Port-to-port sea distance
Ruwais to Rotterdam distance
The sea distance from Ruwais (United Arab Emirates) to Rotterdam (Netherlands) is about 6,431 nautical miles (11,910 km), via the Strait of Hormuz, Bab-el-Mandeb, Suez Canal, Strait of Gibraltar and Dover Strait. At 12 knots that is about 22 days 8 hours at sea.
Distance
6,431 nm
11,910 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
22.3
22 days 8 hours
ECA miles
2,460 nm
38% of the route
Canals & straits
5
Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 26.8 days | 53.6 days |
| 11 knots | 24.4 days | 48.7 days |
| 12 knots | 22.3 days | 44.7 days |
| 13 knots | 20.6 days | 41.2 days |
| 14 knots | 19.1 days | 38.3 days |
| 15 knots | 17.9 days | 35.7 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
6,431 nm
22.3 days at 12 kn · Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait · 2,460 nm in ECA
See it on the mapVia the Cape of Good Hope (avoiding Suez and the Red Sea)
11,216 nm+4,785 nm
38.9 days at 12 kn · Strait of Hormuz · Dover Strait · 438 nm in ECA
See it on the map- Since early 2024 many owners have kept their ships out of the Red Sea. Routing via the Cape of Good Hope adds 4,785 nm (about 16.6 days at 12 knots).
Voyage estimates by ship size
About this trade
Arabian Gulf & India → clean products. Naphtha, jet and diesel from the big export refineries at Ruwais, Jubail, Yanbu and Jamnagar, going east to Japan and Singapore, west to Europe, and to East Africa.
- Typical ship sizes
- LR2, LR1, MR
- Related benchmark routes
- TC1 (MEG–Japan LR2 naphtha), TC17 (MEG–East Africa MR)
Questions
How far is Ruwais from Rotterdam by sea?
The sea distance from Ruwais to Rotterdam is about 6,431 nautical miles (11,910 km), via the Strait of Hormuz, Bab-el-Mandeb, Suez Canal, Strait of Gibraltar and Dover Strait.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Ruwais to Rotterdam?
About 22 days 8 hours at 12 knots, or 19.1 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Ruwais–Rotterdam route pass?
The shortest route passes the Strait of Hormuz, Bab-el-Mandeb, Suez Canal, Strait of Gibraltar and Dover Strait. 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 2,460 nm, or 38% 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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