Port-to-port sea distance
Le Havre to Lagos distance
The sea distance from Le Havre (France) to Lagos (Nigeria) is about 4,108 nautical miles (7,609 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 14 days 6 hours at sea.
Distance
4,108 nm
7,609 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
14.3
14 days 6 hours
ECA miles
232 nm
6% of the route
Canals & straits
0
Open-sea route
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 17.1 days | 34.2 days |
| 11 knots | 15.6 days | 31.1 days |
| 12 knots | 14.3 days | 28.5 days |
| 13 knots | 13.2 days | 26.3 days |
| 14 knots | 12.2 days | 24.5 days |
| 15 knots | 11.4 days | 22.8 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
Voyage estimates by ship size
About this trade
North-west Europe clean products. Gasoline and blendstocks from the Amsterdam–Rotterdam–Antwerp hub to the US East Coast and West Africa, the classic MR transatlantic.
- Typical ship sizes
- MR, LR1
- Related benchmark routes
- TC2 (UKC–USAC MR)
Questions
How far is Le Havre from Lagos by sea?
The sea distance from Le Havre to Lagos is about 4,108 nautical miles (7,609 km), on the open-sea route.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Le Havre to Lagos?
About 14 days 6 hours at 12 knots, or 12.2 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Le Havre–Lagos 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 232 nm, or 6% 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.