Port-to-port sea distance
Soyo to Durban distance
The sea distance from Soyo (Angola) to Durban (South Africa) is about 2,722 nautical miles (5,042 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 9 days 11 hours at sea.
Distance
2,722 nm
5,042 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
9.5
9 days 11 hours
ECA miles
0 nm
No ECA on route
Canals & straits
0
Open-sea route
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 11.3 days | 22.7 days |
| 11 knots | 10.3 days | 20.6 days |
| 12 knots | 9.5 days | 18.9 days |
| 13 knots | 8.7 days | 17.5 days |
| 14 knots | 8.1 days | 16.2 days |
| 15 knots | 7.6 days | 15.1 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
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 Durban by sea?
The sea distance from Soyo to Durban is about 2,722 nautical miles (5,042 km), on the open-sea route.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Soyo to Durban?
About 9 days 11 hours at 12 knots, or 8.1 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Soyo–Durban 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?
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.