Port-to-port sea distance

Yanbu to Fos-sur-Mer distance

The sea distance from Yanbu (Saudi Arabia) to Fos-sur-Mer (France) is about 2,241 nautical miles (4,151 km), via the Suez Canal. At 12 knots that is about 7 days 19 hours at sea.

Distance

2,241 nm

4,151 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

7.8

7 days 19 hours

ECA miles

1,628 nm

73% of the route

Canals & straits

Suez Canal

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	9.3 days	18.7 days
11 knots	8.5 days	17.0 days
12 knots	7.8 days	15.6 days
13 knots	7.2 days	14.4 days
14 knots	6.7 days	13.3 days
15 knots	6.2 days	12.5 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

2,241 nm

7.8 days at 12 kn · Suez Canal · 1,628 nm in ECA

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Voyage estimates by ship size

Suezmax Yanbu–Fos-sur-Mer
18.7-day round voyage · 636 t fuel · 2,004 t CO2

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 Fos-sur-Mer by sea?

The sea distance from Yanbu to Fos-sur-Mer is about 2,241 nautical miles (4,151 km), via the Suez Canal.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Yanbu to Fos-sur-Mer?

About 7 days 19 hours at 12 knots, or 6.7 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Yanbu–Fos-sur-Mer route pass?

The shortest route passes the Suez Canal.

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

About 1,628 nm, or 73% 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.