Port-to-port sea distance
Ust-Luga to Constanta distance
The sea distance from Ust-Luga (Russia) to Constanta (Romania) is about 4,584 nautical miles (8,490 km), via the Dover Strait, Strait of Gibraltar and Bosphorus. At 12 knots that is about 15 days 22 hours at sea.
Distance
4,584 nm
8,490 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
15.9
15 days 22 hours
ECA miles
3,400 nm
74% of the route
Canals & straits
3
Dover Strait · Strait of Gibraltar · Bosphorus
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 19.1 days | 38.2 days |
| 11 knots | 17.4 days | 34.7 days |
| 12 knots | 15.9 days | 31.8 days |
| 13 knots | 14.7 days | 29.4 days |
| 14 knots | 13.6 days | 27.3 days |
| 15 knots | 12.7 days | 25.5 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
4,584 nm
15.9 days at 12 kn · Dover Strait · Strait of Gibraltar · Bosphorus · 3,400 nm in ECA
See it on the mapVoyage estimates by ship size
About this trade
Baltic & Black Sea crude. Crude out of the Baltic and the Black Sea, including CPC Blend from Kazakhstan and Azeri crude through Ceyhan and Supsa, into the Mediterranean, Europe and Asia.
- Typical ship sizes
- Suezmax, Aframax
- Related benchmark routes
- TD6 (Black Sea–Med Suezmax), TD17 (Baltic–UKC Aframax)
Questions
How far is Ust-Luga from Constanta by sea?
The sea distance from Ust-Luga to Constanta is about 4,584 nautical miles (8,490 km), via the Dover Strait, Strait of Gibraltar and Bosphorus.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Ust-Luga to Constanta?
About 15 days 22 hours at 12 knots, or 13.6 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Ust-Luga–Constanta route pass?
The shortest route passes the Dover Strait, Strait of Gibraltar and Bosphorus.
How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?
About 3,400 nm, or 74% 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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