Port-to-port sea distance

Ulsan to Brisbane distance

The sea distance from Ulsan (South Korea) to Brisbane (Australia) is about 4,211 nautical miles (7,799 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 14 days 15 hours at sea.

Distance

4,211 nm

7,799 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

14.6

14 days 15 hours

ECA miles

0 nm

No ECA on route

Canals & straits

Open-sea route

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	17.5 days	35.1 days
11 knots	16.0 days	31.9 days
12 knots	14.6 days	29.2 days
13 knots	13.5 days	27.0 days
14 knots	12.5 days	25.1 days
15 knots	11.7 days	23.4 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

4,211 nm

14.6 days at 12 kn · no canals or straits

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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 Brisbane by sea?

The sea distance from Ulsan to Brisbane is about 4,211 nautical miles (7,799 km), on the open-sea route.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Ulsan to Brisbane?

About 14 days 15 hours at 12 knots, or 12.5 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–Brisbane 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.