Port-to-port sea distance
Ust-Luga to Paradip distance
The sea distance from Ust-Luga (Russia) to Paradip (India) is about 8,954 nautical miles (16,583 km), via the Dover Strait, Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb. At 12 knots that is about 31 days 2 hours at sea.
Distance
8,954 nm
16,583 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
31.1
31 days 2 hours
ECA miles
3,608 nm
40% of the route
Canals & straits
4
Dover Strait · Strait of Gibraltar · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 37.3 days | 74.6 days |
| 11 knots | 33.9 days | 67.8 days |
| 12 knots | 31.1 days | 62.2 days |
| 13 knots | 28.7 days | 57.4 days |
| 14 knots | 26.6 days | 53.3 days |
| 15 knots | 24.9 days | 49.7 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
8,954 nm
31.1 days at 12 kn · Dover Strait · Strait of Gibraltar · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb · 3,608 nm in ECA
See it on the mapVia the Cape of Good Hope (avoiding Suez and the Red Sea)
12,815 nm+3,861 nm
44.5 days at 12 kn · Dover Strait · 1,587 nm in ECA
See it on the map- Since early 2024 many owners have kept their ships out of the Red Sea. Routing via the Cape of Good Hope adds 3,861 nm (about 13.4 days at 12 knots).
Voyage 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 Paradip by sea?
The sea distance from Ust-Luga to Paradip is about 8,954 nautical miles (16,583 km), via the Dover Strait, Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Ust-Luga to Paradip?
About 31 days 2 hours at 12 knots, or 26.6 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–Paradip route pass?
The shortest route passes the Dover Strait, 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 3,608 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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- Ust-Luga to Sarroch3,318 nm
- Ust-Luga to Augusta3,631 nm
- Ust-Luga to Aliaga4,235 nm
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More voyages to Paradip
- Mina Al Fahal to Paradip2,571 nm
- Fujairah to Paradip2,676 nm
- Das Island to Paradip3,021 nm
- Jebel Dhanna to Paradip3,021 nm
- Ju'aymah to Paradip3,070 nm
- Ras Tanura to Paradip3,070 nm
- Basrah Oil Terminal to Paradip3,240 nm
- Mina Al Ahmadi to Paradip3,248 nm
- Ceyhan to Paradip4,843 nm
- CPC Terminal to Paradip5,659 nm
- Novorossiysk to Paradip5,674 nm
- Supsa to Paradip5,801 nm