Port-to-port sea distance
Yanbu to Houston distance
The sea distance from Yanbu (Saudi Arabia) to Houston (United States) is about 7,372 nautical miles (13,653 km), via the Suez Canal and Strait of Gibraltar. At 12 knots that is about 25 days 14 hours at sea.
Distance
7,372 nm
13,653 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
25.6
25 days 14 hours
ECA miles
3,911 nm
53% of the route
Canals & straits
2
Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 30.7 days | 61.4 days |
| 11 knots | 27.9 days | 55.8 days |
| 12 knots | 25.6 days | 51.2 days |
| 13 knots | 23.6 days | 47.3 days |
| 14 knots | 21.9 days | 43.9 days |
| 15 knots | 20.5 days | 41.0 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
7,372 nm
25.6 days at 12 kn · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · 3,911 nm in ECA
See it on the mapVoyage 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 Houston by sea?
The sea distance from Yanbu to Houston is about 7,372 nautical miles (13,653 km), via the Suez Canal and Strait of Gibraltar.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Yanbu to Houston?
About 25 days 14 hours at 12 knots, or 21.9 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Yanbu–Houston route pass?
The shortest route passes the Suez Canal and Strait of Gibraltar.
How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?
About 3,911 nm, or 53% 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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