Port-to-port sea distance

Singapore to Sydney distance

The sea distance from Singapore (Singapore) to Sydney (Australia) is about 4,128 nautical miles (7,645 km), via the Malacca Strait. At 12 knots that is about 14 days 8 hours at sea.

Distance

4,128 nm

7,645 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

14.3

14 days 8 hours

ECA miles

0 nm

No ECA on route

Canals & straits

Malacca Strait

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	17.2 days	34.4 days
11 knots	15.6 days	31.3 days
12 knots	14.3 days	28.7 days
13 knots	13.2 days	26.5 days
14 knots	12.3 days	24.6 days
15 knots	11.5 days	22.9 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

4,128 nm

14.3 days at 12 kn · Malacca Strait

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Voyage estimates by ship size

About this trade

Asia-Pacific clean products. Singapore and North Asian refinery exports supplying Australia, New Zealand and South-east Asia, which import most of the fuel they burn.

Typical ship sizes: LR2, LR1, MR
Related benchmark routes: TC7 (Singapore–East Coast Australia MR), TC11 (South Korea–Singapore MR)

Questions

How far is Singapore from Sydney by sea?

The sea distance from Singapore to Sydney is about 4,128 nautical miles (7,645 km), via the Malacca Strait.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Singapore to Sydney?

About 14 days 8 hours at 12 knots, or 12.3 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Singapore–Sydney route pass?

The shortest route passes the Malacca Strait.

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

None. The whole route is outside Emission Control Areas, so the 0.50% global sulphur cap applies throughout.

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.