Port-to-port sea distance

Soyo to Cartagena distance

The sea distance from Soyo (Angola) to Cartagena (Spain) is about 4,042 nautical miles (7,486 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar. At 12 knots that is about 14 days 1 hour at sea.

Distance

4,042 nm

7,486 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

14.0

14 days 1 hour

ECA miles

278 nm

7% of the route

Canals & straits

Strait of Gibraltar

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	16.8 days	33.7 days
11 knots	15.3 days	30.6 days
12 knots	14.0 days	28.1 days
13 knots	13.0 days	25.9 days
14 knots	12.0 days	24.1 days
15 knots	11.2 days	22.5 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

4,042 nm

14.0 days at 12 kn · Strait of Gibraltar · 278 nm in ECA

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Voyage estimates by ship size

About this trade

West Africa crude. Nigerian, Angolan and Congolese light sweet crude, shipped north to Europe on Suezmaxes and east to India and China on VLCCs.

Typical ship sizes: VLCC, Suezmax
Related benchmark routes: TD15 (WAF–China VLCC), TD20 (WAF–UKC Suezmax)

Questions

How far is Soyo from Cartagena by sea?

The sea distance from Soyo to Cartagena is about 4,042 nautical miles (7,486 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Soyo to Cartagena?

About 14 days 1 hour at 12 knots, or 12.0 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Soyo–Cartagena route pass?

The shortest route passes the Strait of Gibraltar.

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

About 278 nm, or 7% 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.