Port-to-port sea distance

Vancouver to Ulsan distance

The sea distance from Vancouver (Canada) to Ulsan (South Korea) is about 5,014 nautical miles (9,285 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 17 days 10 hours at sea.

Distance

5,014 nm

9,285 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

17.4

17 days 10 hours

ECA miles

311 nm

6% of the route

Canals & straits

Open-sea route

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	20.9 days	41.8 days
11 knots	19.0 days	38.0 days
12 knots	17.4 days	34.8 days
13 knots	16.1 days	32.1 days
14 knots	14.9 days	29.8 days
15 knots	13.9 days	27.9 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

Shortest route

5,014 nm

17.4 days at 12 kn · no canals or straits · 311 nm in ECA

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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 Ulsan by sea?

The sea distance from Vancouver to Ulsan is about 5,014 nautical miles (9,285 km), on the open-sea route.

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

About 17 days 10 hours at 12 knots, or 14.9 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–Ulsan 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 311 nm, or 6% 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.