Port-to-port sea distance
Texas City to Vadinar distance
The sea distance from Texas City (United States) to Vadinar (India) is about 9,627 nautical miles (17,829 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb. At 12 knots that is about 33 days 10 hours at sea.
Distance
9,627 nm
17,829 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
33.4
33 days 10 hours
ECA miles
3,881 nm
40% of the route
Canals & straits
3
Strait of Gibraltar · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 40.1 days | 80.2 days |
| 11 knots | 36.5 days | 72.9 days |
| 12 knots | 33.4 days | 66.9 days |
| 13 knots | 30.9 days | 61.7 days |
| 14 knots | 28.7 days | 57.3 days |
| 15 knots | 26.7 days | 53.5 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
9,627 nm
33.4 days at 12 kn · Strait of Gibraltar · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb · 3,881 nm in ECA
See it on the mapVia the Cape of Good Hope (avoiding Suez and the Red Sea)
12,170 nm+2,544 nm
42.3 days at 12 kn · no canals or straits · 1,037 nm in ECA
See it on the map- A fully laden VLCC is deeper than the Suez Canal's 20.1 m draft limit, so it either goes round the Cape of Good Hope or discharges part of its cargo into the SUMED pipeline first. For a laden VLCC the Cape routing of 12,170 nm is the one to use.
- Since early 2024 many owners have kept their ships out of the Red Sea. Routing via the Cape of Good Hope adds 2,544 nm (about 8.8 days at 12 knots).
Voyage estimates by ship size
About this trade
US Gulf crude exports. US shale crude out of Corpus Christi, Houston and the LOOP to Europe and Asia, often reverse-lightered onto VLCCs offshore.
- Typical ship sizes
- VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax
- Related benchmark routes
- TD22 (USG–China VLCC), TD25 (USG–UKC Aframax)
Questions
How far is Texas City from Vadinar by sea?
The sea distance from Texas City to Vadinar is about 9,627 nautical miles (17,829 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Texas City to Vadinar?
About 33 days 10 hours at 12 knots, or 28.7 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Texas City–Vadinar route pass?
The shortest route passes the Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb. Alternative routings are listed above for ships that cannot or will not use them.
How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?
About 3,881 nm, or 40% 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.
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