Port-to-port sea distance

Ju'aymah to Vadinar distance

The sea distance from Ju'aymah (Saudi Arabia) to Vadinar (India) is about 1,127 nautical miles (2,088 km), via the Strait of Hormuz. At 12 knots that is about 3 days 22 hours at sea.

Distance

1,127 nm

2,088 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

3.9

3 days 22 hours

ECA miles

0 nm

No ECA on route

Canals & straits

Strait of Hormuz

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	4.7 days	9.4 days
11 knots	4.3 days	8.5 days
12 knots	3.9 days	7.8 days
13 knots	3.6 days	7.2 days
14 knots	3.4 days	6.7 days
15 knots	3.1 days	6.3 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

Shortest route

1,127 nm

3.9 days at 12 kn · Strait of Hormuz

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Voyage estimates by ship size

About this trade

Arabian Gulf → India & South Asia crude. Short-haul Gulf crude into India's west-coast refining hub at Sikka and Vadinar, and around the subcontinent to Paradip and Chittagong.

Typical ship sizes: VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax

Questions

How far is Ju'aymah from Vadinar by sea?

The sea distance from Ju'aymah to Vadinar is about 1,127 nautical miles (2,088 km), via the Strait of Hormuz.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Ju'aymah to Vadinar?

About 3 days 22 hours at 12 knots, or 3.4 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Ju'aymah–Vadinar route pass?

The shortest route passes the Strait of Hormuz.

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.