Port-to-port sea distance
Jamnagar to Durban distance
The sea distance from Jamnagar (India) to Durban (South Africa) is about 3,877 nautical miles (7,180 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 13 days 11 hours at sea.
Distance
3,877 nm
7,180 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
13.5
13 days 11 hours
ECA miles
0 nm
No ECA on route
Canals & straits
0
Open-sea route
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 16.2 days | 32.3 days |
| 11 knots | 14.7 days | 29.4 days |
| 12 knots | 13.5 days | 26.9 days |
| 13 knots | 12.4 days | 24.9 days |
| 14 knots | 11.5 days | 23.1 days |
| 15 knots | 10.8 days | 21.5 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
Arabian Gulf & India → clean products. Naphtha, jet and diesel from the big export refineries at Ruwais, Jubail, Yanbu and Jamnagar, going east to Japan and Singapore, west to Europe, and to East Africa.
- Typical ship sizes
- LR2, LR1, MR
- Related benchmark routes
- TC1 (MEG–Japan LR2 naphtha), TC17 (MEG–East Africa MR)
Questions
How far is Jamnagar from Durban by sea?
The sea distance from Jamnagar to Durban is about 3,877 nautical miles (7,180 km), on the open-sea route.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Jamnagar to Durban?
About 13 days 11 hours at 12 knots, or 11.5 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Jamnagar–Durban 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?
None. The whole route is outside Emission Control Areas, so the 0.50% global sulphur cap applies throughout.
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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