Port-to-port sea distance
Mina Al Ahmadi to Vadinar distance
The sea distance from Mina Al Ahmadi (Kuwait) to Vadinar (India) is about 1,305 nautical miles (2,416 km), via the Strait of Hormuz. At 12 knots that is about 4 days 13 hours at sea.
Distance
1,305 nm
2,416 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
4.5
4 days 13 hours
ECA miles
0 nm
No ECA on route
Canals & straits
1
Strait of Hormuz
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 5.4 days | 10.9 days |
| 11 knots | 4.9 days | 9.9 days |
| 12 knots | 4.5 days | 9.1 days |
| 13 knots | 4.2 days | 8.4 days |
| 14 knots | 3.9 days | 7.8 days |
| 15 knots | 3.6 days | 7.2 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 & 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 Mina Al Ahmadi from Vadinar by sea?
The sea distance from Mina Al Ahmadi to Vadinar is about 1,305 nautical miles (2,416 km), via the Strait of Hormuz.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Mina Al Ahmadi to Vadinar?
About 4 days 13 hours at 12 knots, or 3.9 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Mina Al Ahmadi–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.
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