Port-to-port sea distance
Ras Tanura to Sarroch distance
The sea distance from Ras Tanura (Saudi Arabia) to Sarroch (Italy) is about 4,421 nautical miles (8,187 km), via the Strait of Hormuz, Bab-el-Mandeb and Suez Canal. At 12 knots that is about 15 days 8 hours at sea.
Distance
4,421 nm
8,187 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
15.3
15 days 8 hours
ECA miles
1,341 nm
30% 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 | 18.4 days | 36.8 days |
| 11 knots | 16.7 days | 33.5 days |
| 12 knots | 15.3 days | 30.7 days |
| 13 knots | 14.2 days | 28.3 days |
| 14 knots | 13.2 days | 26.3 days |
| 15 knots | 12.3 days | 24.6 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
4,421 nm
15.3 days at 12 kn · Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · 1,341 nm in ECA
See it on the mapVia the Cape of Good Hope (avoiding Suez and the Red Sea)
10,908 nm+6,488 nm
37.9 days at 12 kn · Strait of Hormuz · Strait of Gibraltar · 760 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 10,908 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 6,488 nm (about 22.5 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 Sarroch by sea?
The sea distance from Ras Tanura to Sarroch is about 4,421 nautical miles (8,187 km), via the Strait of Hormuz, Bab-el-Mandeb and Suez Canal.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Ras Tanura to Sarroch?
About 15 days 8 hours at 12 knots, or 13.2 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Ras Tanura–Sarroch 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 1,341 nm, or 30% 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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