Port-to-port sea distance
CPC Terminal to Sikka distance
The sea distance from CPC Terminal (Russia) to Sikka (India) is about 4,207 nautical miles (7,792 km), via the Bosphorus, Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb. At 12 knots that is about 14 days 15 hours at sea.
Distance
4,207 nm
7,792 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
14.6
14 days 15 hours
ECA miles
866 nm
21% of the route
Canals & straits
3
Bosphorus · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 17.5 days | 35.1 days |
| 11 knots | 15.9 days | 31.9 days |
| 12 knots | 14.6 days | 29.2 days |
| 13 knots | 13.5 days | 27.0 days |
| 14 knots | 12.5 days | 25.0 days |
| 15 knots | 11.7 days | 23.4 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
4,207 nm
14.6 days at 12 kn · Bosphorus · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb · 866 nm in ECA
See it on the mapVia the Cape of Good Hope (avoiding Suez and the Red Sea)
12,077 nm+7,870 nm
41.9 days at 12 kn · Bosphorus · Strait of Gibraltar · 1,837 nm in ECA
See it on the map- Since early 2024 many owners have kept their ships out of the Red Sea. Routing via the Cape of Good Hope adds 7,870 nm (about 27.3 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 CPC Terminal from Sikka by sea?
The sea distance from CPC Terminal to Sikka is about 4,207 nautical miles (7,792 km), via the Bosphorus, Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb.
How long does a tanker take to sail from CPC Terminal to Sikka?
About 14 days 15 hours at 12 knots, or 12.5 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the CPC Terminal–Sikka route pass?
The shortest route passes the Bosphorus, 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 866 nm, or 21% 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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