Port-to-port sea distance
Vancouver to Long Beach distance
The sea distance from Vancouver (Canada) to Long Beach (United States) is about 1,250 nautical miles (2,315 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 4 days 8 hours at sea.
Distance
1,250 nm
2,315 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
4.3
4 days 8 hours
ECA miles
1,250 nm
100% of the route
Canals & straits
0
Open-sea route
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 5.2 days | 10.4 days |
| 11 knots | 4.7 days | 9.5 days |
| 12 knots | 4.3 days | 8.7 days |
| 13 knots | 4.0 days | 8.0 days |
| 14 knots | 3.7 days | 7.4 days |
| 15 knots | 3.5 days | 6.9 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
Canada West Coast crude. Trans Mountain crude loaded in the Vancouver area, mostly on Aframaxes, for the US West Coast and Asia.
- Typical ship sizes
- Aframax, Suezmax
Questions
How far is Vancouver from Long Beach by sea?
The sea distance from Vancouver to Long Beach is about 1,250 nautical miles (2,315 km), on the open-sea route.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Vancouver to Long Beach?
About 4 days 8 hours at 12 knots, or 3.7 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Vancouver–Long Beach 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?
About 1,250 nm, or 100% 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.