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Port-to-port sea distance

Ceyhan to Vadinar distance

The sea distance from Ceyhan (Turkey) to Vadinar (India) is about 3,392 nautical miles (6,281 km), via the Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb. At 12 knots that is about 11 days 19 hours at sea.

Distance

3,392 nm

6,281 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

11.8

11 days 19 hours

ECA miles

493 nm

15% of the route

Canals & straits

2

Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb

Sea days by speed

SpeedOne wayRound voyage
10 knots14.1 days28.3 days
11 knots12.8 days25.7 days
12 knots11.8 days23.6 days
13 knots10.9 days21.7 days
14 knots10.1 days20.2 days
15 knots9.4 days18.8 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

3,392 nm

11.8 days at 12 kn · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb · 493 nm in ECA

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Via the Cape of Good Hope (avoiding Suez and the Red Sea)

11,886 nm+8,494 nm

41.3 days at 12 kn · Strait of Gibraltar · 2,088 nm in ECA

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  • Since early 2024 many owners have kept their ships out of the Red Sea. Routing via the Cape of Good Hope adds 8,494 nm (about 29.5 days at 12 knots).

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 Vadinar by sea?

The sea distance from Ceyhan to Vadinar is about 3,392 nautical miles (6,281 km), via the Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb.

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

About 11 days 19 hours at 12 knots, or 10.1 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–Vadinar route pass?

The shortest route passes the Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb. Alternative routings are listed above for ships that cannot or will not use them.

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

About 493 nm, or 15% 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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