Port-to-port sea distance
Basrah Oil Terminal to Karachi distance
The sea distance from Basrah Oil Terminal (Iraq) to Karachi (Pakistan) is about 1,122 nautical miles (2,079 km), via the Strait of Hormuz. At 12 knots that is about 3 days 22 hours at sea.
Distance
1,122 nm
2,079 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
3.9
3 days 22 hours
ECA miles
0 nm
No ECA on route
Canals & straits
1
Strait of Hormuz
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 4.7 days | 9.4 days |
| 11 knots | 4.3 days | 8.5 days |
| 12 knots | 3.9 days | 7.8 days |
| 13 knots | 3.6 days | 7.2 days |
| 14 knots | 3.3 days | 6.7 days |
| 15 knots | 3.1 days | 6.2 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
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 Karachi by sea?
The sea distance from Basrah Oil Terminal to Karachi is about 1,122 nautical miles (2,079 km), via the Strait of Hormuz.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Basrah Oil Terminal to Karachi?
About 3 days 22 hours at 12 knots, or 3.3 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Basrah Oil Terminal–Karachi 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.
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