Port-to-port sea distance
Yanbu to Rotterdam distance
The sea distance from Yanbu (Saudi Arabia) to Rotterdam (Netherlands) is about 4,014 nautical miles (7,434 km), via the Suez Canal, Strait of Gibraltar and Dover Strait. At 12 knots that is about 13 days 23 hours at sea.
Distance
4,014 nm
7,434 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
13.9
13 days 23 hours
ECA miles
2,460 nm
61% of the route
Canals & straits
3
Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 16.7 days | 33.4 days |
| 11 knots | 15.2 days | 30.4 days |
| 12 knots | 13.9 days | 27.9 days |
| 13 knots | 12.9 days | 25.7 days |
| 14 knots | 11.9 days | 23.9 days |
| 15 knots | 11.2 days | 22.3 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
4,014 nm
13.9 days at 12 kn · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait · 2,460 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.
Arabian Gulf & India → clean products. Naphtha, jet and diesel from the big export refineries at Ruwais, Jubail, Yanbu and Jamnagar, going east to Japan and Singapore, west to Europe, and to East Africa.
- Typical ship sizes
- VLCC, Suezmax, LR2, LR1, MR
- Related benchmark routes
- TD1 (MEG–USG VLCC), TD23 (MEG–Med Suezmax), TC1 (MEG–Japan LR2 naphtha), TC17 (MEG–East Africa MR)
Questions
How far is Yanbu from Rotterdam by sea?
The sea distance from Yanbu to Rotterdam is about 4,014 nautical miles (7,434 km), via the Suez Canal, Strait of Gibraltar and Dover Strait.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Yanbu to Rotterdam?
About 13 days 23 hours at 12 knots, or 11.9 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–Rotterdam route pass?
The shortest route passes the Suez Canal, Strait of Gibraltar and Dover Strait.
How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?
About 2,460 nm, or 61% 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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