Port-to-port sea distance

Amsterdam to Philadelphia distance

The sea distance from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Philadelphia (United States) is about 3,462 nautical miles (6,412 km), via the Dover Strait. At 12 knots that is about 12 days 1 hour at sea.

Distance

3,462 nm

6,412 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

12.0

12 days 1 hour

ECA miles

1,233 nm

36% of the route

Canals & straits

Dover Strait

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	14.4 days	28.9 days
11 knots	13.1 days	26.2 days
12 knots	12.0 days	24.0 days
13 knots	11.1 days	22.2 days
14 knots	10.3 days	20.6 days
15 knots	9.6 days	19.2 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

Shortest route

3,462 nm

12.0 days at 12 kn · Dover Strait · 1,233 nm in ECA

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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 Philadelphia by sea?

The sea distance from Amsterdam to Philadelphia is about 3,462 nautical miles (6,412 km), via the Dover Strait.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Amsterdam to Philadelphia?

About 12 days 1 hour at 12 knots, or 10.3 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–Philadelphia route pass?

The shortest route passes the Dover Strait.

How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?

About 1,233 nm, or 36% 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.