Port-to-port sea distance
Yanbu to Sarroch distance
The sea distance from Yanbu (Saudi Arabia) to Sarroch (Italy) is about 1,954 nautical miles (3,620 km), via the Suez Canal. At 12 knots that is about 6 days 19 hours at sea.
Distance
1,954 nm
3,620 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
6.8
6 days 19 hours
ECA miles
1,341 nm
69% of the route
Canals & straits
1
Suez Canal
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 8.1 days | 16.3 days |
| 11 knots | 7.4 days | 14.8 days |
| 12 knots | 6.8 days | 13.6 days |
| 13 knots | 6.3 days | 12.5 days |
| 14 knots | 5.8 days | 11.6 days |
| 15 knots | 5.4 days | 10.9 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
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 Sarroch by sea?
The sea distance from Yanbu to Sarroch is about 1,954 nautical miles (3,620 km), via the Suez Canal.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Yanbu to Sarroch?
About 6 days 19 hours at 12 knots, or 5.8 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–Sarroch route pass?
The shortest route passes the Suez Canal.
How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?
About 1,341 nm, or 69% 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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