Port-to-port sea distance
Ras Tanura to Fos-sur-Mer distance
The sea distance from Ras Tanura (Saudi Arabia) to Fos-sur-Mer (France) is about 4,707 nautical miles (8,718 km), via the Strait of Hormuz, Bab-el-Mandeb and Suez Canal. At 12 knots that is about 16 days 8 hours at sea.
Distance
4,707 nm
8,718 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
16.3
16 days 8 hours
ECA miles
1,628 nm
35% of the route
Canals & straits
3
Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 19.6 days | 39.2 days |
| 11 knots | 17.8 days | 35.7 days |
| 12 knots | 16.3 days | 32.7 days |
| 13 knots | 15.1 days | 30.2 days |
| 14 knots | 14.0 days | 28.0 days |
| 15 knots | 13.1 days | 26.2 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
Shortest route
4,707 nm
16.3 days at 12 kn · Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · 1,628 nm in ECA
See it on the mapVia the Cape of Good Hope (avoiding Suez and the Red Sea)
10,884 nm+6,176 nm
37.8 days at 12 kn · Strait of Hormuz · Strait of Gibraltar · 735 nm in ECA
See it on the map- A fully laden VLCC is deeper than the Suez Canal's 20.1 m draft limit, so it either goes round the Cape of Good Hope or discharges part of its cargo into the SUMED pipeline first. For a laden VLCC the Cape routing of 10,884 nm is the one to use.
- Since early 2024 many owners have kept their ships out of the Red Sea. Routing via the Cape of Good Hope adds 6,176 nm (about 21.4 days at 12 knots).
Voyage estimates by ship size
About this trade
Arabian Gulf & Red Sea → Europe & US crude. Westbound Gulf crude into the Mediterranean, North-west Europe and the US. Routing depends on draft and on the Red Sea: fully laden VLCCs go round the Cape, Suezmaxes can transit Suez.
- Typical ship sizes
- VLCC, Suezmax
- Related benchmark routes
- TD1 (MEG–USG VLCC), TD23 (MEG–Med Suezmax)
Questions
How far is Ras Tanura from Fos-sur-Mer by sea?
The sea distance from Ras Tanura to Fos-sur-Mer is about 4,707 nautical miles (8,718 km), via the Strait of Hormuz, Bab-el-Mandeb and Suez Canal.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Ras Tanura to Fos-sur-Mer?
About 16 days 8 hours at 12 knots, or 14.0 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–Fos-sur-Mer route pass?
The shortest route passes the Strait of Hormuz, Bab-el-Mandeb and Suez Canal. 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 1,628 nm, or 35% 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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