Port-to-port sea distance
Ulsan to Auckland distance
The sea distance from Ulsan (South Korea) to Auckland (New Zealand) is about 5,266 nautical miles (9,752 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 18 days 7 hours at sea.
Distance
5,266 nm
9,752 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
18.3
18 days 7 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 | 21.9 days | 43.9 days |
| 11 knots | 19.9 days | 39.9 days |
| 12 knots | 18.3 days | 36.6 days |
| 13 knots | 16.9 days | 33.8 days |
| 14 knots | 15.7 days | 31.3 days |
| 15 knots | 14.6 days | 29.3 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
Voyage estimates by ship size
About this trade
Asia-Pacific clean products. Singapore and North Asian refinery exports supplying Australia, New Zealand and South-east Asia, which import most of the fuel they burn.
- Typical ship sizes
- LR2, LR1, MR
- Related benchmark routes
- TC7 (Singapore–East Coast Australia MR), TC11 (South Korea–Singapore MR)
Questions
How far is Ulsan from Auckland by sea?
The sea distance from Ulsan to Auckland is about 5,266 nautical miles (9,752 km), on the open-sea route.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Ulsan to Auckland?
About 18 days 7 hours at 12 knots, or 15.7 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Ulsan–Auckland 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.
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