Port-to-port sea distance
Amsterdam to Dakar distance
The sea distance from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Dakar (Senegal) is about 2,668 nautical miles (4,941 km), via the Dover Strait. At 12 knots that is about 9 days 6 hours at sea.
Distance
2,668 nm
4,941 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
9.3
9 days 6 hours
ECA miles
481 nm
18% of the route
Canals & straits
1
Dover Strait
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 11.1 days | 22.2 days |
| 11 knots | 10.1 days | 20.2 days |
| 12 knots | 9.3 days | 18.5 days |
| 13 knots | 8.6 days | 17.1 days |
| 14 knots | 7.9 days | 15.9 days |
| 15 knots | 7.4 days | 14.8 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
North-west Europe clean products. Gasoline and blendstocks from the Amsterdam–Rotterdam–Antwerp hub to the US East Coast and West Africa, the classic MR transatlantic.
- Typical ship sizes
- MR, LR1
- Related benchmark routes
- TC2 (UKC–USAC MR)
Questions
How far is Amsterdam from Dakar by sea?
The sea distance from Amsterdam to Dakar is about 2,668 nautical miles (4,941 km), via the Dover Strait.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Amsterdam to Dakar?
About 9 days 6 hours at 12 knots, or 7.9 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Amsterdam–Dakar route pass?
The shortest route passes the Dover Strait.
How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?
About 481 nm, or 18% 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.