Port-to-port sea distance
Primorsk to Vadinar distance
The sea distance from Primorsk (Russia) to Vadinar (India) is about 7,547 nautical miles (13,977 km), via the Dover Strait, Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb. At 12 knots that is about 26 days 5 hours at sea.
Distance
7,547 nm
13,977 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
26.2
26 days 5 hours
ECA miles
3,653 nm
48% of the route
Canals & straits
4
Dover Strait · Strait of Gibraltar · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 31.4 days | 62.9 days |
| 11 knots | 28.6 days | 57.2 days |
| 12 knots | 26.2 days | 52.4 days |
| 13 knots | 24.2 days | 48.4 days |
| 14 knots | 22.5 days | 44.9 days |
| 15 knots | 21.0 days | 41.9 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
7,547 nm
26.2 days at 12 kn · Dover Strait · Strait of Gibraltar · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb · 3,653 nm in ECA
See it on the mapVia the Cape of Good Hope (avoiding Suez and the Red Sea)
12,161 nm+4,614 nm
42.2 days at 12 kn · Dover Strait · 1,631 nm in ECA
See it on the map- Since early 2024 many owners have kept their ships out of the Red Sea. Routing via the Cape of Good Hope adds 4,614 nm (about 16.0 days at 12 knots).
Voyage estimates by ship size
About this trade
Baltic & Black Sea crude. Crude out of the Baltic and the Black Sea, including CPC Blend from Kazakhstan and Azeri crude through Ceyhan and Supsa, into the Mediterranean, Europe and Asia.
- Typical ship sizes
- Suezmax, Aframax
- Related benchmark routes
- TD6 (Black Sea–Med Suezmax), TD17 (Baltic–UKC Aframax)
Questions
How far is Primorsk from Vadinar by sea?
The sea distance from Primorsk to Vadinar is about 7,547 nautical miles (13,977 km), via the Dover Strait, Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Primorsk to Vadinar?
About 26 days 5 hours at 12 knots, or 22.5 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Primorsk–Vadinar route pass?
The shortest route passes the Dover Strait, Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb. Alternative routings are listed above for ships that cannot or will not use them.
How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?
About 3,653 nm, or 48% 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.
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