Port-to-port sea distance

Sullom Voe to Fos-sur-Mer distance

The sea distance from Sullom Voe (United Kingdom) to Fos-sur-Mer (France) is about 2,458 nautical miles (4,551 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar. At 12 knots that is about 8 days 13 hours at sea.

Distance

2,458 nm

4,551 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

8.5

8 days 13 hours

ECA miles

800 nm

33% of the route

Canals & straits

Strait of Gibraltar

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	10.2 days	20.5 days
11 knots	9.3 days	18.6 days
12 knots	8.5 days	17.1 days
13 knots	7.9 days	15.8 days
14 knots	7.3 days	14.6 days
15 knots	6.8 days	13.7 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

2,458 nm

8.5 days at 12 kn · Strait of Gibraltar · 800 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 Sullom Voe from Fos-sur-Mer by sea?

The sea distance from Sullom Voe to Fos-sur-Mer is about 2,458 nautical miles (4,551 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar.

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

About 8 days 13 hours at 12 knots, or 7.3 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

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

The shortest route passes the Strait of Gibraltar.

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

About 800 nm, or 33% 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.