Port-to-port sea distance

Burnaby to Chiba distance

The sea distance from Burnaby (Canada) to Chiba (Japan) is about 4,675 nautical miles (8,658 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 16 days 6 hours at sea.

Distance

4,675 nm

8,658 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

16.2

16 days 6 hours

ECA miles

311 nm

7% of the route

Canals & straits

Open-sea route

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	19.5 days	39.0 days
11 knots	17.7 days	35.4 days
12 knots	16.2 days	32.5 days
13 knots	15.0 days	30.0 days
14 knots	13.9 days	27.8 days
15 knots	13.0 days	26.0 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

4,675 nm

16.2 days at 12 kn · no canals or straits · 311 nm in ECA

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Voyage estimates by ship size

About this trade

Canada West Coast crude. Trans Mountain crude loaded in the Vancouver area, mostly on Aframaxes, for the US West Coast and Asia.

Typical ship sizes: Aframax, Suezmax

Questions

How far is Burnaby from Chiba by sea?

The sea distance from Burnaby to Chiba is about 4,675 nautical miles (8,658 km), on the open-sea route.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Burnaby to Chiba?

About 16 days 6 hours at 12 knots, or 13.9 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Burnaby–Chiba route pass?

None. The shortest route stays in open water without passing a major canal or strait.

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

About 311 nm, or 7% 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.