Port-to-port sea distance
Rotterdam to Dakar distance
The sea distance from Rotterdam (Netherlands) to Dakar (Senegal) is about 2,625 nautical miles (4,862 km), via the Dover Strait. At 12 knots that is about 9 days 3 hours at sea.
Distance
2,625 nm
4,862 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
9.1
9 days 3 hours
ECA miles
438 nm
17% of the route
Canals & straits
1
Dover Strait
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 10.9 days | 21.9 days |
| 11 knots | 9.9 days | 19.9 days |
| 12 knots | 9.1 days | 18.2 days |
| 13 knots | 8.4 days | 16.8 days |
| 14 knots | 7.8 days | 15.6 days |
| 15 knots | 7.3 days | 14.6 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 Dakar by sea?
The sea distance from Rotterdam to Dakar is about 2,625 nautical miles (4,862 km), via the Dover Strait.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Rotterdam to Dakar?
About 9 days 3 hours at 12 knots, or 7.8 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–Dakar route pass?
The shortest route passes the Dover Strait.
How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?
About 438 nm, or 17% 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.