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Port-to-port sea distance

Yanbu to Aliaga distance

The sea distance from Yanbu (Saudi Arabia) to Aliaga (Turkey) is about 1,289 nautical miles (2,387 km), via the Suez Canal. At 12 knots that is about 4 days 11 hours at sea.

Distance

1,289 nm

2,387 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

4.5

4 days 11 hours

ECA miles

675 nm

52% of the route

Canals & straits

1

Suez Canal

Sea days by speed

SpeedOne wayRound voyage
10 knots5.4 days10.7 days
11 knots4.9 days9.8 days
12 knots4.5 days9.0 days
13 knots4.1 days8.3 days
14 knots3.8 days7.7 days
15 knots3.6 days7.2 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

1,289 nm

4.5 days at 12 kn · Suez Canal · 675 nm in ECA

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Voyage estimates by ship size

About this trade

Arabian Gulf & Red Sea → Europe & US crude. Westbound Gulf crude into the Mediterranean, North-west Europe and the US. Routing depends on draft and on the Red Sea: fully laden VLCCs go round the Cape, Suezmaxes can transit Suez.

Typical ship sizes
VLCC, Suezmax
Related benchmark routes
TD1 (MEG–USG VLCC), TD23 (MEG–Med Suezmax)

Questions

How far is Yanbu from Aliaga by sea?

The sea distance from Yanbu to Aliaga is about 1,289 nautical miles (2,387 km), via the Suez Canal.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Yanbu to Aliaga?

About 4 days 11 hours at 12 knots, or 3.8 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Yanbu–Aliaga route pass?

The shortest route passes the Suez Canal.

How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?

About 675 nm, or 52% 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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