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Port-to-port sea distance

Yeosu to Brisbane distance

The sea distance from Yeosu (South Korea) to Brisbane (Australia) is about 4,179 nautical miles (7,739 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 14 days 12 hours at sea.

Distance

4,179 nm

7,739 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

14.5

14 days 12 hours

ECA miles

0 nm

No ECA on route

Canals & straits

0

Open-sea route

Sea days by speed

SpeedOne wayRound voyage
10 knots17.4 days34.8 days
11 knots15.8 days31.7 days
12 knots14.5 days29.0 days
13 knots13.4 days26.8 days
14 knots12.4 days24.9 days
15 knots11.6 days23.2 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

4,179 nm

14.5 days at 12 kn · no canals or straits

See it on the map

Voyage estimates by ship size

About this trade

Asia-Pacific clean products. Singapore and North Asian refinery exports supplying Australia, New Zealand and South-east Asia, which import most of the fuel they burn.

Typical ship sizes
LR2, LR1, MR
Related benchmark routes
TC7 (Singapore–East Coast Australia MR), TC11 (South Korea–Singapore MR)

Questions

How far is Yeosu from Brisbane by sea?

The sea distance from Yeosu to Brisbane is about 4,179 nautical miles (7,739 km), on the open-sea route.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Yeosu to Brisbane?

About 14 days 12 hours at 12 knots, or 12.4 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Yeosu–Brisbane route pass?

None. The shortest route stays in open water without passing a major canal or strait.

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

None. The whole route is outside Emission Control Areas, so the 0.50% global sulphur cap applies throughout.

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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