Port-to-port sea distance

Ceyhan to Constanta distance

The sea distance from Ceyhan (Turkey) to Constanta (Romania) is about 1,003 nautical miles (1,857 km), via the Bosphorus. At 12 knots that is about 3 days 12 hours at sea.

Distance

1,003 nm

1,857 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

3.5

3 days 12 hours

ECA miles

814 nm

81% of the route

Canals & straits

Bosphorus

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	4.2 days	8.4 days
11 knots	3.8 days	7.6 days
12 knots	3.5 days	7.0 days
13 knots	3.2 days	6.4 days
14 knots	3.0 days	6.0 days
15 knots	2.8 days	5.6 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

1,003 nm

3.5 days at 12 kn · Bosphorus · 814 nm in ECA

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Voyage estimates by ship size

About this trade

Baltic & Black Sea crude. Crude out of the Baltic and the Black Sea, including CPC Blend from Kazakhstan and Azeri crude through Ceyhan and Supsa, into the Mediterranean, Europe and Asia.

Typical ship sizes: Suezmax, Aframax
Related benchmark routes: TD6 (Black Sea–Med Suezmax), TD17 (Baltic–UKC Aframax)

Questions

How far is Ceyhan from Constanta by sea?

The sea distance from Ceyhan to Constanta is about 1,003 nautical miles (1,857 km), via the Bosphorus.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Ceyhan to Constanta?

About 3 days 12 hours at 12 knots, or 3.0 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Ceyhan–Constanta route pass?

The shortest route passes the Bosphorus.

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

About 814 nm, or 81% of the voyage, is inside an ECA, where ships must burn 0.10% sulphur fuel or use a scrubber.

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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.