Port-to-port sea distance

Burnaby to Yeosu distance

The sea distance from Burnaby (Canada) to Yeosu (South Korea) is about 5,107 nautical miles (9,458 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 17 days 18 hours at sea.

Distance

5,107 nm

9,458 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

17.7

17 days 18 hours

ECA miles

311 nm

6% of the route

Canals & straits

Open-sea route

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	21.3 days	42.6 days
11 knots	19.3 days	38.7 days
12 knots	17.7 days	35.5 days
13 knots	16.4 days	32.7 days
14 knots	15.2 days	30.4 days
15 knots	14.2 days	28.4 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

5,107 nm

17.7 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 Yeosu by sea?

The sea distance from Burnaby to Yeosu is about 5,107 nautical miles (9,458 km), on the open-sea route.

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

About 17 days 18 hours at 12 knots, or 15.2 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–Yeosu 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 6% 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.