Port-to-port sea distance
Ceyhan to Rotterdam distance
The sea distance from Ceyhan (Turkey) to Rotterdam (Netherlands) is about 3,443 nautical miles (6,376 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar and Dover Strait. At 12 knots that is about 11 days 23 hours at sea.
Distance
3,443 nm
6,376 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
12.0
11 days 23 hours
ECA miles
2,502 nm
73% of the route
Canals & straits
2
Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 14.3 days | 28.7 days |
| 11 knots | 13.0 days | 26.1 days |
| 12 knots | 12.0 days | 23.9 days |
| 13 knots | 11.0 days | 22.1 days |
| 14 knots | 10.2 days | 20.5 days |
| 15 knots | 9.6 days | 19.1 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
3,443 nm
12.0 days at 12 kn · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait · 2,502 nm in ECA
See it on the mapVoyage 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 Rotterdam by sea?
The sea distance from Ceyhan to Rotterdam is about 3,443 nautical miles (6,376 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar and Dover Strait.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Ceyhan to Rotterdam?
About 11 days 23 hours at 12 knots, or 10.2 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Ceyhan–Rotterdam route pass?
The shortest route passes the Strait of Gibraltar and Dover Strait.
How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?
About 2,502 nm, or 73% 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.
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