Port-to-port sea distance

Jamnagar to Jeddah distance

The sea distance from Jamnagar (India) to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) is about 2,308 nautical miles (4,273 km), via the Bab-el-Mandeb. At 12 knots that is about 8 days at sea.

Distance

2,308 nm

4,273 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

8.0

8 days

ECA miles

0 nm

No ECA on route

Canals & straits

Bab-el-Mandeb

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	9.6 days	19.2 days
11 knots	8.7 days	17.5 days
12 knots	8.0 days	16.0 days
13 knots	7.4 days	14.8 days
14 knots	6.9 days	13.7 days
15 knots	6.4 days	12.8 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

2,308 nm

8.0 days at 12 kn · Bab-el-Mandeb

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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 Jeddah by sea?

The sea distance from Jamnagar to Jeddah is about 2,308 nautical miles (4,273 km), via the Bab-el-Mandeb.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Jamnagar to Jeddah?

About 8 days at 12 knots, or 6.9 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–Jeddah route pass?

The shortest route passes the Bab-el-Mandeb.

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.