Port-to-port sea distance
Houston to Fos-sur-Mer distance
The sea distance from Houston (United States) to Fos-sur-Mer (France) is about 5,448 nautical miles (10,089 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar. At 12 knots that is about 18 days 22 hours at sea.
Distance
5,448 nm
10,089 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
18.9
18 days 22 hours
ECA miles
2,601 nm
48% of the route
Canals & straits
1
Strait of Gibraltar
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 22.7 days | 45.4 days |
| 11 knots | 20.6 days | 41.3 days |
| 12 knots | 18.9 days | 37.8 days |
| 13 knots | 17.5 days | 34.9 days |
| 14 knots | 16.2 days | 32.4 days |
| 15 knots | 15.1 days | 30.3 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 Fos-sur-Mer by sea?
The sea distance from Houston to Fos-sur-Mer is about 5,448 nautical miles (10,089 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Houston to Fos-sur-Mer?
About 18 days 22 hours at 12 knots, or 16.2 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–Fos-sur-Mer route pass?
The shortest route passes the Strait of Gibraltar.
How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?
About 2,601 nm, or 48% 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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