Port-to-port sea distance

Basrah Oil Terminal to Chittagong distance

The sea distance from Basrah Oil Terminal (Iraq) to Chittagong (Bangladesh) is about 3,480 nautical miles (6,445 km), via the Strait of Hormuz. At 12 knots that is about 12 days 2 hours at sea.

Distance

3,480 nm

6,445 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

12.1

12 days 2 hours

ECA miles

0 nm

No ECA on route

Canals & straits

Strait of Hormuz

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	14.5 days	29.0 days
11 knots	13.2 days	26.4 days
12 knots	12.1 days	24.2 days
13 knots	11.2 days	22.3 days
14 knots	10.4 days	20.7 days
15 knots	9.7 days	19.3 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

3,480 nm

12.1 days at 12 kn · Strait of Hormuz

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Voyage estimates by ship size

About this trade

Arabian Gulf → India & South Asia crude. Short-haul Gulf crude into India's west-coast refining hub at Sikka and Vadinar, and around the subcontinent to Paradip and Chittagong.

Typical ship sizes: VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax

Questions

How far is Basrah Oil Terminal from Chittagong by sea?

The sea distance from Basrah Oil Terminal to Chittagong is about 3,480 nautical miles (6,445 km), via the Strait of Hormuz.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Basrah Oil Terminal to Chittagong?

About 12 days 2 hours at 12 knots, or 10.4 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Basrah Oil Terminal–Chittagong route pass?

The shortest route passes the Strait of Hormuz.

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

None. The whole route is outside Emission Control Areas, so the 0.50% global sulphur cap applies throughout.

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.