Port-to-port sea distance

Sao Sebastiao to Philadelphia distance

The sea distance from Sao Sebastiao (Brazil) to Philadelphia (United States) is about 5,051 nautical miles (9,354 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 17 days 13 hours at sea.

Distance

5,051 nm

9,354 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

17.5

17 days 13 hours

ECA miles

1,206 nm

24% of the route

Canals & straits

Open-sea route

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	21.0 days	42.1 days
11 knots	19.1 days	38.3 days
12 knots	17.5 days	35.1 days
13 knots	16.2 days	32.4 days
14 knots	15.0 days	30.1 days
15 knots	14.0 days	28.1 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

5,051 nm

17.5 days at 12 kn · no canals or straits · 1,206 nm in ECA

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Voyage estimates by ship size

About this trade

Latin America crude. Brazilian pre-salt, Guyanese, Colombian and Ecuadorian crude, shipped to China, the US and Europe.

Typical ship sizes: VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax

Questions

How far is Sao Sebastiao from Philadelphia by sea?

The sea distance from Sao Sebastiao to Philadelphia is about 5,051 nautical miles (9,354 km), on the open-sea route.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Sao Sebastiao to Philadelphia?

About 17 days 13 hours at 12 knots, or 15.0 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Sao Sebastiao–Philadelphia route pass?

None. The shortest route stays in open water without passing a major canal or strait.

How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?

About 1,206 nm, or 24% 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.