Port-to-port sea distance
Ras Tanura to Chittagong distance
The sea distance from Ras Tanura (Saudi Arabia) to Chittagong (Bangladesh) is about 3,310 nautical miles (6,131 km), via the Strait of Hormuz. At 12 knots that is about 11 days 12 hours at sea.
Distance
3,310 nm
6,131 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
11.5
11 days 12 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 | 13.8 days | 27.6 days |
| 11 knots | 12.5 days | 25.1 days |
| 12 knots | 11.5 days | 23.0 days |
| 13 knots | 10.6 days | 21.2 days |
| 14 knots | 9.9 days | 19.7 days |
| 15 knots | 9.2 days | 18.4 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 Ras Tanura from Chittagong by sea?
The sea distance from Ras Tanura to Chittagong is about 3,310 nautical miles (6,131 km), via the Strait of Hormuz.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Ras Tanura to Chittagong?
About 11 days 12 hours at 12 knots, or 9.9 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Ras Tanura–Chittagong 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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- Ras Tanura to Paradip3,070 nm
- Ras Tanura to Pengerang3,739 nm
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- Das Island to Chittagong3,262 nm
- Jebel Dhanna to Chittagong3,262 nm
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- Mailiao to Chittagong3,330 nm
- Basrah Oil Terminal to Chittagong3,480 nm
- Mina Al Ahmadi to Chittagong3,488 nm
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