Port-to-port sea distance
Houston to Augusta distance
The sea distance from Houston (United States) to Augusta (Italy) is about 5,786 nautical miles (10,716 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar. At 12 knots that is about 20 days 2 hours at sea.
Distance
5,786 nm
10,716 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
20.1
20 days 2 hours
ECA miles
2,939 nm
51% of the route
Canals & straits
1
Strait of Gibraltar
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 24.1 days | 48.2 days |
| 11 knots | 21.9 days | 43.8 days |
| 12 knots | 20.1 days | 40.2 days |
| 13 knots | 18.5 days | 37.1 days |
| 14 knots | 17.2 days | 34.4 days |
| 15 knots | 16.1 days | 32.1 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
Voyage estimates by ship size
About this trade
US Gulf crude exports. US shale crude out of Corpus Christi, Houston and the LOOP to Europe and Asia, often reverse-lightered onto VLCCs offshore.
- Typical ship sizes
- VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax
- Related benchmark routes
- TD22 (USG–China VLCC), TD25 (USG–UKC Aframax)
Questions
How far is Houston from Augusta by sea?
The sea distance from Houston to Augusta is about 5,786 nautical miles (10,716 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Houston to Augusta?
About 20 days 2 hours at 12 knots, or 17.2 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Houston–Augusta route pass?
The shortest route passes the Strait of Gibraltar.
How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?
About 2,939 nm, or 51% 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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