Port-to-port sea distance
Rotterdam to Boston distance
The sea distance from Rotterdam (Netherlands) to Boston (United States) is about 3,159 nautical miles (5,851 km), via the Dover Strait. At 12 knots that is about 10 days 23 hours at sea.
Distance
3,159 nm
5,851 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
11.0
10 days 23 hours
ECA miles
930 nm
29% of the route
Canals & straits
1
Dover Strait
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 13.2 days | 26.3 days |
| 11 knots | 12.0 days | 23.9 days |
| 12 knots | 11.0 days | 21.9 days |
| 13 knots | 10.1 days | 20.3 days |
| 14 knots | 9.4 days | 18.8 days |
| 15 knots | 8.8 days | 17.6 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
Voyage estimates by ship size
About this trade
North-west Europe clean products. Gasoline and blendstocks from the Amsterdam–Rotterdam–Antwerp hub to the US East Coast and West Africa, the classic MR transatlantic.
- Typical ship sizes
- MR, LR1
- Related benchmark routes
- TC2 (UKC–USAC MR)
Questions
How far is Rotterdam from Boston by sea?
The sea distance from Rotterdam to Boston is about 3,159 nautical miles (5,851 km), via the Dover Strait.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Rotterdam to Boston?
About 10 days 23 hours at 12 knots, or 9.4 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Rotterdam–Boston route pass?
The shortest route passes the Dover Strait.
How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?
About 930 nm, or 29% 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.