Port-to-port sea distance
Garyville to Rio de Janeiro distance
The sea distance from Garyville (United States) to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) is about 5,258 nautical miles (9,738 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 18 days 6 hours at sea.
Distance
5,258 nm
9,738 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
18.3
18 days 6 hours
ECA miles
872 nm
17% of the route
Canals & straits
0
Open-sea route
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 21.9 days | 43.8 days |
| 11 knots | 19.9 days | 39.8 days |
| 12 knots | 18.3 days | 36.5 days |
| 13 knots | 16.9 days | 33.7 days |
| 14 knots | 15.6 days | 31.3 days |
| 15 knots | 14.6 days | 29.2 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
Voyage estimates by ship size
About this trade
US Gulf clean products. Diesel and gasoline exports from the Texas and Louisiana refining belt to Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe, the core MR trade in the Atlantic.
- Typical ship sizes
- MR, LR1
- Related benchmark routes
- TC14 (USG–UKC MR), TC21 (USG–Caribbean MR)
Questions
How far is Garyville from Rio de Janeiro by sea?
The sea distance from Garyville to Rio de Janeiro is about 5,258 nautical miles (9,738 km), on the open-sea route.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Garyville to Rio de Janeiro?
About 18 days 6 hours at 12 knots, or 15.6 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Garyville–Rio de Janeiro 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 872 nm, or 17% 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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