Port-to-port sea distance

Sture to Fos-sur-Mer distance

The sea distance from Sture (Norway) to Fos-sur-Mer (France) is about 2,573 nautical miles (4,766 km), via the Dover Strait and Strait of Gibraltar. At 12 knots that is about 8 days 22 hours at sea.

Distance

2,573 nm

4,766 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

8.9

8 days 22 hours

ECA miles

1,633 nm

63% of the route

Canals & straits

Dover Strait · Strait of Gibraltar

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	10.7 days	21.4 days
11 knots	9.7 days	19.5 days
12 knots	8.9 days	17.9 days
13 knots	8.2 days	16.5 days
14 knots	7.7 days	15.3 days
15 knots	7.1 days	14.3 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

2,573 nm

8.9 days at 12 kn · Dover Strait · Strait of Gibraltar · 1,633 nm in ECA

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Voyage estimates by ship size

About this trade

North Sea crude. North Sea grades loaded at Sullom Voe, Hound Point, Mongstad and Sture, moved short-haul into Europe or arbitraged long-haul to Asia.

Typical ship sizes: Aframax, Suezmax

Questions

How far is Sture from Fos-sur-Mer by sea?

The sea distance from Sture to Fos-sur-Mer is about 2,573 nautical miles (4,766 km), via the Dover Strait and Strait of Gibraltar.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Sture to Fos-sur-Mer?

About 8 days 22 hours at 12 knots, or 7.7 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Sture–Fos-sur-Mer route pass?

The shortest route passes the Dover Strait and Strait of Gibraltar.

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

About 1,633 nm, or 63% 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.