Port-to-port sea distance

Houston to Puerto Cortes distance

The sea distance from Houston (United States) to Puerto Cortes (Honduras) is about 1,026 nautical miles (1,900 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 3 days 13 hours at sea.

Distance

1,026 nm

1,900 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

3.6

3 days 13 hours

ECA miles

491 nm

48% of the route

Canals & straits

Open-sea route

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	4.3 days	8.5 days
11 knots	3.9 days	7.8 days
12 knots	3.6 days	7.1 days
13 knots	3.3 days	6.6 days
14 knots	3.1 days	6.1 days
15 knots	2.8 days	5.7 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

1,026 nm

3.6 days at 12 kn · no canals or straits · 491 nm in ECA

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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 Houston from Puerto Cortes by sea?

The sea distance from Houston to Puerto Cortes is about 1,026 nautical miles (1,900 km), on the open-sea route.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Houston to Puerto Cortes?

About 3 days 13 hours at 12 knots, or 3.1 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Houston–Puerto Cortes 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 491 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.