, or 97% 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.
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